Peak Mountains
1. Namcha Barwa Garhwal Himalaya
2. Nanda Devi Kumaon Himalaya
3. Nokrek Sikkim Himalaya
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Answer: (b)
Pair 1 is not correct:
Assam Himalayas, eastern section of the Great Himalayas, extending eastward across Sikkim state (India) and Bhutan, into northern Assam and Arunachal Pradesh states (India), and along the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region (China). Important peaks include Kula, Chomo, and Kangto; the highest is Namjagbarwa (Namcha Barwa; 25,445 feet [7,756 metres]) in Tibet.
Pair 2 is correct: Kumaun Himalayas, west central section of the Himalayas in northern India. The range, comprising part of the Siwalik Range in the south and part of the Great Himalayas in the north, lies largely within the state of Uttarakhand, northwest of Nepal. It rises to 25,646 feet (7,817 metres) at Nanda Devi, the range’s highest peak, and to 25,446 feet (7,756 metres) at Kamet, near the Chinese border.
Pair 3 is not correct: The Nokrek is the highest peak of the Garo hills, rising up 1,412 metres. which forms part of the Meghalaya Plateau.
