Consider the following statements : 1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges. 2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the easternmost part of Satpura Range. 3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the southernmost part of Western Ghats. How many of the statements given above are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• Statement 1 is wrong: the Amarkantak plateau, source of the Narmada and Son, lies where the Vindhya and Satpura ranges meet — the Sahyadri (Western Ghats) is far to the south-west.
• Statement 2 is wrong: the Biligirirangan Hills in Karnataka lie at the junction of the Western and Eastern Ghats, not in the Satpura range.
• Statement 3 is wrong: the Seshachalam Hills (home of Tirumala and red sanders) in Andhra Pradesh are part of the Eastern Ghats, not the Western Ghats, whose southern end is at Kanyakumari.
• None of the statements is correct, option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Only one
- None of the statements is correct.
- (b) Only two
- All three misplace the hills.
- (c) All three
- Each statement names the wrong range.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2023, held on 28 May 2023. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.