Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. List-I (State of India) A. Tamil Nadu B. Rajasthan C. Nagaland D. Madhya Pradesh List-II (Highest Peak) 1. Dhupgarh Peak 2. Saramati Peak 3. Gurushikhar Peak 4. Dodda Betta Peak
- (a)A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
- (b)A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
- (c)A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
- (d)A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
Correct — D, A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1. Matching each state to its highest peak: Tamil Nadu's highest peak is Doddabetta (in the Nilgiris) → 4; Rajasthan's highest peak is Guru Shikhar (highest of the Aravalli Range, near Mount Abu) → 3; Nagaland's highest peak is Saramati (on the Indo-Myanmar border) → 2; and Madhya Pradesh's highest peak is Dhupgarh (highest of the Satpura Range, near Pachmarhi) → 1. This gives A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1, which is option (d).
- (a)A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 — Wrong — it wrongly gives Tamil Nadu Gurushikhar (that is Rajasthan) and Rajasthan Saramati (that is Nagaland); the correct pairing is A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1.
- (b)A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2 — Wrong — it pairs Tamil Nadu with Dhupgarh (a Madhya Pradesh peak) and Nagaland with Gurushikhar (a Rajasthan peak); all four matches are misplaced.
- (c)A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1 — Wrong — Tamil Nadu-Doddabetta (4) and MP-Dhupgarh (1) are right, but it swaps Rajasthan and Nagaland: Guru Shikhar (3) is Rajasthan's and Saramati (2) is Nagaland's.
Each Indian state has a highest peak tied to the hill/mountain range crossing it. Tamil Nadu — Doddabetta (~2,637 m) in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats; Rajasthan — Guru Shikhar (~1,722 m), the highest point of the Aravalli Range near Mount Abu; Nagaland — Saramati (~3,841 m) on the Indo-Myanmar (Naga Hills) border; Madhya Pradesh — Dhupgarh (~1,350 m), the highest point of the Satpura Range near Pachmarhi.
Solve match-the-list questions by locking the pairs you are surest of and eliminating. Guru Shikhar = Rajasthan (Aravalli) and Saramati = Nagaland are the well-known anchors; fixing those two immediately rules out options (a), (b) and (c), leaving (d). Doddabetta = Nilgiris/Tamil Nadu and Dhupgarh = Satpura/Madhya Pradesh confirm it.
- Doddabetta (~2,637 m) — highest peak of the Nilgiris and of Tamil Nadu.
- Guru Shikhar (~1,722 m) — highest peak of the Aravalli Range, in Rajasthan (near Mount Abu).
- Saramati (~3,841 m) — highest peak of Nagaland, on the Indo-Myanmar border.
- Dhupgarh (~1,350 m) — highest peak of the Satpura Range and of Madhya Pradesh (near Pachmarhi).
- Swapping Guru Shikhar (Rajasthan) and Saramati (Nagaland) — the two most confused pairs here
- Assuming Dhupgarh is a Himalayan/southern peak — it is in the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh
UPPSC & UPSC test physical geography with 'peak ↔ state' or 'peak ↔ range' match-lists — memorise each state's highest peak with its range.
In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
- (a) Rajasthan
- (b) Gujarat
- (c) Madhya Pradesh
- (d) Maharashtra
Answer(a) Rajasthan
Directly tests one of the very pairs here — Guru Shikhar = Rajasthan (B-3), the anchor that solves the match-list.
Consider the following pairs : 1. Dampa Tiger Reserve : Mizoram 2. Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary : Sikkim 3. Saramati Peak : Nagaland Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer(c) 1 and 3 only
Confirms the second anchor pair — Saramati Peak : Nagaland (C-2), the other match needed to reach option (d).
- practice — not a real PYQ
Guru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli Range, is located in which state?
- (a)Gujarat
- (b)Rajasthan
- (c)Madhya Pradesh
- (d)Maharashtra
Answer(b) Rajasthan — Guru Shikhar (~1,722 m) near Mount Abu is the highest point of the Aravallis.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Dhupgarh, the highest peak of the Satpura Range, lies in which state?
- (a)Chhattisgarh
- (b)Maharashtra
- (c)Madhya Pradesh
- (d)Odisha
Answer(c) Madhya Pradesh — Dhupgarh (~1,350 m) near Pachmarhi is the highest point of the Satpura Range.