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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2021 — General Studies · Question 158 of 200

Q158
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
Which one of the following sequence of the Himalayan ranges from south to north is correct?
  1. a.Karakoram - Ladakh - Zaskar - Pir Panjal
  2. b.Ladakh - Zaskar - Pir Panjal - Karakoram
  3. c.Zaskar - Pir Panjal - Karakoram - Ladakh
  4. d.Pir Panjal - Zaskar - Ladakh - Karakoram

Answer: (D) Pir Panjal - Zaskar - Ladakh - Karakoram

Going from south to north in the Kashmir-Ladakh region the ranges are: Shiwalik, Pir Panjal (Lesser Himalaya), Great Himalaya, Zaskar, Ladakh and Karakoram - with the Kashmir Valley between the Pir Panjal and the Great Himalaya/Zaskar, the Indus flowing between the Zaskar and Ladakh ranges, and the Shyok-Nubra valleys between the Ladakh and Karakoram ranges. Option (A) is the exact reverse (north to south). Mnemonic from the north: K-L-Z-P (Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal). K2 (Godwin-Austen, 8,611 m) is in the Karakoram.

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