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Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

Which of the following civilisations flourished in Northern-plains?

  1. Harappa

  2. Mohenjo-Daro

  3. Pilibanga

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Pilibanga are the great civilisations flourished on the banks of river Indus. For this reason it is also called as Indus valley Civilisations which is one of the greatest ancient civilisations. 

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

The Northern Plains are important to India because of which of the following reasons?

  1. Rivers are navigable throughout the year

  2. Flat land- good for roads and railways

  3. Irrigational facilities

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Great northern plains are formed by the sediments brought down by the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra and their tributaries and it is popularly known as the Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain. These are very important because the rivers that flow in this region are navigable, it has flat land which is good for roads and railways and it provides best Irrigational facilities.

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

What is the shape of a delta?

  1. Rectengle

  2. Square

  3. Triangle

  4. Longitudianal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The term Delta was coined by Herodotus after the Greek letter delta (∆). The shape of a delta is like a triangle. Deltas are located at river mouths. A river Delta typically makes up a triangle-shaped piece of land.

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

Which of the following is a famous place associated with Mahabharat from Punjab-Haryana plain?

  1. Amritsar

  2. Gurudaspur

  3. Kurukshetra

  4. Panipat
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Kurukshetra is a place of great historical and religious importance. This city is situated in Haryana and lies in Punjab-Haryana plain. It is the place where the battle of Mahabharat was fought. Lord Krishna preached his philosophy of ‘Karma’ which is enshrined in the Holy Bhagwad-Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra. Kurukshetra is intimately related to the Aryan civilization and its growth all along the sacred river Saraswati. According to Hindu mythology, the Kurukshetra is spread over, a circuit of about 48 Kos  which includes a large number of holy places, temples and Sacred tanks connected with the religious events, Mahabharat war and Kurus, the ancestor of Kouravas and Pandavs.

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is also known as the ______________.

  1. Goosefoot

  2. Taiga

  3. Sunderbans

  4. none of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation
The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is the largest river delta in the world. It is also known as the Sunderbans Delta, Ganges Delta, the Brahmaputra Delta, or the Bengal Delta. The Ganges River Delta is located in the Indian subcontinent countries of India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh.
Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

Canebrakes which are grown in the wetter areas of the Sundarban delta are a type of _________.

  1. tree

  2. grass

  3. vegetable

  4. fruit
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Thick stands of tall grass, known as canebrakes, grow in wetter areas. The Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests ecoregion lies closer to the Bay of Bengal. This ecoregion is flooded with slightly brackish water during the dry season, and freshwater during the monsoon season.

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

Which of the following is the largest delta in the world?

  1. Mekong delta

  2. Nile delta

  3. Godavari delta

  4. Ganges-Brahmaputra delta
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is the largest river delta in the world. It is also known as the Sunderbans Delta, Ganges Delta, the Brahmaputra Delta, or the Bengal Delta. The Ganges River Delta is located in the Indian subcontinent countries of India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh.

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

What is the width of the Ganga Brahmaputra delta at Bay of Bengal?

  1. 300 Km

  2. 350 Km

  3. 400 Km

  4. 500 Km
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Ganges Delta is among the most fertile regions in the world. Along the coast, the width of the delta is approximately 350 km. The distance from the confluence of the Brahmaputra and the Ganges to the coast is some 250 km. 

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

The world's largest mangrove ecoregion of the Sundarbans covers an area of ____________.

  1. 20,400 sq. km

  2. 15,,200 sq. km

  3. 25,000 sq. km

  4. 20,000 sq. km
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The world's largest mangrove ecoregion of the Sundarbans covers an area of 20,400 sq. km.  The dominant mangrove species Heritiera fomes is locally known as sundri or Sundari. 

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

The Ganga Plain widens _____.

  1. from east to west

  2. from west to east

  3. at the middle

  4. No where
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain widens From west to east. The Ganga Brahmaputra basin is situated at 10°N to 30°N in the sub-tropical region. The basin is formed as a result of the many tributaries from Ganga and Brahmaputra river.