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Difficulty: Very hardState Geography and Physical Features

Consider the following statements regarding the physical relief, mountain ranges, and drainage features of Madhya Pradesh:

I. The Vindhyan Range forms a prominent escarpment facing the Narmada valley to the south, with its highest elevation point, Sad-bhavana Shikhar (Goodwill Peak), situated on the Bhander Plateau.
II. The Narmada River flows westward through a structural rift valley bounded by the Vindhya Range to the north and the Satpura Range to the south, receiving the Tawa River as its major left-bank tributary originating in the Mahadeo Hills.
III. The Kaimur Range constitutes the eastern structural continuation of the Satpura Mountain System, acting as the primary watershed between the Mahanadi and Tapi river basins.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Statements I and II onlyAnswer
  2. B
    Statements I, II, and III
  3. C
    Statements II and III only
  4. D
    Statement I only

Answer

The correct answer is the option stating that Statements I and II only are correct.
Statements I and II are geographically accurate. Sad-bhavana Shikhar (Goodwill Peak) is the highest elevation in the Vindhya range located on the Bhander Plateau. Narmada flows through a rift valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, receiving the Tawa River from the left bank (originating in the Mahadeo Hills). Statement III is false because the Kaimur Range is part of the Vindhya system (not Satpura) and acts as a watershed between the Son and Ganges tributaries.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate Statement I regarding the Vindhya Range and its highest peak.
Statement I is correct. The Vindhya Range features an escarpment overlooking the Narmada rift. Its peak, Sad-bhavana Shikhar (also known as Goodwill Peak or Kalumar Peak), lies on the Bhander Plateau in Damoh district.
Geographical relief facts confirm Bhander Plateau hosts the highest elevation of the Vindhya system.
2
Evaluate Statement II regarding Narmada's rift valley and its tributary Tawa.
Statement II is correct. The Narmada flows west between the Vindhyas (north) and Satpuras (south). The Tawa River originates in the Mahadeo Hills (Satpura range) and flows northwards to join Narmada on its left bank.
Tawa is the longest left-bank tributary of the Narmada River.
3
Evaluate Statement III regarding the Kaimur Range.
Statement III is incorrect. The Kaimur Range forms the eastern wing of the Vindhya Range, not the Satpura Range. Furthermore, it forms the divide between the Son River basin to the south and the Yamuna/Ganga tributaries to the north.
Assigning Kaimur to the Satpura system and misidentifying its water divide are major geographical errors.

Key Concept

Physical relief, mountain ranges, and drainage systems of Madhya Pradesh
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State Geography and Physical Features

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