Correct answer: (d) None
Explanation
- A
Only one
Only one. All three range statements are misplaced.
- B
Only two
Only two. None of the three placements is right.
- C
All three
All three. Each hill is tied to the wrong range.
- D
None
None. Amarkantak is Maikal, not Vindhya–Sahyadri; BR Hills are not Satpura; Seshachalam is Eastern Ghats, not southern Western Ghats.
Summary. Official key is (d) none. Amarkantak (Narmada–Son–Mahanadi source) sits in the Maikal Hills, a meeting of Vindhya and Satpura, not Sahyadri. Biligirirangan Hills lie at the Eastern–Western Ghats join in Karnataka, not as the eastern Satpura. Seshachalam (Tirumala) is Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh.
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