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Q15·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2015

Places of pilgrimage and geographical location

GeographyPilgrimage sites and hillsMatching pairsMediumStatic

Question

Consider the following pairs: Place of Pilgrimage : Location

1Srisailam : Nallamala Hills
2Omkareshwar : Satmala Hills
3Pushkar : Mahadeo Hills

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Options

a

1 only

Answer
b

2 and 3 only

c

1 and 3 only

d

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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