Which of the following represents the correct sequence of the Himalayan ranges from the north to the south ?
Himadri → Himachal → Shiwalik
The Himalayas consist of three broadly parallel ranges. The northernmost is the Greater Himalaya or Himadri, the highest and most continuous range, with peaks such as Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga and an average height of about 6,000 m.
South of the Himadri lies the Lesser Himalaya or Himachal, with ranges such as the Pir Panjal, Dhauladhar and Mahabharat and hill stations like Shimla and Mussoorie. The southernmost and youngest range is the Outer Himalaya or Shiwalik, made of unconsolidated sediments, with flat valleys called duns on its north.
So the order from north to south is Himadri, then Himachal, then Shiwalik. The other sequences either reverse this order (south to north) or mix up the position of the middle range.
Himadri → Himachal → Shiwalik option is correct.
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