CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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Question
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Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’? [Railways 1993]
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U.P.
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Punjab
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Haryana
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Punjab is known as the land of five rivers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word “Punjab” is a combination of the Persian words panj (five), and “aab” (water), giving the literal meaning of the “Land of Five Rivers". The five rivers which gave Punjab its name are Beas, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej. The chief occupation in Punjab is Agriculture.
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