Which of the following pairs of Himalayan Glaciers and their location is/are correctly matched? 1. Siachen - Nubra Valley Region 2. Chungphar - Kumaon-Garhwal Region 3. Zemu - Central Nepal Region 4. Gasherbrum - Pir Panjal Range

The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram Range and is the largest glacier in the Nubra Valley region [1]. It serves as the primary source for the Nubra River. Chungphar Glacier is actually located in the Nanga Parbat massif of the Gilgit-Baltistan region (Karakoram/Himalaya), not the Kumaon-Garhwal region, which is characterized by glaciers like Gangotri and Milam [2]. The Zemu Glacier is the largest glacier in the Eastern Himalayas, situated at the base of Kanchenjunga in Sikkim, rather than Central Nepal [1]. Gasherbrum is a group of peaks and glaciers located in the Karakoram Range of the Trans-Himalayas, not the Pir Panjal Range, which is part of the Lesser Himalayas and contains smaller glaciers like Bara Shigri [3]. Therefore, only pair 1 is correctly matched.

Sources

1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 2: Physiography > Table 2.3 > p. 24
2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 2: Physiography > Table 2.3 > p. 25
3. [3] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 2: Physiography > Altitude of Snowline in the Himalaya > p. 23