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RAS question

The highest peak of the Western Ghats is:

Correct answer: (C) Anamudi (2,695 m) in Kerala.

Anamudi, at 2,695 m in Kerala, is the highest peak of the Western Ghats.

  1. (A)

    Mahendragiri

  2. (B)

    Dodda Betta

  3. (C)

    Anamudi (2,695 m) in Kerala

  4. (D)

    Guru Shikhar

Explanation

Anamudi is the answer because the question asks for the highest peak of the Western Ghats, not a peak from another Indian range or a lower Nilgiri summit. Anamudi stands at 2,695 m in Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, and is both the highest peak of the Western Ghats and the highest peak in peninsular India. Kerala Tourism's Neelakurinji article supports the same core point: Anamudi, in the Anamalais, is the highest peak in the Western Ghats at 2,695 m above sea level. Dodda Betta matters as a tempting distractor because it is the Nilgiri Hills' highest summit, but it is lower than Anamudi.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Mahendragiri belongs to the Eastern Ghats, so it does not answer a question about the Western Ghats' highest peak.
  • (B) Dodda Betta is the highest peak in the Nilgiri Hills, but at 2,637 m it is lower than Anamudi.
  • (D) Guru Shikhar is associated with the Aravalli range, not the Western Ghats.

Concept

This tests Indian physiography through the matching of major ranges with their highest summits. It recurs in RAS because Western Ghats, Nilgiris, Anamalais and Aravallis are standard map-based geography facts.

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