Question

The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is (a) Anai Mudi (c) Mahendragiri (b) Kanchenjunga (d) khasi

Answer 1

Answer: (c) Mahendragiri

Mahendragiri is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats which is situated in Paralakhemundi, Gajapati district. It is situated amongst the Eastern Ghats at an elevation of 1,501 metres. This is the second highest mountain peak of Odisha, after Deomali in Koraput.

Eastern Ghats

• Eastern Ghat is discontinuous and low-height mountain ranges.
• Rivers like Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi, Godavari erode the Eastern Ghats.
• Javadi Hills, Palconda range, Nallamala hills, Mahendragiri hills make some important mountainous hills of the Eastern Ghats.
• The Eastern Ghats stretch from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu in the South, passing through parts of Karnataka.
• With a height of 1,690 metres, Jindhagada is the highest mountain in the Eastern Ghats, located in Araku, district Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Anamudi

• Anamudi is also known as Everest of South India.
• It is a mountain located in Kerala, it lies on the border between Ernakulam and Idukki district.
• Anamudi is the highest mountain peak in South India.
• Anamudi is the highest mountain peak in the Western Ghats.
• The name Anamudi literally means Elephant head.
• Elevation of Anamudi is 2,695 metres.

Kanchenjunga

• This mountain is also spelled as Kangchenjunga.
• Kanchenjunga is the 3rd highest mountain peak in the world.
• Elevation of Kanchenjunga is 8,586 metres.
• Kanchenjunga lies between the Indian state of Sikkim and Nepal.

Khasi Hills

• Khasi hills are found on the Shillong Plateau.
• Khasi hills are located in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
• They are part of Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range.
• The above range is connected to the Purvanchal range.
• They used to be a part of the Khasi Hills district but later was bifurcated into West Khasi hills and East Khasi hills.

Western Ghats

• The Western Ghats are a mountain range that runs parallel to the West Coast of the Indian Peninsula.
• The Western Ghats runs through the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
• They ares one of the eight biological hotspots of the world.
• As per the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Western Ghats are older than the Himalayas.
• There are many wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and reserve forest areas in the Western Ghats.
• The Western Ghats start at Songadh town of Gujarat.
• The Western Ghats end at Marunthuvazh Malai, Swamithope in Tamil Nadu.
• The meeting point of Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats is at Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu.