The highest peak of Indian Peninsula is

The correct answer is B, Anaimudi. At about 2,695 m, it is the highest peak of the Indian Peninsula and lies in the Anaimalai hills of Idukki district, Kerala, within the Eravikulam National Park area.

Why the others are wrong:

• Dodabeta (C): Doddabetta, at about 2,637 m, is the highest peak of the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu. It is high, but lower than Anaimudi.
• Ootacamund (A): Ooty is a hill station, not a peak. It sits in the Nilgiris, close to Doddabetta.
• Mahabaleshwar (D): This is a hill station on the Sahyadri crest in Satara district, Maharashtra, at roughly 1,350 m. It is not a peak of this kind.

The core concept is the physiographic division of peninsular India, mainly the Western Ghats and their southern massifs. For Mains, Anaimudi's shola-grassland ecosystem and the 2012 UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Western Ghats make a good answer on biodiversity and conservation.

Trap: Aspirants often mix up hill stations with peaks, or pick the highest peak of the Nilgiris or the Western Ghats as the highest of the whole peninsula.