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Consider the following pairs : Place of Pilgrimage Location 1. Srisailam : Nallamala Hills 2. Omkareshwar : Satmala Hills 3. Pushkar : Mahadeo Hills Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
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Srisailam is correctly matched with Nallamala[1] Hills, as it is[2] a holy town situated in the Nallamala Hills of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is home to the famous Srisailam Mallikarjuna Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples dedicated to Lord Shiva.[1]
The pairing of Omkareshwar with Satmala Hills is incorrect, as Omkareshwar is a sacred town located in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh,[3] India. Omkareshwar is actually situated on an island in the Narmada River, not in the Satmala Hills.
The pairing of Pushkar with Mahadeo Hills is also incorrect, as Pushkar is a holy town situated in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan, India, and is located in the Aravalli[4] Range. Mahadeo Hills are actually sandstone hills located in the Northern part of the Satpura Range, in Southern Madhya Pradesh State, Central India.[5]
Therefore, only pair 1 is correctly matched, making option A the correct answer.
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Guest previewThis is a classic 'Geo-Culture' intersection question. It tests if you can map cultural sites (Jyotirlingas/Pushkar) to physical features (Hill Ranges) rather than just political states. It is highly fair as it uses Tier-1 locations found in standard NCERTs and Atlases.
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- Explicitly states Srisailam is in the Nallamala Hills of Andhra Pradesh.
- Names the Srisailam Mallikarjuna Temple as located there, tying the pilgrimage site to the hills.
- Presents the pair 'Srisailam — Nallamala Hills' as correctly matched in a geography question.
- Describes the shrine of Lord Mallikarjuna as situated on a flat top of the Nallamala Hills.
- Reiterates that the pair 'Srisailam: Nallamala Hills' is correctly matched.
- States Srisailam is a holy town situated in the Nallamala Hills.
Mentions 'Nallamala hills' as a named hill range in an exercise question, establishing Nallamala as a recognized physiographic unit.
A student can use this to look up which pilgrimage sites fall within named peninsular hill ranges (e.g., by checking a map to see if Srisailam lies inside the Nallamala boundary).
Describes the common pattern that many important pilgrimage sites are hilltop or mountain shrines reached by treks through hills and forests.
A student could apply this general pattern to suspect Srisailam might be situated in a hilly/forested range and so check its position relative to Nallamala on a map.
Suggests listing pilgrimage spots along with the landforms in which they are found, implying pilgrimage-site location is often linked to specific landform names.
Use this suggested approach to classify Srisailam by landform (hill range) and compare with the Nallamala hills on a geographic map.
Discusses peninsular plateau hill systems (Eastern Ghats, Nilgiri Hills), indicating that many named hill ranges are part of broader peninsular physiography.
A student could extend this by noting Nallamala is a peninsular hill range and then check whether Srisailam falls within that physiographic region on a map.
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