The Highest Peak in the Eastern Ghats

Q 1 : THE HIGHEST PEAK IN THE EASTERN GHATS IS (A) ANAI MUDI (B) MAHENDRAGIRI (C) KANCHENJUNGA (D) KHASI

Answer:  The highest peak among all the peaks in the eastern ghats is Mahendragiri which is  situated in Paralakhemundi, Gajapati district. They are located in the eastern ghats at a land elevation of 1,501 metres. The second highest peak is located in Odisha.

Characteristics of Eastern Ghats:

• The eastern ghats have discontinuous and low-range mountain ranges.
•  The rivers Krishna, Godavari, and Mahanadi erode the eastern ghats.
•  Some important mountain hills of eastern ghats are the Palconda range, Mahendragiri hills, Nallamala hills and Javadi hills.
• Eastern ghats geographically stretch from Tamil Nadu in the south of West Bengal.
• These pass through the parts of Karnataka.

Characteristics of Anamudi:

• Anamudi is also known as Mount Everest in the South of India.
• It is located in Kerala, it lies on the borders between the Idukki district.
• Anamudi peak is one of the highest peaks in South India.
• It is also the highest peak in the western ghat region.
•   Anamudi is 2,695 metres elevated above the ground.

Characteristics of Kanchenjunga:

• This mountain is also known as Kangchenjunga.
• It is the third highest mountain peak in the world.
• This mountain is 8,586 metres above ground level.
• This mountain lies between Sikkim (Indian state) and Nepal.

Characteristics of Khasi:

• The Khasi hills are found on the Shillong plateau.
• They are part of Garo Khasi Jaintia range.
• These hills are located in Meghalaya(an Indian state).
• These are connected to the Purvanchal ranges.
• They belonged to the Khasi Hills district which was later bifurcated into east and west Khasi hills.