Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Indian Geography

Question:
Nilgiri ranges belong to which of the following ranges?
Options:
Sahyadri
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Both 1 and 2 as Sahyadri and Western Ghats are same
Correct Answer:
Both 1 and 2 as Sahyadri and Western Ghats are same
Explanation:
Western Ghats, also called Sahyadri, north–south-running range of mountains or hills in western India that forms the crest of the western edge of the Deccan plateau parallel to the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. Their highest point is the mountain of Doddabetta, height 2,637 m.