Q115
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
Arrange the following horizontal divisions of Himalayas according to west to east.
(1) Nepal Himalayas
(2) U.P. Himalayas
(3) Himachal Himalayas
(4) Kashmir Himalayas
(5) Assam Himalayas
- a.(4) (3) (2) (1) (5)
- b.(3) (4) (1) (2) (5)
- c.(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
- d.(2) (1) (4) (3) (5)
Answer: (A) (4) (3) (2) (1) (5)
From west to east, Burrard's divisions run Kashmir (Punjab) Himalaya, then Himachal, then the Kumaon or U.P. Himalaya between the Sutlej and Kali, then the Nepal Himalaya, and finally the Assam Himalaya east of the Tista. That is (4), (3), (2), (1), (5); the other sequences misplace the western sections.