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The narrow 8 to 16 km belt of pebbles along the Shiwalik foothills where streams disappear is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The wet, swampy region south of the bhabar is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Older alluvium forming a terrace above the floodplains is called:Read the answer and worked solution →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 →The southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland is:Read the answer and worked solution →The northernmost latitude of India is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Tropic of Cancer at 23°30'N divides India into:Read the answer and worked solution →The Lakshadweep islands lie in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Indira Point, the southernmost point of the Indian Union, was submerged in 2004 by the:Read the answer and worked solution →India's land mass has an area of:Read the answer and worked solution →India's area is about what share of the world's geographical area?Read the answer and worked solution →By area India is the world's:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The narrow 8 to 16 km belt of pebbles along the Shiwalik foothills where streams disappear is the:

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

1. Rivers deposit pebbles as they leave the mountains. 2. This belt is the bhabar. 3. Streams re-emerge south of it in the terai. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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The wet, swampy region south of the bhabar is the:

  1. Bhabar
  2. Bhangar
  3. Khadar
  4. Terai
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Correct answer: D. Terai

1. It was thickly forested and full of wildlife. 2. This is the terai. 3. Dudhwa National Park lies here. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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Older alluvium forming a terrace above the floodplains is called:

  1. Bhangar
  2. Khadar
  3. Bhabar
  4. Terai
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Correct answer: A. Bhangar

1. It is the largest part of the northern plain. 2. It is bhangar. 3. It contains kankar deposits. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._

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