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Q9 (IAS/2023) Geography › Indian Physical Geography › Indian mountain ranges Official Key

Consider the following statements : 1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges. 2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the easternmost part of Satpura Range. 3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the southernmost part of Western Ghats. How many of the statements given above are correct?

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The correct answer is Option 4 (None) because all three statements are geographically inaccurate based on the physical map of India.

  • Statement 1 is incorrect: Amarkantak Hills are located at the junction of the Vindhya and Satpura ranges (specifically the Maikal range). The Sahyadris (Western Ghats) are located far to the west and do not meet the Vindhyas at Amarkantak.
  • Statement 2 is incorrect: The Biligirirangan Hills (BR Hills) are situated in Karnataka and serve as a biogeographic bridge between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. They are not part of the Satpura Range, which is located in Central India.
  • Statement 3 is incorrect: The Seshachalam Hills are part of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh. The southernmost part of the Western Ghats is typically identified as the Cardamom Hills or the Agasthyamalai biosphere.

Since none of the statements are factually right, Option 4 is the correct choice.

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Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges. 2. Biligirirangan Hills con…
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This is a classic 'Map-based Swap Trap'. The examiner tested the specific junctions (knots) and extremities of major ranges. While the text is in Majid Husain/NCERT, the real source is a mental map of Peninsular India. If you visualized the map, this was easy; if you relied on rote text, it was confusing.

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Statement 1
Are the Amarkantak Hills in India located at the confluence of the Vindhya Range and the Sahyadri (Western Ghats) Range?
Origin: Weak / unclear Fairness: Borderline / guessy
Indirect textbook clues
Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 2: Physiography > 2. The South Central Highlands > p. 55
Strength: 5/5
“Satpura consists of Rajpipla Hills, Mahadev Hills and the Maikal Range. Dhupgarh (1350 m, near Pachmarhi) is the highest peak of Satpura. Amarkantak (1064 m) is another important peak of the Satpura mountains.”
Why relevant

Explicitly identifies Amarkantak (1064 m) as an important peak of the Satpura mountains, linking Amarkantak to the Satpura/Maikal/Satpura system rather than to the Western Ghats.

How to extend

A student could check a map to see the relative positions of Satpura/Amarkantak versus the Western Ghats to assess whether Amarkantak lies at any Vindhya–Western Ghats junction.

INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Structure and Physiography > The Deccan Plateau > p. 12
Strength: 4/5
“This is bordered by the Western Ghats in the west, Eastern Ghats in the east and the Satpura, Maikal range and Mahadeo hills in the north. Western Ghats are locally known by different names such as Sahyadri in Maharashtra, Nilgiri hills in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and Anaimalai hills and Cardamom hills in Kerala. Western Ghats are”
Why relevant

Describes the Deccan Plateau's northern border formed by Satpura, Maikal range and Mahadeo hills, distinguishing these central ranges from the Western Ghats (Sahyadri) on the western edge.

How to extend

Using this rule, a student can place Satpura/Maikal in central India and Western Ghats along the western coast on a map to judge if they meet at Amarkantak.

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 2: Physiography > 7. The Western Ghats > p. 58
Strength: 4/5
“The Western Ghats in Sanskrit Sahyadris run parallel to the western coast for about 1600 km in the north south direction from the mouth of the Tapi river to Kanyakumari (Cape Camorin). The western slope of Sahyadri is steep while the eastern slope is gentle. These are block mountains formed due to the downwarping of a part of land into the Arabian Sea. The Sahyadris form a watershed of the peninsula. All the important rivers of Peninsular India, like the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri rise from the Western Ghats. The western rivers merging into the Arabian Sea are swift. The Gersoppa (Jog Falls) on Sharvati is the highest waterfall in India.”
Why relevant

Defines the Western Ghats (Sahyadris) as a long north–south range running parallel to the western coast from the Tapi mouth southwards, indicating their general geographic corridor.

How to extend

Combine this corridor with the central location of Satpura to infer whether the Western Ghats extend inland to meet Satpura/Amarkantak.

Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > Western ghats as a World Heritage site > p. 57
Strength: 3/5
“Te Western Ghats and the Sahydri Mountain Range separates the Deccan Plateau from the narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. It starts south of the Tapi River in Gujarat and runs about 1600 km through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, ending at Kanyakumari, the southern tip of the Peninsular India (Fig. 4.11). Te main peaks of the Western Ghats are: Asthamudi (2695 m), Doddabetta (2636 m), Mukurthi (2554 m) and Kodaikanal (2133 m). Tere are 5000 species of fowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species and 179 amphibian species. According to one estimate, 325 globally threatened species are found in the Western Ghats.”
Why relevant

States that the Western Ghats separate the Deccan Plateau from the western coastal plain and lists the states they traverse, emphasizing their coastal alignment and southern extent.

How to extend

A student can use the listed states and coastal alignment on a map to see if the Western Ghats reach eastward to Amarkantak's region.

CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Physical Features of India > MAP SKILLS > p. 15
Strength: 3/5
“On an outline map of India show the following. • (i) Mountain and hill ranges the Karakoram, the Zaskar, the Patkai Bum, the Jaintia, the Vindhya range, the Aravali, and the Cardamom hills.• (ii) Peaks K2, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat and the Anai Mudi.• (iii) Plateaus, Chotanagpur and Malwa• (iv) The Indian Desert, Western Ghats, Lakshadweep Islands”
Why relevant

Includes the Vindhya range in a list of mountain ranges to be located on a map, implying its distinct identity and providing a prompt to compare positions of Vindhya, Satpura (and Amarkantak), and Western Ghats.

How to extend

A student could mark Vindhya, Satpura/Amarkantak and Western Ghats on an outline map (as the exercise suggests) to evaluate whether Amarkantak lies at a Vindhya–Western Ghats junction.

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