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Consider the following statements and identify the correct one/s.

1. Most of the peninsular rivers originate in the Eastern Ghats.

2. The Eastern and Western Ghats meet each other at Cardamom hills.

3. The central highlands slope towards North and North-eastern direction.

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Explanation:

First statement is incorrect. The Western Ghats are remarkable for being the headwaters of the entire major and many smaller rivers of the peninsula.
During the formation of the Western Ghats, the Peninsular Plateau happened to undergo a slight tilt towards the East, thus making it higher on Western side as compared to East.
Second statement is incorrect. The Eastern and Western Ghats meet each other at Nilgiri Hills.
The Nilgiri often referred to as the Nilgiri Hills, are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 meters, in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala in Southern India.
The Nilgiri Hills are part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (itself part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves).
Third statement is correct. The general elevation of the Central Highlands ranges between 700-1,000 m above the mean sea level and it slopes towards the north and north-eastern directions which is reflected through the courses of the rivers — the Chambal, the Son and the Damodar.