Question

Which of the following ranges is not a part of the Himachal range?
(A) Dhaula dhar range
(B) Pir Panjal range
(C) Kailas range
(D) Mahabharat range

Answer 1

HINT: The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia which separates the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. It has many of Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal.

COMPLETE ANSWER: the Himalayas are geologically young and structurally fold mountains that are stretched over the northern borders of India. The Himalayas is one of the most sturdy barriers, which forms an arc that covers a distance of about 2400 kilometers and their width is 150 km in Arunachal Pradesh to 400 kilometers in Kashmir. The northern range is called Himadri with an average height of 6000 meters which is formed by granite. The range lying to the south of it is called Himachal or lesser Himalayas compressed of rocks and its altitude varies between 3700 to 4500 meters. The outermost range is known as shiwaliks, they have an altitude varying between 900 and 1100 meters and a width of 10-15 kilometers. This range is composed of sediments brought down by rivers and are covered in thick gravel and alluvium. The prominent range is dhaula Dhar and Mahabharat range and pir panjal form the longest and the most prominent range.

So the answer to the above question is c. Kailas range.

NOTE: Apart from the longitudinal division they are also divided on the basis of regions from east to west which is done by the rivers. The Himalayas lying between Indus and Satluj is known as Punjab Himalayas and also Himachal Himalayas from east to west.