Multiple choice

Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?

  1. the Hindu Kush

  2. the Deccan Plateau

  3. the Himalaya Mountains

  4. the plains along the Ganges
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Indo-Gangetic plains along the Ganges River are incredibly fertile because the river regularly floods and deposits rich, nutrient-filled silt onto the surrounding land. Mountainous regions like the Hindu Kush and Himalayas are too rocky and steep, while the Deccan Plateau is relatively dry.

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