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Hindu-Kush-Himalayan (HKH) Region
Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) decided to collaborate with meteorological agencies in China and Pakistan, among others, to provide climate forecast services to countries in the Hindu-Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. Consider the following statements about the HKH:
1. The HKH region encompasses an area of mountains in the seven countries of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
2. The region is considered as part of the Third Pole due to its largest permanent snow cover after the North and South poles.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A |
Only 1
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B |
Only 2
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C |
Both 1 and 2
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D |
Neither 1 nor 2
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
Your Answer Is Correct
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Explanation :
- The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region extends 3,500 km over all or part of eight countries from Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar in the east.
- It encompasses an area of mountains in the eight countries of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- The HKH region - part of the Third Pole due to its largest permanent snow cover after the North and South poles, sustains the livelihoods of 240 million people living in the mountains and hills.
- It is the source of ten large Asian river systems - the Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra (Yarlungtsanpo), Irrawaddy, Salween (Nu), Mekong (Lancang), Yangtse (Jinsha), Yellow River (Huanghe), and Tarim (Dayan).
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