Multiple choice

Consider the following mountain ranges:

  1. Ladakh Range 2. Karakoram
  2. Greater Himalayas 4. Zanskar Range What is the correct sequence of these from south to north?

  1. 4, 2, 3, 1

  2. 3, 1, 4, 2

  3. 4, 3, 2, 1

  4. 3, 4, 1, 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Greater Himalayas, Zanskar Range, Ladakh Range and Karakoram are the correct order from South to North. The Himalayas does not stand alone in the northern reaches of South Asia. To its north are the parallel and lesser ranges of Ladakh, Zaskar and Kailas. From northern Kashmir, the Karakoram stretches out over the disputed borders of India with Pakistan and China. 

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