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The Dhaula Dhar range is in _______.
  1. Himadri.
  2. Shiwaliks.
  3. Nepal Himalayas.
  4. Himachal.

A
Himachal.
B
Nepal Himalayas.
C
Himadri.
D
Shiwaliks.
Solution
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The correct option is D Himachal.
  • The Dhauladhar range is one of the branch of the main Outer Himalayan chain of mountains in Himachal Pradesh.
  • Dhauladhar (which means the 'The White Peak') has a mean elevation of nearly 4,550 metres. It has a rapid rise of 3,600 m above the Kangra valley. The largest of the lesser Himalayan ranges, the Pir Panjal, branches off from the Greater Himalayan range near the bank of the Sutlej.

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