Hills Region
- Cardamom Hills Coromandel Coast
- Kaimur Hills Konkan Coast
- Mahadeo Hills Central India
- 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
(d) 2 and 4
Answer: (c)
Pair 1 is not correctly matched:
Cardamom Hills, mountainous area Malabar Coast in South-eastern Kerala state, southern India, forming part of the Western Ghats range.
Pair 2 is not correctly matched: Kaimur Hills, eastern portion of the Vindhya Range, starting near Katangi in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: Mahadeo Hills, sandstone hills located in the northern part of the Satpura Range, in southern Madhya Pradesh state, central India.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: Mikir Hills are a group of hills located in Assam. Karbi plateau or Mikir Hills is known as the oldest landform in Assam.
Elimination Technique: Kaimur Hills, eastern portion of the Vindhya Range is located in central India. Thus, Option (c) is correct.
