Consider the following statements about physical features of India : 1. The southern point of the Peninsular Plateau is formed by the Nilgiri Hills where the Eastern and the Western Ghats meet 2. The Cardamom Hills may be regarded as a continuation of the Eastern Ghats Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Statement 1 is correct: The Nilgiri Hills, located at the junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, serve as the geographical meeting point where the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats converge. They are a key feature of the southern Peninsular Plateau.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Cardamom Hills (Yela Mala) are located in the southern tip of India and are considered a southward continuation of the Western Ghats, not the Eastern Ghats. They are situated south of the Palghat Gap and the Anaimalai Hills. The Eastern Ghats are older, highly eroded, and discontinuous mountain ranges that terminate well before reaching the southernmost tip where the Cardamom Hills are located.