29-12-2017, 04:39 PM
The Purvachal or Eastern Hills
*The Eastern Hills are known by different local
names such as the Patkai-Bum (Arunachal Pradesh) the Naga hills (Nagaland), the Manipur hills, the Tripura hills, the Khasi and the Garo hills.
*The eastward extension of Himalaya located in Myanmar
Ans : Arakkan Yoma
* The Patkai Bum forms the international boundary between Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar
*Patkai Bum and Naga hills form the watershed between India and Myanmar
*The Manipur hills form boundary between Manipurand Myanmar
*The region receives the heaviest rainfall in the world
Ans : The Mousinram (Meghalaya) in the Purvachal
*Mousinram locates in Khasi hills
*Cherrapunji also receives heavy rain fall.
*Cherrapunji locates in the Khasi hills.
*New Name of Cherrapunji
Ans : Sohra
*The highest peak of Naga hills
Ans : Saramati Peak
*The state in which Khasi, Garo, Jayantiya hills situated
Ans : Meghalaya
* Lushai hills situated in
Ans : Mizoram
*The wettest place on earth
Ans : Cherrapunji
*Cherrapunji of South India
Ans : Agumbe (Karnataka)
*Cherrapunji of Kerala
Ans : Lakkidi
*The highest motorable pass in India
Ans : Khardung La pass
*Khardung La pass Connects Leh and Siachen Glacier.
*The pass which is known as Gateway of Kerala
Ans : Palakkad pass
*The highest paved international road in the world
Ans : The Karakoram Highway (KKH).
*It connects China and Pakistan through Khunjerab pass
*The 4 Indo-China Border Personnel Meeting (BPM)) point. Chushul (Ladakh), Nathu la (Sikkim), Bum La pass (Tawang) and Lipulekh, pass (Uttarakhapd).
Passes Passes State
*Zojila Jammu & Kashmir
*Shipkila Himachal Pradesh
*Rohtang Himachal Pradesh
*Bara Lecha Himachal Pradesh
*Lipulekh Uttarakhanad
*Nam Uttarakhand
*Nathula Sikkim
*Jalepla Sikkim
*Bhorghat Maharashtra
