In which of the following hills the world-famous temple of Lord Venkateswara (Tirupati) is located?

The answer is D (none of the above). The Venkateswara temple at Tirumala stands on the Seshachalam hills (also called Venkatachalam), in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. These hills are a part of the Eastern Ghats range, which is the concept to hold on to here.

• A) Shevaroy: Shevaroy hills lie in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, in the Eastern Ghats. Not Tirupati.
• B) Biligiriranga: The BR Hills are in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, at the junction of the Eastern and Western Ghats, and are home to the Biligiri Ranganatha Temple and a wildlife sanctuary.
• C) Javadhee: The Javadi hills are in Tamil Nadu, around Tiruvannamalai and Vellore. Also not Tirupati.

For Mains, the Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and run through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and the Tirumala case shows how hill shrines shape local ecology and pilgrim pressure.

Trap: Aspirants pick a hill name from the options because it sounds familiar, or assume Tirupati must be on a south Indian hill from the list. The correct move is to know the specific hill (Seshachalam) and see that it is not offered.