Northern Plains

Question 1

Northern plains formation

Answer 1

Deposition of alluviam in a vast basin over million of years formed this fertile plain

Question 2

Northern plains formed by interplay of

Answer 2

3 major rivers Indus, Ganga and brahmaputra and their tributaries

Question 3

Northern plains area
Length and width

Answer 3

Spread over 7 lakh sq. Km
2400 km long
240 to 320 km broad

Question 4

Largest inhabited riverine island in world

Answer 4

Majuli in brahmaputra river

Question 5

Distributaries

Answer 5

River in their lower courses split into numerous channels due to deposition of silt

Question 6

Northern plains divided into

Answer 6

3 sections
Punjab plains - Western part
Ganga plain
Brahmaputra plain

Question 7

Punjab plains formed by
Location
Dominated by

Answer 7

Formed by Indus and its tributaries
Larger part in Pakistan
Dominated by Doabs

Question 8

Ganga plain Extend between rivers?
Location

Answer 8

Ghagra and teesta river
Spread over Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and west Bengal

Question 9

Bramhaputra plain lies in

Answer 9

Assam

Question 10

4 division of Northern plains based on characteristic

Answer 10

Bhabar
Terai
Bhangar
Khadar

Question 11

Bhabar description
Speciality

Answer 11

Narrow belt of 8-16 kms lying parallel to shiwaliks formed due to deposition of pebbles brought down by rivers
Streams and rivers disappear in this belt

Question 12

Terai ?

Answer 12

The streams reemerge and create a wet, swampy, marshy region known as terai

Question 13

Bhangar ?
Formed of
Deposits found

Answer 13

Region located above flood plains, presents a terrace like feature, formed of older alluviam.
The soil in this region has calcareous deposits called kankar

Question 14

Khadar
Characteristic

Answer 14

Newer younger deposits of flood plains renewed almost every year.

Are fertile and ideal for extensive agriculture.