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

Punjab gets winter rains due to___________________.

  1. Retreating monsoons

  2. South-west monsoons

  3. Cyclones coming from the Mediterranean and Gulf of Iran

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Winter rains in Punjab are primarily caused by Western Disturbances, which are cyclonic storms originating in the Mediterranean region and moving eastward across the Middle East. These systems bring precipitation to Northwest India during the winter months.

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

The density of cattle population per 100 hectares of gross cropped area is highest in _________.

  1. Bihar

  2. Haryana

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Uttar Pradesh
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Haryana has a high density of cattle relative to its gross cropped area due to its intensive agricultural and dairy farming practices. This is a standard statistic in Indian agricultural geography.

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

The Punjab plain includes __________ and ______________ of India.

  1. Punjab , Haryana

  2. Punjab , Assam

  3. Punjab , Pakistan

  4. none of these
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Punjab and Haryana,

Punjab Plain, large alluvial plain in northwestern India. It has an area of about 38,300 square miles (99,200 square km) and covers the states of Punjab and Haryana and the union territory of Delhi, except for the Shahdara zone. It is bounded by the Siwalik (Shiwalik) Range to the north, the Yamuna River to the east, the arid zone of Rajasthan state to the south, and the Ravi and Sutlej rivers to the northwest and southwest, respectively.

The geologic origin of the plain is Paleogene and Neogene (i.e., between about 65 and 2.6 million years ago)—except in the extreme south—its surface having been built up by the silting action of meandering streams. The plain is slightly undulating, sloping from 2,140 feet (650 metres) in the northeast to 700 feet (200 metres) in the southeast. The Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, and Yamuna are perennial rivers. Subtropical thorn forests grow in the southeast, and subtropical dry deciduous forests are found in the submontane region in the north.

Agriculture is the mainstay of the region’s economy, and most of the plain is farmed; cereals, cotton, sugarcane, and oilseeds are grown. Most of the region is crisscrossed by irrigation canals. Large-scale industries centred in Delhi, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, and Chandigarh produce a variety of goods, including textiles, bicycle parts, machine tools, agricultural implements, sporting goods, rosin, turpentine, and varnish.

An area of early Aryan settlement, the plain was, according to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the site of the war fought between the Pandavas and Kauravas. The Punjab Plain was ruled by ancient northern Hindu dynasties until the Muslims established firm control after the defeat of Prithviraja Chauhan by Muʿizz al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Sām (Muḥammad Ghūrī) in 1192 CE. The death of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 and the weakening of Mughal rule at Delhi enabled the Sikh dynasty to seize power in the region. The Punjab Plain has considerable strategic importance, since its western boundary coincides with the India-Pakistan border.
Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

___________ is the state animal of Punjab and Haryana plain.

  1. Blackbuck

  2. Blackduck

  3. Blackdeer

  4. none of these
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Explanation
Blackbuck is the state animal of Punjab and Haryana plain.
Presence in India : Black Buck are commonly found in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujrat, and parts of Central India. They are also easily spotted at the Corbett , Bandhavgarh, Velavadar and Kanha National Park in India.
Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

Density of population in  Punjab and Haryana plain is ____ persons per sq. km.

  1. 561

  2. 547

  3. 741

  4. 458
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Explanation
  • The high-density region largely corresponds with the Northern plains. It extends from Punjab and Haryana in the west, to Brahmaputra valley in Assam in the east, in between crossing the plains of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
  • High Density Districts (More than 400 persons per sq km):
  • There are 254 districts in the country which have a density of more than 400 persons per sq km. These districts are found in three clusters. The first cluster spreads over large parts, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, adjoining districts of Haryana, Punjab and Delhi.
Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

____________ is the leading fresh milk center in Punjab plain.

  1. Amritsar

  2. Shimla

  3. Delhi

  4. none of these
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Explanation

i. Cattle and dairy products are very important in Punjab Haryana plain. 

ii. Haryana breed of bulls and Murrah breed of buffaloes are famous in the semi – arid southwestern districts. 

iii. Cattle and buffalo breeding is a subsidiary occupation of the farmers. Amritsar is the leading centre of fresh milk collection, and it supplies milk to Chandigarh and Shimla. 

iv. Modern dairy industries for producing milk products have recently been set up in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Rohtak districts.

