Mountain range
Khasi Hills
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Overview
The Khasi Hills are part of the Meghalaya plateau. Their funnel shape traps the Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoon, so Mawsynram and Cherrapunji (Sohra) receive some of the world's heaviest rainfall.
Khasi Hills is also one of the three autonomous district councils of Meghalaya under the Sixth Schedule, with Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills.
Geography and key facts
- Part of the Meghalaya plateau
- Mawsynram and Cherrapunji: among the wettest places
- Funnel shape traps the monsoon
- Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in a 2026 question on a Plan Vivo certified REDD+ project.
Note for UPSC
Part of the Meghalaya plateau; Cherrapunji and Mawsynram, among the wettest places on Earth, lie here.
Questions test the order of ranges, the states they cover and the rivers and passes linked with them.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2026 · Q30Which one of the following is the first Plan Vivo certified Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) project in India ?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Khasi Hills.
Key facts
- Type
- Mountain range
- States / UTs
- Assam, Meghalaya
- Extent on map
- 25.1°–26.7°N, 90.3°–93.9°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2026
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In the lessons
- Special Provisions: Article 370, Article 371 and the Fifth and Sixth Schedules
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Physiographic Divisions of India in Depth (map lesson)
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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