Which of the following is the longest range of the Lesser Himalaya?
- A.Pir Panjal
- B.Dhauladhar
- C.Zaskar
- D.Ladakh range
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Pir Panjal. The Pir Panjal is the longest and most important range of the Lesser or Himachal Himalaya, running from the Jhelum through Jammu and Kashmir towards Himachal Pradesh and separating the Kashmir valley from the Jammu plains. The Banihal pass, through which the Jammu-Srinagar road runs, crosses it. Option B is wrong because the Dhauladhar is also part of the Lesser Himalaya but is a shorter range, lying mainly in Himachal Pradesh above the Kangra valley. Option C is wrong because the Zaskar range belongs to the Trans-Himalayan system north of the Greater Himalaya. Option D is wrong because the Ladakh range lies still further north, between the Zaskar and the Karakoram, with the Indus flowing along its southern side. A useful check in the exam hall is that any name carrying Zaskar, Ladakh or Karakoram belongs to the Trans-Himalayas, while Pir Panjal, Dhauladhar and Mahabharat belong to the Lesser Himalaya.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich of the following is the northernmost and highest of the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas?
- A.Shiwalik
- B.Himachal or Lesser Himalaya
- C.Himadri or Greater Himalaya
- D.Purvanchal
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The Himadri is the innermost and northernmost of the three parallel Himalayan ranges, with an average height of about 6,000 metres.
Read the full explanation →The longitudinal valleys known as Duns lie between which two ranges?
- A.Greater Himalaya and Lesser Himalaya
- B.Shiwalik and Lesser Himalaya
- C.Karakoram and Ladakh range
- D.Zaskar and Greater Himalaya
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Duns are flat-floored longitudinal valleys formed where rivers coming out of the Lesser Himalaya were held up behind the rising Shiwalik and filled the depression with gravel and silt.
Read the full explanation →The Karewa deposits of the Kashmir valley are best known for the cultivation of which crop?
- A.Saffron
- B.Tea
- C.Rubber
- D.Jute
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Karewas are thick beds of glacial clay, silt and other lake sediments laid down in the Kashmir valley, which lies between the Pir Panjal and the Greater Himalaya.
Read the full explanation →Which belt of the Northern Plains is a narrow strip of pebbles at the foot of the Shiwaliks, in which streams disappear from the surface?
- A.Terai
- B.Bhabar
- C.Bhangar
- D.Khadar
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The Bhabar is a narrow belt about 8 to 16 kilometres wide, laid along the foot of the Shiwalik range, where the rivers leaving the hills drop their coarsest load.
Read the full explanation →The older alluvium of the Northern Plains, lying above the flood level and containing lime nodules called kankar, is known as:
- A.Khadar
- B.Bhabar
- C.Bhangar
- D.Terai
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Bhangar is the older alluvial deposit of the Northern Plains. It forms terraces that stand above the present flood level, so fresh silt no longer reaches it, and long leaching has left calcareous concretions called kankar in its profile.
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