Question

The Western Ghats are also called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A.Satpuras
B.Sahyadris
C.Vindhyas
D.Nilgiris

Answer 1

Hint: Western Ghats are the hill ranges which are considered older than the Himalayas. Western Ghats hill ranges extend from the Tapti river in Gujarat to the tip of southern India, along the west coast of India.

Complete answer:
The Western Ghats are a chain of low mountains running 1,600 kilometers corresponding to India's western coast from Gujarat to southern Kerala between 30-50 kilometers inland. These hill ranges reside some of the tropical evergreen forests in the world which have a very high rate of endemism and formation of new and distinct species. These hill ranges and its forests are a home to three hundred twenty five species which are considered threatened globally and out of these fifty two species are considered to be critically endangered. For the protection of such species the sequential site contains 39 ensured regions in seven separate bunches extending over a separation of 1,250 kilometers.

Geologically speaking, the Western Ghats are considered older than the Himalayan mountain ranges. The ghats originated when the ancient Gondwanaland got split into pieces, this happened millions of years ago in the Jurassic period. The Western Ghats, referred to in India as the Sahyadri Hills, are a 160,000 sq.km chain of forested mountains running 1,600 kilometers corresponding to India's western coast from Gujarat to southern Kerala on geologically faulted western edge of the Deccan level somewhere in the range of 30 and 50 kilometers inland from the Indian Ocean.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:The Western Ghats have been named a natural world heritage site by UNESCO given its exceptional level of flora and fauna. The highest mountain peak in the Western Ghats is Anamudi, it is located in Kerala.