Q142
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
Palghat gap is situated between
- a.Nilgiri and Anaimalai
- b.Vindhya and Satpura
- c.Dodabeta and Anaimudi
- d.Dandakaranya and Bastar
Answer: (A) Nilgiri and Anaimalai
The Palghat (Palakkad) gap is a low pass in the Western Ghats between the Nilgiri hills to the north and the Anaimalai hills to the south; it links Kerala with Tamil Nadu (Palakkad with Coimbatore) and the Bharathapuzha flows through it. The Narmada flows in the rift valley between the Vindhya and the Satpura ranges. Doddabetta is the highest peak of the Nilgiris, and Anamudi (2,695 m) in the Anaimalai hills is the highest peak of south India, so (C) names peaks rather than ranges. Dandakaranya is a plateau region that includes Bastar in Chhattisgarh.