Which of the following pairs of Himalayan Glaciers and their location is/are correctly
matched?
1. Siachen - Nubra Valley Region
2. Chungphar - Kumaon-Garhwal Region
3. Zemu – Central Nepal Region
4. Gasherbrum - Pir Panjal Range
Select the answer using the code given below:

Correct option is A

S. Ans. (a)

Sol.

• 1. Siachen - Nubra Valley Region: Correct
  The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh. It is one of the longest glaciers in the world outside the polar regions and is strategically significant for India.
• 2. Chungphar - Kumaon-Garhwal Region: Incorrect
  There is no major glacier named Chungphar in the Kumaon-Garhwal Himalayas. This name does not appear in standard glacier mappings or geographies.
• 3. Zemu – Central Nepal Region: Incorrect
  The Zemu Glacier is located in Sikkim, India, on the eastern Himalayas, not in Central Nepal. It is near Mt. Kanchenjunga, India’s highest peak.
• 4. Gasherbrum - Pir Panjal Range: Incorrect
  The Gasherbrum Glacier lies in the Karakoram Range, near the Pakistan-China border, and not in the Pir Panjal Range. It is near the peaks of Gasherbrum I and II, some of the world’s highest mountains.

Therefore, only Statement 1 is correctly matched, making the correct answer (a) 1 only.

Information Booster:

• The Siachen Glacier is around 76 km long.
• It is the highest battlefield in the world due to Indo-Pak military presence.
• The Zemu Glacier is about 26 km long and is the largest glacier in Sikkim.
• Gasherbrum peaks are part of the Karakoram, not Pir Panjal, which is more southward.
• The Pir Panjal Range lies mainly in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
• Glacier locations are often used to track climate change and water sources in the Himalayas.
• India’s glacier systems feed major rivers like the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra.