Question

Arrange theses hills/ranges from North to South direction:
(i) Zuskar Range
(ii) Shivalik Range
(iii) Karakoram Range
(iv) Ladakh Range

A. II, IV, I, III
B. III, I, IV, II
C. I, II, III, IV
D. III, IV, I, II

Answer 1

Hint: A highland is a large landform that rises above the nearby land in a limited area, frequently in the form of a peak. A highland is typically deliberated to be steeper than a hill. Highlands are shaped through tectonic energies or volcanism. These energies can nearby increase the surface of the Earth. Highlands corrode gradually through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. A few highlands are inaccessible summits, but most occur in huge mountain ranges.

Complete answer:
The hill stations are high-elevation settlements for refurbishment, recreation and used as a place of accommodation to flee the sweltering heat in India throughout the summertime. As India is a massive peninsular country with partial amounts of the coastal area most of its towns and districts face continental type of weather with summertime being very hot so hill stations (as positioned on high elevation owing to which it confronts low temperature) becomes a brilliant spot to escape such hot and humid surroundings as well as a place of enjoyment to spend quality time with your family and partner during summer break. The Indian subcontinent has seven major mountain ranges and the largest of all is the Himalayas that lie in the northern part of India. The renowned peaks and ranges include the Kangchenjunga range in the Eastern Himalayas which surrounds the hill stations of Darjeeling and Gangtok as well as the Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand. The Shivalik gamut that also lies in the akin area also has certain well-known hill stations that comprise Mussoorie, Shimla, Dalhousie, Nainital, Drass, Kullu, and so on.

Thus, option (D) is correct.

Note: Most of the hill stations in India are located in Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya in the Himalayas and in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala in the Western Ghats. Some are located in Eastern ghat Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. Some of the hill stations in India are recorded below by state.