Consider the following statements with respect to the Western Ghats 1 Dodabetta is the highest peak ...........

Geography and Environment Physiography of India

Consider the following statements with respect to the Western Ghats:

1. Dodabetta is the highest peak of peninsular plateau located on the Nilgiri Hills of Western Ghats.

2. Western Ghats are comparatively higher in elevation and more continuous than the Eastern Ghats.

3. The Eastern and Western Ghats meet each other at the Nilgiri Hills.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

Western Ghats :

Western Ghats are comparatively higher in elevation and more continuous than the Eastern Ghats. Their average elevation is about 1500 m with the highest increasing from north to south.
Anaimudi is the highest peak of peninsular plateau is located on the Anaimalai hills of western Ghats followed by Dodabetta on the Nilgiri Hills.
Most of the peninsular have their origin in the Western Ghats.
Eastern Ghats comprising the discontinuous and low hills are highly eroded by the rivers such as Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna , the kaveri.
The Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats are meeting each other at the Nilgiri Hills. Doddabetta is the tallest peak of the Nilgiri. 23. Correct Option: (a) Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect : Branches with lots of twigs are known as dendritic drainage pattern.
Supplementary notes: Drainage Pattern
In a trellis pattern the river forms a net like system and the tributaries flow roughly parallel to each other and secondary tributaries join them at right angles
Radial drainage patterns form when rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions.
Branches with lots of twigs are known as dendritic drainage pattern.
Centripetal drainage pattern is formed when rivers discharge their waters from all directions into a lake or a depression.