Physical Features of India Test - 23

The Vindhya Range is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India. Technically, the Vindhyas do not form a single mountain range in the geological sense.

Jammu and Kashmir, state of India is a land of paradise. Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Historically the term Kashmir was used to refer to the valley lying between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal range. Kashmir throughout the ages has remained another name for Paradise. Cradled in the lap of majestic mountains of the Himalayas, Kashmir is the most beautiful place on earth. Kashmir has four distinct seasons, each with its own peculiar character and distinctive charm. These are spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Dandakaranya is a spiritually significant region in India. It is roughly equivalent to the Bastar division in the Chhattisgarh state in the central-east part of India.

Indonesia is the largest archipelago with the fourth population country in the world. It consists of five main islands Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua. It has a total of 17508 islands out of which 6000 are inhabited. It stretches 5,150 km between the Australian and Asian continental mainland. It divides the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the Equator.

So the correct answer is Indonesia. Thus option A is correct. Other options are irrelevant.

• The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula spread over 1,250,006 square miles. 
  
• The Arabian Peninsula is connected to the mainland Asian continent and surrounded on all sides by the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea.
  
• It is located in middle east and comprises of 7 countries including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.
  

• Kamet lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, close to the border with Tibet. 
  
• It is the third highest mountain in India and it is the 29th highest in the world.
  
• In appearance, it resembles a giant pyramid topped by a flat summit area with two peaks.

• Length of coastline of India including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshwadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea is 7517 km.
  
• Length of Coastline of Indian mainland is 6100 km.
  
•  Length of coastline (in km) (i) Gujarat 1214.7 (ii) Maharashtra 652.6(iii) Goa, Daman and Diu 160.5 (iv) Karnataka 280.0 (v) Kerala 569.7 (vi) Tamil Nadu 906.9 (vii) Pudducherry 30.6 (viii) Andhra Pradesh 973.7 (ix) Odisha 476.4 (x) West Bengal 157.5 (xi) Lakshadweep Islands 132.0 (xii) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1962.0Total Coastline 7516.6.
  

• The Nilgiri (Blue Mountains), form part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and kerala states of south India.
  
• Nilgiri hill station is known as blue mountains of Tamilnadu.
  
•  With Nilgiri hills travel tour and tourism explore best hotels,resort and places to visit in Nilgiri India.
  
• At least 24 of the Nilgiri mountains' peaks are above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), the highest peak being Doddabetta, at 2,637 metres (8,652 ft).
  

Both the statements are correct about the Himalayan mountains and their peaks

Meghalaya was previously part of Assam, but on 21 January 1972, the districts of Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills became the new state of Meghalaya.