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
Ans: d
Explanation:
Location of Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh in India at the confluence of Maikal Hill, Satpura and Vindhyan ranges. The area is a “Genetic Express Highway” linking two biological Hot Spots namely Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas. A total of more than a thousand species spread over 151 plant families have been reported from the area.
Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
Biligirirangan is a hill range situated in south-eastern Karnataka, at its border with Tamil Nadu in South India.
The Satpura Range is a series of seven mountains. It runs in an east-west direction south of the Vindhyas and in between the Narmada and the Tapi. Commencing from the Rajpipla Hills in the west, through the Mahadev Hills to the Maikala Range, it stretches for a distance of about 900 km.
Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
Seshachalam Hills, hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats, southern Andhra Pradesh state, southeastern India. They are bounded by the Rayalaseema uplands in the west and northwest and the Nandyal Valley (formed by the Kunderu River) in the northeast.
Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.
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