UPSC Prelims 2017 Question:

Consider the following statements:

1. In India, the Himalayas are spread over five states only. 
2. Western Ghats are spread over five states only. 
3. Pulicat Lake is spread over two States only.
   
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: 

• The Indian Himalayan Region is spread across 13 Indian States and Union Territories (namely Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Assam and West Bengal), stretching across 2500 km. So, statement 1 is not correct.
  
  
• The Western Ghats are internationally recognized as a region of immense global importance for the conservation of biological diversity, besides containing areas of high geological, cultural and aesthetic values. A chain of mountains running parallel to India’s western coast, approximately 30-50 km inland, the Ghats traverse six States, namely, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. So, statement 2 is not correct.
  
  
• Pulicat Lake is a saltwater lagoon in the Coromandel coast of Andhra Pradesh. It extends from the South East of Andhra Pradesh into the adjacent portion of Tamil Nadu state. So, statement 3 is correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.

Subject: Geography | Mapping