Consider the following pairs : Hills : Region 1. Cardamom Hills : Coromandel Coast 2. Kaimur Hills : Konkan Coast 3. Mahadeo Hills : Central India 4. Mikir Hills : North-East India Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 2 and 3
- (c) 3 and 4 ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) 2 and 4
Why the answer is (c)
• The Mahadeo Hills, part of the Satpura range around Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh, are in Central India (pair 3 correct); the Mikir Hills (Karbi Anglong) are in Assam, North-East India (pair 4 correct).
• The Cardamom Hills are in the southern Western Ghats of Kerala–Tamil Nadu, not the Coromandel Coast (pair 1 wrong); the Kaimur Hills are an extension of the Vindhyas in Bihar–UP–MP, not the Konkan (pair 2 wrong).
• Hence 3 and 4, option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2
- Cardamom Hills are in the Western Ghats; Kaimur in the Vindhyas.
- (b) 2 and 3
- Kaimur Hills are not on the Konkan Coast.
- (d) 2 and 4
- Kaimur Hills are not on the Konkan Coast.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014, held on 24 August 2014. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.