Question

Garhjat hills occupy the north-western part of which state?
A)Tripura
B)West Bengal
C)Meghalaya
D)Odisha

Answer 1

Hint:Deriving its name from the Hindi word “garh”(fort) , the Garhjat hills are a mountain range formed by a series of low lying hills, plateaux, ridges and meadows. With an average height of about 900 m above sea level, the range runs north east to south west direction for about 382 km.

Complete Answer:Surrounded by the Chotanagpur plateau in the north, the Utkal plains in the east, the Mahanadi basin in the west and the Eastern Ghats to the south, the Garhjat hills are basically an northward extension of the Eastern Ghat.
To attempt this question, let us look at the options given to us.

Option (A) Tripura is incorrect as the state of Tripura has Tripura hills which is a low westersn extension of Purvanchal range.

Option (B)West Bengalis incorrect as the state has Darjeeling Himalayan hill region which is a part of the Eastern Himalayas. It also has the Singalila ranges.

Option ( C ) Meghalaya is incorrect as the state has Garo,Khasi and Jaintia hills.

Option (D) Odisha is the correct answer as the Garhjat hills are also called Odisha highlands and these run along the Odisha coast. The hills cover districts of Odisha like Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh etc.

Hence the correct option is option (D).

Note:Some important peaks of this range are Malayagiri, Manakmacha and Meghasani. The region has crystalline rocks like granites and gneisses of the Archean period. Mahanadi, Baitarani and Subarnekha are some rivers that flow in these hills.