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UPSC CDS Rivers & Water Bodies — practice questions — page 8

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Calcareous deposits in the bhangar soil are locally called:Read the answer and worked solution →The newer floodplain deposits renewed almost every year are:Read the answer and worked solution →The Peninsular plateau was formed by the breaking and drifting of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Eastern Ghats stretch from the Mahanadi valley to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The highest peak of the Western Ghats is:Read the answer and worked solution →The black soil region of the Peninsular plateau, of volcanic origin, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian desert receives rainfall below:Read the answer and worked solution →The southern part of the eastern coastal plain is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest salt water lake in India, Chilika, lies in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive islands were renamed Lakshadweep in:Read the answer and worked solution →India's only active volcano is on:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Himalayan rangesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Northern Plain wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the reliefRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the landform wordsRead the answer and worked solution →West coast or east coastRead the answer and worked solution →Sort peaks, plains and islandsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Physical features bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Calcareous deposits in the bhangar soil are locally called:

  1. Bangar
  2. Kankar
  3. Khadar
  4. Regur
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Correct answer: B. Kankar

1. Bhangar is the older alluvium. 2. Its lime nodules are kankar. 3. Khadar is the newer floodplain deposit. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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The newer floodplain deposits renewed almost every year are:

  1. Bhabar
  2. Kankar
  3. Khadar
  4. Bhangar
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Correct answer: C. Khadar

1. They are very fertile. 2. These deposits are khadar. 3. They suit intensive agriculture. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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The Peninsular plateau was formed by the breaking and drifting of:

  1. Laurasia block
  2. Pangaea block
  3. Angara land
  4. Gondwana land
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Correct answer: D. Gondwana land

1. It is one of the oldest landmasses. 2. It came from the Gondwana land. 3. It has broad shallow valleys and rounded hills. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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