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Asian Mountain Ranges 📌
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Asia — Physical.
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Key locations covered (32)
- Himalayas — Asia — 5 countries
- Karakoram — Pakistan-India-China
- Hindu Kush — Afghanistan-Pakistan
- Pamir Knot — Tajikistan
- Tien Shan (Tian Shan) — Kyrgyzstan-China
- Kunlun Mountains — Tibet-Xinjiang (China)
- Altai Mountains — Russia-Mongolia-China-Kazakhstan
- Zagros Mountains — Iran-Iraq-Turkey
- Elburz (Alborz) — Iran
- Arakan Yoma — Myanmar
- Caucasus Mountains — Russia-Georgia-Azerbaijan
- Taurus Mountains — Turkey
- Japanese Alps — Japan
- Ural Mountains — Russia-Kazakhstan
- Sayan Mountains — Russia (S Siberia)
- Verkhoyansk Range — Russia (NE Siberia, Sakha)
- Chersky Range (Cherskogo) — Russia (Sakha-Magadan)
- Stanovoy Range — Russia (Far East)
- Greater Khingan Range — China (Inner Mongolia-Heilongjiang)
- Lesser Khingan Range — China-Russia (Heilongjiang-Amur)
- Trans-Himalaya (Gangdise) — China (Tibet Autonomous Region)
- Pontic Mountains — Turkey (N Anatolia)
- Annamite (Annamese Cordillera) — Vietnam-Laos
- Patkai Range — India-Myanmar
- Tenasserim Hills — Myanmar-Thailand
- Cardamom Mountains — Cambodia (SW) & Thailand
- Crocker Range — Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo)
- Barisan Mountains — Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Maoke Mountains (Sudirman Range) — Indonesia (Papua)
- Meratus Mountains — Indonesia (S Kalimantan)
- Hijaz Mountains — Saudi Arabia (W coast)
- Asir Mountains — Saudi Arabia (SW) & Yemen
Sample questions (12 of 212)
Length of the Himalayan range?
~2,400 km from Indus gorge to Brahmaputra gorge
Countries spanned by Himalayas?
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China (Tibet); some count Afghanistan via Hindu Kush extension
Highest peak in Himalayas (and world)?
Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha / Chomolungma) — 8,848.86 m
Three parallel ranges of Himalayas?
Greater Himalaya (Himadri), Lesser Himalaya (Himachal), Outer Himalaya (Shivalik)
Type of mountain (origin) for Himalayas?
Young fold mountains, formed by collision of Indian and Eurasian plates (~50 mya)
How many Himalayan peaks exceed 8,000 m?
Ten — out of fourteen 8,000-ers worldwide.
The Himalayas formed from the collision of which two plates?
The Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, starting ~50 Ma.
Length of the Himalayan arc?
About 2,400 km from Nanga Parbat (west) to Namcha Barwa (east).
Highest peak of the Himalayas?
Mount Everest (Sagarmatha/Chomolungma) at 8,848.86 m.
How many states fall under the Himalaya geological mountain belt?
Five — Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China (Tibet).
What is the Main Central Thrust (MCT)?
The major fault line dividing the Lesser and Greater Himalayas.
Himalayan width range?
From 150 to 350 km north-south.
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Asia — Physical. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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