Western Ghats are also called Sahyadri. This statement refers to which Ghats?

Correct answer: Western Ghats

Direct answer: Option A, Western Ghats. Sahyadri is the traditional Indian name for the Western Ghats, the mountain escarpment running roughly parallel to the western coast of peninsular India. They rise steeply from the coastal plain and are an important highland and watershed. Option A is correct because the two names refer to the same range. Option B, Eastern Ghats, are a discontinuous range along the eastern side of the peninsula and are not generally called Sahyadri. Option C, the Himalayas, are the young fold mountains in the north and are completely different from the Sahyadri range. Option D, the Shiwalik, are the outer and relatively low foothills of the Himalayas, not the Western Ghats. The question tests a geographical alternate name, so match the name rather than infer a process. Memory cue: Sahyadri = Western Ghats; eastern counterpart = Eastern Ghats.