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UPSC 2005: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
(a)Nallamalai Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Javadi Hills – Anaimalai Hills
(b)Anaimalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Nallamalai Hills
(c)Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills
(d)Anaimalai Hills – Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills
Latitudinally, Nallamalai Hills in Andhra Pradesh (~15-16° N) lie farthest north, followed southward by Javadi Hills (~12° N) in northern Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills (~11.5° N) at the Kerala–Tamil Nadu–Karnataka tri-junction, and finally Anaimalai Hills (~10° N) in Kerala/Tamil Nadu. Option (c) lists this correct north-to-south order.
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The correct answer is option (c): Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2005, GS Paper 1, as Question 81. It falls under Geography > Indian Physical Geography.
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