Question

Naga, Khasi, and Garo hills are located in ___.
A. Karakoram Ranges
B. Zaskar Ranges
C. Purvanchal Ranges
D. Himalaya Ranges

Answer 1

HintThese ranges are those ranges that bend sharply towards the south beyond the Dihang River gorge and spread wide along with the eastern boundary of India with Myanmar. These are present on the sides of the eastern hills and mountains of the Himalayas running along the eastern boundary of the country. They are geographically located in the northeastern states of India.

Step by step solutionThe Purvanchal Range, or Eastern Mountains, is a sub-mountain range of the Himalayas in the northeastern side of the country. It lies towards the south of the Brahmaputra valley. These ranges cover the Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram districts of the country. The Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia hills are not situated in this range which is part of the Deccan plateau. The Patkai, Naga, Barail range, Manipur and Mizo hills are all part of the Purvanchal ranges. As the name "Purvanchal" indicates, it is the eastern frontier region of India being surrounded by Bangladesh in the south-west, Myanmar in the south-east with the north-east which is on the China side. Its north-western limit majorly follows the boundaries of Meghalaya and the Mikir hills. Assam valley, the Eastern Himalaya, and the plain areas of Tripura and Cachar are the continuations of the beautiful Surma valley.

Thus, option C is correct.

NoteThe Purvanchal Mountains are made of strong sandstone geological formations.
They are covered with thick forests.
The Patkai and other associated mountain ranges (including the Mishmi, Naga, Manipur, Tripura, and Mizo hills) that run through this region are referred to as Purvanchal (Purva, “east,” and achal, “mountain”).