Multiple choice

When one travels from Siwaliks towards south to the Gangetic plain, the correct sequence of regions that he will cross is

  1. Bhabar, Terai, Bhangar and Khadar

  2. Bhangar, Terai, Bhabar and Khadar

  3. Terai, Bhabar, Bhangar and Khadar

  4. Bhangar, Bhabar, Terai and Khadar
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Explanation

When traveling south from the foothills of the Himalayas (Siwaliks) to the Gangetic plains, one encounters the Bhabar belt first, followed by the marshy Terai region, then the older alluvial Bhangar plains, and finally the newer alluvial Khadar plains near the rivers.

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