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Purvanchal refers to

  1. mountain ranges on the eastern borders of India

  2. Chhota Nagpur Plateau

  3. Eastern Ghats

  4. none of these

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Purvanchal refers to the mountain ranges on India's eastern borders, including the hills of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh. These are part of the Eastern Himalayas and associated ranges. The term literally means 'eastern region' and distinguishes these eastern mountains from other Himalayan divisions.

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