Question

The Palghat gap providing easy access between the west and the east coasts of India lies between ______.

• A. the Nilgiris and the Cardamon Hills
• B. the Nilgiris and the Ana
• C. the Animals Hills and the Cardamon Hills
• D. the Cardamon Hills and the Palni Hills

Answer 1

The correct option is A the Nilgiris and the Cardamon Hills

Palghat Gap, major break in the Western Ghats mountain range, in southwestern India. Located between the Nilgiri Hills to the north and the Anaimalai Hills to the south, it is about 20 miles (32 km) wide and straddles the Kerala–Tamil Nadu border, serving as a major communication route between those two states.

Highways and rail lines through the gap connect Palghat in Kerala with Coimbatore and Pollachi in Tamil Nadu. Palghat Gap also influences southern India’s climate; the wet southwest monsoons as well as storms from the Bay of Bengal cross the mountains through the opening.