Consider the following pairs: |Peak|Mountains | |-- |--| |1. Namcha Barwa | A. Garhwal Himalaya| |2. Nanda Devi|B. Kumaon Himalaya | |3. Nokrek | C. Sikkim Himalaya | Which of the statements given above is/are correctly matched?

QUESTION

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Indian Geography

Prelims 2022

Consider the following pairs:

Peak	Mountains
1. Namcha Barwa	A. Garhwal Himalaya
2. Nanda Devi	B. Kumaon Himalaya
3. Nokrek	C. Sikkim Himalaya

Which of the statements given above is/are correctly matched?

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Explanation

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Namcha Barwa is located in the Arunachal Himalayas (Eastern Himalayas) in the Great Bend of the Brahmaputra River. The Garhwal Himalayas are located further west in Uttarakhand (e.g., Kamet, Trisul).

Pair 2 is correctly matched: Nanda Devi is the highest peak in the Kumaon Himalayas (Uttarakhand). It is the second-highest mountain in India and the highest located entirely within the country.

Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Nokrek is the highest peak of the Garo Hills in Meghalaya. It is part of the Shillong Plateau/Meghalaya Plateau, not the Sikkim Himalayas.