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What is the highest peak of the Aravalli Range?

Correct answer: (D) Guru Shikhar (1,722 m).

Guru Shikhar, near Mount Abu in Sirohi district, is the highest peak of the Aravalli Range at 1,722 metres and is also the highest point in Rajasthan.

  1. (A)

    Achalgarh (1,380 m)

  2. (B)

    Jarga (1,431 m)

  3. (C)

    Ser (1,597 m)

  4. (D)

    Guru Shikhar (1,722 m)

Explanation

Guru Shikhar is the peak to remember because the Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board's physiography note identifies the Aravalli Range as running across Rajasthan from the southwest peak Guru Shikhar at Mount Abu, with a height of 1,722 metres, towards Khetri in the northeast. Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board also lists Rajasthan's highest peak as Gurushikhar at 1,722 metres. Guru Shikhar, near Mount Abu in Sirohi district, is therefore not just the highest point of the Aravalli Range but also Rajasthan's highest point. The other options are lower named peaks, so the altitude comparison itself settles the answer.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Achalgarh at 1,380 metres is below Guru Shikhar's 1,722 metres, so it cannot be the highest peak of the Aravalli Range.
  • (B) Jarga at 1,431 metres is a high Aravalli peak, but its stated elevation is still lower than Guru Shikhar's 1,722 metres.
  • (C) Ser at 1,597 metres is closer in height than the other distractors, but it remains below the 1,722-metre height cited for Guru Shikhar.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan physiography, especially the Aravalli Range and the state's highest relief point. It recurs in RAS because map-based physical geography questions often ask for peaks, ranges, regional divisions and altitude-based comparisons.

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