Question

The Mishmi Hills and Patkai Hills belong to the__________.
(A) Meghalaya Plateau
(B) Purvanchal
(C) Chotanagpur Plateau
(D) Vindhya Range

Answer 1

HintThe Mishmi Hills are situated in northeastern Arunachal Pradesh. These Hills are at the interflow of Northeastern Himalaya and Indo-Burma (Myanmar) ranges. The Patkai Hills are also located on the north-eastern border with Burma or Myanmar.

Complete Step by Step Answer Both Hills (Mishmi and Patkai) belong to the Puravanchal (Eastern Mountain). Purvanchal, also known as the Eastern Highlands, mountain ranges in eastern India. Eastern Highlands (Purvanchal) spread over an area of about 37,900 square miles in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and eastern Assam states. The Patkai, Mishmi, Naga, Manipur, Tripura and Mizo Hills are integrated mountain ranges that run through these regions collectively known as Purvanchal. Purva means, “east,” and anchal stands for, “Mountain”. Ahoms was ruled on the Purvanchal from the beginning of the 13th century. The Himalayas turn rapidly to the south beyond the Dihang gorge and move outwards to form a cowling the eastern boundary of the country. They are called ‘the Eastern or Purvanchal Hills’. Some other major Hills of Purvanchal are- Dafla Hills and Abor Hills.

So the correct answer is an option (B): Purvanchal

NotesThe Purvanchal Hills are bulged toward the west. These Hills move along the India-Myanmar Border extending from Arunachal Pradesh in the north to Mizoram in the south. The Patkai Hills suffer from heavy rainfall with pre-monsoon showers from March. Further, the Mishmi Hills are divided into 2 parts- the flood plains of Brahmaputra River and the Arunachal Himalayas made up of snow-capped mountains, lower Himalayan ranges, and Shivalik ranges. “Patkai,” stands for “to cut chicken” in the Tai-Ahom language.