Places of pilgrimage and geographical location
Question
Consider the following pairs: Place of Pilgrimage : Location
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Options
1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Srisailam is correctly located in the Nallamala Hills of Andhra Pradesh (pair 1 is correct). Omkareshwar is located on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, associated with the Vindhya Range, not Satmala Hills (pair 2 is incorrect). Pushkar is a sacred pilgrimage site in Rajasthan on the banks of Pushkar Lake, not in the Mahadeo Hills (pair 3 is incorrect). The Satmala Hills are in Maharashtra. The Mahadeo Hills are also in the Vindhya Range. Only the first pair correctly matches the pilgrimage site with its geographical location. > Srisailam = Nallamala Hills (correct); others mismatched. Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2015
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q15
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Pilgrimage sites and hills
Type
Matching pairs
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Geography and Cultural India
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