Q. Consider the following statements about Himachal Himalayas:

1. The Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas lies approximately between the Ravi in the west and the Kali in the east.
2. The northernmost part of the Himachal Himalayas is an extension of the Ladakh cold desert.
3. These are the Great Himalayan range, the Lesser Himalayas and the Shiwalik range from the north to the south.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: All of the above
Notes: The Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas lie approximately between the Ravi in the west and the Kali (a tributary of Ghaghara) in the east. It is drained by two major river systems of India, i.e. the Indus and the Ganga. Tributaries of the Indus include river Ravi, the Beas and the Satluj, and the tributaries of Ganga flowing through this region include the Yamuna and the Ghaghara. The northernmost part of the Himachal Himalayas is an extension of the Ladakh cold desert, which lies in the Spiti subdivision of district Lahul and Spiti. These are the Great Himalayan range, the Lesser Himalayas (which is locally known as Dhaoladhar in Himachal Pradesh and Nagtibha in Uttarakhand) and the Shiwalik range from the North to the South.

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