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

Most of the region is drained by small seasonal streams known as _______.

  1. Chos

  2. Dohbh

  3. river

  4. none of these
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Explanation
  • Punjab spans three physiographic regions, the smallest being the Siwalik Range in the northeast, where elevations reach about 3,000 feet (900 metres).
  • Farther south, the narrow, undulating foothill region is dissected by closely spaced seasonal torrents, locally known as chos, several of which terminate in the plain below without joining any stream. 
  • There are large numbers of seasonal hill torrents which leave the Siwalik Range and enter the level plain.
  • These torrents are swollen with water soon after heavy showers in the neighbouring hills and carry with them a heavy load of coarse sand and silt.
  •  They are furious when rushing to the plains. 
  • They are called ‘chos’ in the plain where their beds are broad, braided, shallow and sandy. 
  • They are quite numerous and in some places every kilometre has a ‘chos’.
Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

________ common capital of both Punjab and Haryana.

  1. Chandigarh

  2. Shimla

  3. Nepal

  4. none of these
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Explanation
  • Chandigarh  is a city and a union territory of India that serves as the capital of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. 
  • As a union territory, the city is governed directly by the Union Government and is not part of either state.
  • After India got its independence in 1947, the country had to divide the then Punjab into East Punjab(Pakistan) and West Punjab(India). The capital of Punjab before the Independence was Lahore.
  • With the partition of India and Punjab, Lahore went to Pakistan.
  • So, the Government of India under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru carved out a new city Chandigarh consisting of nearly 50 Pwadhi speaking villages of the then state of East Punjab India. Chandigarh was designed to be a model city and is still is considered one of the best planned cities in the world.
  • In 1966, a new state Haryana was then formed from the eastern portion of Punjab. This was formed because the development of the then large portion of Punjab was getting difficult.
  • After that, both states locked horns with each other as both of them vied the ownership of the city. It was then decided by the Central Government to make Chandigarh a Union Territory for ten years till the states came at a decision. Both states did not want to give away Chandigarh, so it was made the capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
  • The ten years became more than forty years, and still Chandigarh is a UT and the capital of both the states. The conflict of interest has not been resolved and that is why Chandigarh is lucky to be a part of the Central Government as a Union Territory and Punjab and Haryana.
Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

___________ is the leading producers of sports goods.

  1. Jalandhar

  2. Amritsar

  3. both a and b

  4. none of these
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Explanation
  • Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India.
  •  District headquarters is Jalandhar city. 
  • Jalandhar is now chosen in the second list of smart city project and the corporation had been given 200 crores for initializing the project.Jalandhar provides goods like glass and furniture to neighbouring cities and is a hub of sports goods manufacture for international market.
  • Apart from being Harbhajan Singh's hometown, Jalandhar is famous for its sports industry, whose products are used by the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, and Steve Waugh, among countless other cricket heroes.
  • Since 90 per cent of the cricket equipment used all over the world is manufactured in India, with Jalandhar contributing nearly 30 to 35 per cent, it would not be far-fetched to say that Jalandhar figures every time a cricket match is played.
Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

Golden Temple is there in ____________.

  1. Chandigarh

  2. Himachal

  3. Amritsar

  4. none of these
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Explanation

Sri Harmandir Sahib, also Sri Darbar Sahib and informally referred to as the "Golden Temple", is the holiest Gurdwara of Sikhism, located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Amritsar was founded in 1577 by the fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das.
The Golden Temple, Sri Harimandir Sahib is not only a central religious place of the Sikhs, but also a symbol of human brotherhood and equality.
The Golden Temple, located in the city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab,is a place of great beauty and sublime peacefulness.