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Hill Ranges

Hill Ranges is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2022, 2023). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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Map reading of MaharashtraMaharashtra relief featuresRiver basins

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खालीलपैकी कोणते/कोणती विधान/ने बरोबर आहेत ? महाराष्ट्रात उत्तरेकडून क्रमाने पठारावरील प्रमुख डोंगररांगा व त्यांच्या दक्षिणेकडील नद्यांची खोरी खालीलप्रमाणे आहेत : / Which of the following is/are correct statements ? In Maharashtra, in order from north, the major hill ranges on the plateau and the river basins to their south are as follows :

(a)सातपुडा पर्वत रांगेच्या दक्षिणेकडे तापी-पूर्णा खोरे. / Tapi Purna basin to the south of the Satpura mountain range.

(b)सातमाळा अजिंठा डोंगरराच्या दक्षिणेस गोदावरी नदीचे खोरे. / Godavari river valley to the south of Satmala Ajintha hills.

(c)हरिश्चंद्र बालाघाट डोंगर व त्याच्या दक्षिणेस भिमा नदीचे खोरे. / Harishchandra Balaghat hill and Bhima river basin to its south.

(d)शंभू महादेवाचे डोंगर व त्याच्या दक्षिणेस कृष्णा नदीचे खोरे. / Shambhu Mahadeva hills and Krishna river basin to its south.

1)फक्त अ / Only a
2)वरील सर्व बरोबर / All are correct✓ Correct
3)फक्त अ व ब / Only a and b
4)फक्त अ व क / Only a and c

In Maharashtra, from north to south, the major ranges and their corresponding southern river basins are correctly matched: Satpura with Tapi-Purna, Satmala-Ajintha with Godavari, Harishchandra-Balaghat with Bhima, and Shambhu Mahadeva with Krishna.

खालील विधाने पहा : (a) प्रवरा व कुकडी या नद्यादरम्यान स्थित डोंगरांना हरिश्चंद्र डोंगर म्हणतात. (b) बालाघाट पठारावरून मांजरा नदी वाहते. (c) तापी व गोदावरी नदी खोऱ्यादरम्यान सातमाळा आणि अजिंठा डोंगर रांगा आहेत. Observe the following statements : (a) Mountain located between Pravara and Kukadi river is Harishchandra mountain. (b) River Manjira flows on Balaghat Plateau. (c) Satmala and Ajantha mountain ranges are between Tapi and Godavari river valleys.

(a)प्रवरा व कुकडी या नद्यादरम्यान स्थित डोंगरांना हरिश्चंद्र डोंगर म्हणतात. / Mountain located between Pravara and Kukadi river is Harishchandra mountain.

(b)बालाघाट पठारावरून मांजरा नदी वाहते. / River Manjira flows on Balaghat Plateau.

(c)तापी व गोदावरी नदी खोऱ्यादरम्यान सातमाळा आणि अजिंठा डोंगर रांगा आहेत. / Satmala and Ajantha mountain ranges are between Tapi and Godavari river valleys.

1)विधान (a) आणि (b) बरोबर आहेत / Statements (a) and (b) are correct
2)विधान (b) आणि (c) बरोबर आहेत / Statements (b) and (c) are correct
3)विधान (a) आणि (c) बरोबर आहेत / Statements (a) and (c) are correct
4)वरील सर्व विधाने बरोबर आहेत / All the above statements are correct✓ Correct

All given statements regarding Maharashtra's physical geography—Harishchandra range between Pravara and Kukadi, Manjira on Balaghat plateau, and Satmala-Ajanta between Tapi and Godavari—are correct.

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