{"id":906,"date":"2023-06-18T13:08:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T07:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=906"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:20:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:50:15","slug":"q-consider-the-following-pairs-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-pairs-7","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Peak&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mountains<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Namcha Barwa&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Garhwal Himalaya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nanda Devi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Kumaon Himalaya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nokrek&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sikkim Himalaya<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the pairs given above is\/are correctly matched?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Namcha Barwa<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Namcha Barwa is in North-Eastern India whereas Garhwal Himalaya is in Uttarakhand.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is in an isolated part of southeastern Tibet rarely visited by outsiders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It stands inside the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River as the river enters its notable gorge across the Himalayas, emerging as the Siang and becoming the Brahmaputra.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On other hand, the Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nanda Devi<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kumaun Himalayas, the west-central section of the Himalayas in northern India, extends 200 miles (320 km) from the Sutlej River east to the Kali River.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The range, comprising part of the Siwalik Range in the south and part of the Great Himalayas in the north, lies largely within the state of Uttarakhand, northwest of Nepal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It rises to 25,646 feet (7,817 metres)&nbsp;<strong>at Nanda Devi, the range\u2019s highest peak.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nokrek<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located in the northeast of India on the Tura Range, which forms part of the Meghalaya Plateau<\/strong>&nbsp;(average altitude: 600 meters).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Must Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/important-mountain-peaks-in-india-upsc\/\">Mountain Peaks in India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_ad4d33-28 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_ad4d33-28 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_ad4d33-28\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Peak&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mountains Which of the pairs given above is\/are correctly matched? 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