Himalayan ranges MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

The Shiwalik range forms the outermost and southernmost belt of the Himalayas. It lies south of the Lesser Himalaya and consists largely of relatively young, unconsolidated sediments. Himadri refers to the Greater Himalaya, the highest and innermost Himalayan range. Himachal means the Lesser Himalaya, which lies between Himadri and Shiwalik. Aravali is an old fold mountain system of north-western India and is not a Himalayan range. Thus the southernmost Himalayan belt is Shiwalik.

The Kailash Range lies north of the main Himalayan axis and is treated as part of the Trans-Himalaya. The Great Himalaya contains the highest central Himalayan ranges, but Kailash is beyond that main belt. The Lesser Himalaya lies south of the Great Himalaya and includes ranges such as Pir Panjal and Dhauladhar. The Shivalik is the outermost, low Himalayan foothill belt. Therefore, the range named in the question belongs to the Trans-Himalayan system.