Choose the INCORRECT answer from the following: (i) The Abode of Goddess Mathi is 'Chitkul'. (ii) A living geographical museum is 'Lingti valley'. (iii) Chasak Bhatori is the highest village in 'Lahaul valley'. (iv) The highest peak of the Kinner Kailash massif is 'Jorkanden'. Choose the right answer:
Question:
Choose the INCORRECT answer from the following: (i) The Abode of Goddess Mathi is 'Chitkul'. (ii) A living geographical museum is 'Lingti valley'. (iii) Chasak Bhatori is the highest village in 'Lahaul valley'. (iv) The highest peak of the Kinner Kailash massif is 'Jorkanden'. Choose the right answer:
Choose the INCORRECT answer from the following: (i) The Abode of Goddess Mathi is 'Chitkul'. (ii) A living geographical museum is 'Lingti valley'. (iii) Chasak Bhatori is the highest village in 'Lahaul valley'. (iv) The highest peak of the Kinner Kailash massif is 'Jorkanden'. Choose the right answer:
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Answer: (1) (iii) only
Explanation:
Statement (i) is correct: Chitkul, the last inhabited village near the Indo-Tibetan border in Kinnaur, is the abode of the local deity Goddess Mathi (Mathi Devi). Statement (ii) is correct: The Lingti valley in Spiti, Lahaul-Spiti district, is described as a "living geographical museum" due to its extraordinary geological formations, fossils, and unique landscape. Statement (iii) is incorrect: Chasak Bhatori (also called Kibber or Chicham) — the highest village claim in Lahaul valley is contested. The highest village in the Lahaul-Spiti region is generally cited as Langza or Komic in Spiti, not Chasak Bhatori in Lahaul. Statement (iv) is correct: Jorkanden (6,473 m) is the highest peak of the Kinner Kailash massif in Kinnaur district.
Explanation:
Statement (i) is correct: Chitkul, the last inhabited village near the Indo-Tibetan border in Kinnaur, is the abode of the local deity Goddess Mathi (Mathi Devi). Statement (ii) is correct: The Lingti valley in Spiti, Lahaul-Spiti district, is described as a "living geographical museum" due to its extraordinary geological formations, fossils, and unique landscape. Statement (iii) is incorrect: Chasak Bhatori (also called Kibber or Chicham) — the highest village claim in Lahaul valley is contested. The highest village in the Lahaul-Spiti region is generally cited as Langza or Komic in Spiti, not Chasak Bhatori in Lahaul. Statement (iv) is correct: Jorkanden (6,473 m) is the highest peak of the Kinner Kailash massif in Kinnaur district.
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