Arrange the following popular hill stations of India in terms of their height (from highest to the lowest) from the mean sea level: 1. Mussoorie 2. Shimla 3. Ooty 4. Darjeeling Select the correct answer using the code given below :

CDS 2016 PYQ with Answer — Arrange the following popular hill stations of India in terms of thei…

2016 · Q50

Arrange the following popular hill stations of India in terms of their height (from highest to the lowest) from the mean sea level:

1Mussoorie
2Shimla
3Ooty
4Darjeeling

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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A3-2-4-1
B3-1-4-2
C2-3-4-1
D2-4-1-3

Explanation

The standard elevations used for this question are: Ooty (Udhagamandalam) about 2,240 m, Shimla about 2,205-2,206 m, Darjeeling about 2,042 m and Mussoorie about 2,005-2,006 m above mean sea level. Arranged from highest to lowest this gives Ooty (3), Shimla (2), Darjeeling (4), Mussoorie (1), i.e. the code 3-2-4-1. (Some modern sources list Shimla slightly higher, but the official key and standard Indian geography texts such as Majid Husain use the figures above.) The answer is option (A).