Multiple choice

Match column I with column II and choose the correct alternative.

 
a. Bhabar 1. These plains are those that are low-lying next to a river with new and fertile alluvial deposits.
b. Khadar 2. This soil is alluvial in nature and is above the flood levels of the rivers in the region.
c. Tarai 3. Narrow belt where rivers from mountains deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders.
d. Bhangar 4. This is the belt where most of the streams and rivers re-emerge
without a proper channel, thereby, creating marshy and swampy conditions.

  1. a - 2, b - 4, c - 3, d - 1

  2. a - 4, b - 3, c - 1, d - 2

  3. a - 3, b - 1, c - 4, d - 2

  4. a - 3, b - 4, c - 1, d - 2

  5. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1, d - 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct matching. Bhabar is the narrow belt where rivers from mountains deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders. Khadar plains are those that are low-lying next to a river with new and fertile alluvial deposits. Tarai belt is the belt where most of the streams and rivers re-emerge without a proper channel, thereby, creating marshy and swampy conditions. Bhangar soil is alluvial in nature and is above the flood levels of the rivers in the region.

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