Mullayanagiri, the highest peak of Karnataka, lies in which hill group of the Western Ghats?
- A.Baba Budan hills
- B.Biligirirangan hills
- C.Brahmagiri hills
- D.Kudremukh hills
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, the Baba Budan hills. Mullayanagiri, 1,930 metres, in the Baba Budan range of the Chikkamagaluru district, is the highest peak of Karnataka and of the Western Ghats within that state, and the range is also called Chandra Drona. Option B is wrong because the Biligirirangan hills lie at the junction of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and are lower. Option C is wrong because the Brahmagiri hills on the Karnataka and Kerala border, where the Kaveri rises at Talakaveri, do not carry the state's highest point. Option D is wrong because Kudremukh, though a well-known peak of the same district and an iron ore centre, is lower than Mullayanagiri at about 1,894 metres. Papers also ask which range carries the headwaters of the Kaveri and the Tungabhadra, and the Baba Budan hills belong to the same Western Ghat section as those sources.
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