Question

Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming a boundary with Myanmar are collectively called as _________.

• A. Himachal.
• B. Purvanchal.
• C. Uttaranchal.
• D. Eastern Ghats.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

• 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.
  
• Composed largely of strong sandstone, they are the eastern extension of the Himalayan range, lying in northeastern India near Myanmar.
  
• Extending from Arunachal Pradesh in the north to the Mizoram in the south, they form India's border with Myanmar.