Mountain ranges: north to south
A one-page list for revision, ordered by latitude (north first).
| # | Mountain range | State / UT | Lat. | PYQ years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karakoram Range Holds K2 and the Siachen glacier; lies in Ladakh as depicted by the Survey of India. | Ladakh | 35.5° | – |
| 2 | Himalaya Young fold mountains made of three parallel ranges: Himadri (Greater), Himachal (Lesser) and Shiwalik (Outer). | Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand | 30.5° | 2022, 2007 |
| 3 | Shiwalik Hills The outermost Himalayan range of unconsolidated sediments; flat valleys behind it are called duns (e.g. Dehra… | Uttarakhand | 28.1° | – |
| 4 | Khasi Hills Part of the Meghalaya plateau; Cherrapunji and Mawsynram, among the wettest places on Earth, lie here. | Assam, Meghalaya | 25.9° | 2026 |
| 5 | Aravalli Range Among the oldest fold mountains in the world, running from Gujarat to Delhi. Highest point: Guru Shikhar (Mou… | Rajasthan | 25.8° | – |
| 6 | Naga Hills (Purvanchal) Part of the Purvanchal hills on the India–Myanmar border; highest point Saramati. | Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh | 25.4° | – |
| 7 | Vindhya Range An escarpment north of the Narmada that marks the northern edge of the Peninsular plateau. | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat | 23.2° | – |
| 8 | Satpura Range Block mountains between the Narmada and Tapi; highest point Dhupgarh near Pachmarhi. | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra | 22.1° | 2023, 2004 |
| 9 | Eastern Ghats A broken chain of hills along the east coast, cut through by the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri. | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu | 16.0° | 2021, 2019, 2017, 2008, 1996 |
| 10 | Western Ghats (Sahyadri) A continuous escarpment along the west coast; a biodiversity hotspot and a World Heritage Site. Causes heavy… | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala | 15.8° | 2024, 2023, 2017, 2016, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2005, 1999, 1997, 1996 |
| 11 | Nilgiri–Anaimalai–Cardamom hills The southern end of the Western Ghats, meeting near the Nilgiris; holds Anamudi, the highest peak in peninsul… | Tamil Nadu, Kerala | 9.5° | – |
Latitude of the marker (or the middle of the feature). Source: UPSCPrep.in Map Explorer · https://upscprep.in/maps/places/mountain-ranges/print/