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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 165 of 200

Q165
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
The famous Vale (Valley) of Kashmir lies between
  1. a.Greater and Lesser Himalaya
  2. b.Lesser and Siwalik Himalaya
  3. c.Zaskar and Himadri Himalaya
  4. d.Pir Panjal and Himadri Himalaya

Answer: (D) Pir Panjal and Himadri Himalaya

The Kashmir valley lies between the Pir Panjal range of the Lesser Himalaya to the south-west and the Great Himalaya (Himadri) to the north-east, and is drained by the Jhelum. Option (A) describes the same position only in general terms, while (D) names the actual ranges. The valleys between the Lesser Himalaya and the Siwaliks are the duns, such as Dehradun. The Zaskar range lies north of the Great Himalaya, in the Trans Himalaya.

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