Question

The outer most range of the Himalayas is called the __________.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C Shiwaliks.

• The Sivalik Hills is a mountain range of the outer Himalayas identified as Manak Parbat in some Sanskrit texts.
  
• Shivalik literally means 'tresses of Shiva'.
  
• It extends west-northwestward for more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the Tista riverin Sikkim state, northeasternIndia, through Nepal, across northwestern India, and into northernPakistan.