Which of the following is their correct sequence from east to west?

Question

Following are the mountain ranges of India:

1. Garo Hills

2. Nandadevi

3. Kamet

4. K2

Which of the following is their correct sequence from east to west?

1. A. 3, 4, 2, 1
2. B. 4, 3, 1, 2
3. C. 2, 1, 4, 3
4. D. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — 1, 2, 3, 4

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 1, 2, 3, 4.

Key Points

• Arranged from east to west, the correct sequence of these features is Garo Hills → Nanda Devi → Kamet → K2, i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4.
• The Garo Hills (1) lie farthest east, in Meghalaya in the northeastern part of India.
• Moving westward, Nanda Devi (2) and Kamet (3) are both high peaks in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand (Nanda Devi lying slightly east/south of Kamet).
• Farthest to the northwest is K2 (4), the world's second-highest peak, in the Karakoram range.

Exam Tip

• for such sequence questions, fix the two extremes first — here the northeastern Garo Hills and the northwestern K2 — and the middle order falls into place, confirming option (D).

Additional Information

• Approximate longitudes fix the sequence: Garo Hills (~90°E) in Meghalaya, Nanda Devi (~80°E) in Uttarakhand, Kamet (~79°E) also in Uttarakhand, and K2 (~76°E) in the Karakoram.
• Nanda Devi is the highest peak lying wholly within India; K2 at 8,611 m is the world's second highest, in the Indian-claimed Gilgit-Baltistan region.
• For east-to-west ordering questions, sketching a rough longitude line is faster and safer than relying on recall of relative position.