Consider the following pairs regarding the ranges of the Lesser Himal...
1. Pir Panjal - Correctly matched. It starts from near PatniTop in Jammu and Kashmir and passes through Himachal Pradesh.
2. Dhauladhar - Correctly matched. It begins from near Dalhousie and passes through the Beas River in Kullu.
3. Nag Tibba - Correctly matched. It is located in Uttarakhand and is marked by the Mussoorie range.
4. Siachen Glacier - Incorrectly matched. Siachen Glacier is not located in the Lesser Himalayas; it is in the Karakoram range.
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Consider the following pairs regarding the ranges of the Lesser Himal...
Analysis of the Pairs
To determine how many pairs regarding the ranges of the Lesser Himalayas are correctly matched, let’s evaluate each statement one by one.
1. Pir Panjal
- Description: This range indeed starts from near PatniTop in Jammu and Kashmir and passes through Himachal Pradesh.
- Correct Match: Yes.
2. Dhauladhar
- Description: Dhauladhar begins from near Dalhousie but does not pass through the Beas River in Kullu. Instead, it runs parallel to the river.
- Correct Match: No.
3. Nag Tibba
- Description: Nag Tibba is located in Uttarakhand and is indeed marked by the Mussoorie range, which is part of the Greater Himalayas rather than the Lesser Himalayas.
- Correct Match: No.
4. Siachen Glacier
- Description: The Siachen Glacier is located in the Karakoram range, not the Lesser Himalayas.
- Correct Match: No.
Conclusion
After evaluating all pairs, we find that:
- Correct Matches: Only the first pair (Pir Panjal) is correct.
- Incorrect Matches: The other three pairs are incorrect.
Thus, the final answer is that only one pair is correctly matched. The correct option is (a) Only one pair.
The answer initially provided as “Only three pairs” appears to be incorrect based on the evaluation of geographical accuracy.