Consider the following statements: In India, the Himalayas are sprea

Consider the following statements:

  • In India, the Himalayas are spread over five States only.
  • Western Ghats are spread over five States only.
  • Pulicat Lake is spread over two States only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1 and 2 only
3 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2017
The correct answer is B) 3 only.
Statement 1 is incorrect as the Himalayas are spread over more than five states/UTs. Statement 2 is incorrect as the Western Ghats are spread over six states. Statement 3 is correct as Pulicat Lake is located across the borders of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Statement 1: The Himalayan range extends over several states and union territories in India, including Jammu & Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and parts of Assam and West Bengal (Darjeeling district). This is clearly more than five.
Statement 2: The Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage site, run parallel to the western coast of India and traverse the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. This totals six states.
Statement 3: Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lake in India. It is located on the border of Andhra Pradesh (Nellore district) and Tamil Nadu (Tiruvallur district). Thus, it is spread over two states only.
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