Arrange the following mountain peaks in ascending order according to their height: (i) Guru Shikhar (ii) Mahendragiri (iii) Anaimudi (iv) Panchmarhi
- (a)(iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
- (b)(i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
- (c)(ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
- (d)(iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
No official answer — this question was CANCELLED by MPPSC, so no option was scored and marks were awarded to all candidates. The four peaks are Guru Shikhar (highest point of the Aravalli Range, near Mount Abu, Rajasthan, ~1,722 m), Mahendragiri (a peak of the Eastern Ghats in Gajapati district, Odisha, ~1,501 m), Anaimudi (highest peak of the Western Ghats and of peninsular India, Kerala, ~2,695 m) and the Dhupgarh peak near Panchmarhi (highest point of the Satpura Range, Madhya Pradesh, ~1,350 m). By these widely-cited approximate heights, option (d) reads as the ascending sequence and option (a) as the descending one — but notably, the ENGLISH text of this question asks for 'ascending order' while its HINDI text asks for 'अवरोही क्रम' (descending order), a direct mismatch between the two language versions that is a plausible reason the Commission withdrew the item rather than score it.
- (a)(iii), (i), (ii), (iv) — Anaimudi, Guru Shikhar, Mahendragiri, Panchmarhi — this is the DESCENDING order by widely-cited heights (~2,695 m > ~1,722 m > ~1,501 m > ~1,350 m), a plausible fit for the Hindi wording ('अवरोही'/descending) but not the English wording ('ascending'). Not officially scored, since the item was cancelled.
- (b)(i), (iii), (iv), (ii) — Guru Shikhar, Anaimudi, Panchmarhi, Mahendragiri — not a consistent ascending or descending sequence by height; inconsistent with either reading of the question.
- (c)(ii), (i), (iii), (iv) — Mahendragiri, Guru Shikhar, Anaimudi, Panchmarhi — rises through the first three peaks then drops, so it is not a consistent ascending or descending sequence either.
MPPSC/UPSC frequently test the highest peak of each of India's major hill/mountain ranges — Anaimudi for the Western Ghats, Guru Shikhar for the Aravallis, the Dhupgarh peak near Panchmarhi for the Satpuras of Madhya Pradesh, and peaks such as Mahendragiri for parts of the Eastern Ghats. Anaimudi, at roughly 2,695 m, is the highest point anywhere in India south of the Himalayas.
The trap in 'arrange by height' questions is memorising peak names without attaching an approximate height to each — and, as this cancelled item shows, always cross-check a bilingual question paper's English and Hindi wording for consistency before trusting either.
- Anaimudi (Western Ghats, Kerala): ~2,695 m — the highest peak in India south of the Himalayas.
- Guru Shikhar (Aravalli Range, near Mount Abu, Rajasthan): ~1,722 m — the highest point of the Aravallis.
- Mahendragiri (Eastern Ghats, Gajapati district, Odisha): ~1,501 m.
- The Dhupgarh peak near Panchmarhi (Satpura Range, Madhya Pradesh): ~1,350 m — the highest point of the Satpuras and of MP.
This item was cancelled — heights are shown here for study, not as a scored ranking.
- Treating a cancelled question as having no learning value — the underlying peak-height facts remain examinable elsewhere
- Not noticing when a question's English and Hindi versions disagree (ascending vs descending here) — always cross-check both when available
- Confusing the Mahendragiri of the Eastern Ghats (Odisha) with a same-named peak sometimes cited near the Western Ghats/Tamil Nadu-Kerala border
MPPSC/UPSC often ask you to name or rank the highest peak of a given hill range; this cancelled item is a reminder that MPPSC's bilingual papers can occasionally mismatch between English and Hindi.
In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
- (a) Rajasthan
- (b) Gujarat
- (c) Madhya Pradesh
- (d) Maharashtra
Answer(a) Rajasthan
Tests the same peak — Guru Shikhar, the highest point of the Aravalli Range — one of the four peaks compared in this cancelled question.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Anaimudi, the highest peak in India south of the Himalayas, is located in which mountain range and state?
- (a)Aravalli Range, Rajasthan
- (b)Western Ghats, Kerala
- (c)Satpura Range, Madhya Pradesh
- (d)Eastern Ghats, Odisha
Answer(b) Western Ghats, Kerala.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Guru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli Range, is located near which town?
- (a)Udaipur
- (b)Mount Abu
- (c)Jaisalmer
- (d)Ajmer
Answer(b) Mount Abu (Sirohi district, Rajasthan).