Why is Palghat Gap highly important in South Indian relief?
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Correct answer: It provides a major low passage through the Western Ghats
The governing concept is the role of gaps as natural breaks and transport corridors in mountain barriers. The Palghat Gap is a broad, relatively low discontinuity in the Western Ghats between the Nilgiri Hills to the north and the Anaimalai Hills to the south. It creates an important route between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, allowing movement of people, goods, roads and railways across the otherwise continuous escarpment. Therefore, option A is correct. It is not a Himalayan peak, a Meghalaya rainfall centre or an Aravalli mineral plateau; those choices describe unrelated regions or landforms.
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It provides a major low passage through the Western Ghats
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is the role of gaps as natural breaks and transport corridors in mountain barriers. The Palghat Gap is a broad, relatively low discontinuity in the Western Ghats between the Nilgiri Hills to the north and the Anaimalai Hills to the south. It creates an important route between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, allowing movement of people, goods, roads and railways across the otherwise continuous escarpment. Therefore, option A is correct. It is not a Himalayan peak, a Meghalaya rainfall centre or an Aravalli mineral plateau; those choices describe unrelated regions or landforms.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 General Knowledge question. Chapter: Indian Geography. Topic: Mountains and Plateaus of India.
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