Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2015 · Geography · Question 15

Consider the following pairs:<br/>Place of Pilgrimage - Location<br/>1. Srisailam - Nallamala Hills<br/>2. Omkareshwar - Satmala Hills<br/>3. Pushkar - Mahadeo Hills<br/><br/>Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 only

1. Srisailam – Nallamala Hills: Correct. Srisailam temple is located in the Nallamala Hills of Andhra Pradesh.
2. Omkareshwar – Satmala Hills: Incorrect. Omkareshwar is on the Mandhata island in the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, not in the Satmala Hills.
3. Pushkar – Mahadeo Hills: Incorrect. Pushkar is in Rajasthan near Ajmer and the Aravalli ranges; Mahadeo Hills are in Madhya Pradesh.
Therefore, only pair 1 is correctly matched.

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