The clues river-cut discontinuous range and eastern coast indicate which mountain group?

Correct answer: Eastern Ghats

The correct answer is the Eastern Ghats because they extend discontinuously along much of India’s eastern coastal side and are repeatedly cut by major rivers flowing toward the Bay of Bengal. Rivers such as the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri interrupt the range, so it does not form one continuous wall. The Western Ghats, in contrast, are generally more continuous and lie along the western coast. Karakoram and Himadri belong to the high Himalayan mountain system, not the eastern coastal hills. Thus both clues—eastern location and river-cut broken relief—support option A.