Question

Patkai hills, the Naga hills, Manipur hills and the Mizo hills belong to the ________.

• A. Greater Himalayas
• B. Lesser Himalayas
• C. Purvanchal Himalayas
• D. Outer Himalayas

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Purvanchal Himalayas

• The Purvanchal Mountains, or Eastern Mountains, consist of the area of the Himalayas bending sharply to the south and spreading along the eastern boundary of India beyond the Dihang gorge.
  
• The Purvanchal Mountains cover the states of Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram.
  
• Purvanchal hill range include the Patkai, Naga, Barail range, Manipur and Mizo hills.