The Kumaun Himalayas (according to the east-west division of the Himalayas) lie between which of the following two rivers?

The correct answer is Sutlej and Kali.

Key Points:

• The Kumaun Himalayas, in northern India's west-central region of the Himalayas, stretch for 200 miles (320 km) from the Sutlej River in the east to the Kali River.
• The range is located primarily inside the state of Uttarakhand, northwest of Nepal, and is made up of the Great Himalayas in the north and the Siwalik Range in the south.
• It reaches a height of 25,446 feet (7,756 meters) in Kamet, which is close to the Chinese border, and 25,646 feet (7,817 meters) at Nanda Devi, the range's highest peak.

Additional Information:

• Sutlej:
  • ​The longest of the five rivers that pass through Punjab, a historic crossroads in northern India and Pakistan, is the Sutlej or Satluj River.
  • The Satadru name for the Sutlej River is also used.  
  • It is the Indus River's easternmost tributary.
  • To offer irrigation and other utilities to the states of Punjab, Rajasthan, and Haryana, the Bhakra Dam was constructed around the river Sutlej.
• Kali: ​
  • The Kali River originates at Kalapani in the Himalayas.
  • It is also known as the Sharda River and Mahakali River.
  • The river flows through Nepal's western border with India and joins Ghaghra River, a tributary of the Ganges.
  • The Pancheshwar Dam and the Tanakpur Hydroelectric Project are built on river Sharda.
  • The tributaries of Sharda river are Chameliya, Ramgun in Nepal and Kuthi, Dhauli, Gori, Sarju, Ladhiya rivers in Uttarakhand.