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Which hill station ooty is located in_____?
A) Nilgiri
B) Western Ghats
C) Himalayas
D) None of the above

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Hint: It is situated 86 km north of Coimbatore and 128 km south of Mysore. Originally inhabited by the Toda people, at the end of the 18th century, the region came under the control of the East India Company. The economy, along with the development of medicine and photographic films, is focused on tourism and agriculture.

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Ooty is a town and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officially known as Udhagamandalam. It is situated 86 km north of Coimbatore and 128 km south of Mysore and is the Nilgiris district's headquarters. Situated in the Nilgiri Hills, it is a famous hill station. It is nicknamed Queen of the Hills by local people.
Option A) nilgiri, In western Tamil Nadu, India, the Nilgiri Mountains form part of the Western Ghats. At least 24 peaks in the Nilgiri Mountains are above 2,000 meters (6,600 ft), with Doddabetta being the highest peak, at 2,637 meters (8,652 ft).
Option B) Western Ghats is not the correct answer. A more specific option would be nilgiri hills.
Option C) Himalayas, is not the correct answer. Darjeeling, mussoorie, kufri are the examples of hill stations of Himalayan.
Option D) none of the above

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:Ooty is a market town for the surrounding region that still relies heavily on agriculture, including the production of locally grown "English vegetables" and "English fruits" It consists mainly of potato, carrot, cabbage and cauliflower, and peaches, plums, pears and strawberries are the fruits.
 A centre for soil conservation, a dairy farm and a research farm for potatoes. Efforts are being made to diversify the variety of local crops with the introduction of floriculture and sericulture in the local region, as well as mushroom cultivation.