INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

NORTHEN PLALNS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The larger part of Punjab Plain lies in
A
Pakistan
B
China
C
Afganistan
D
Maldives
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Punjab Plain is a large alluvial plain in Eastern Pakistan and Northwestern India. The plain includes the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, and parts of Rajasthan. This plain is around 200–300 meters above mean sea level.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Punjab plain was formed by the deposition of silt from the Indus river. Similarly, the Ganga river formed the Gangetic plain, which is spread across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some parts of Bengal. The Punjab plain and the Gangetic plain together are called the Indo-Gangetic plains.

Detailed explanation-4: -The plain land of Punjab can be broadly classified into three groups based on the characteristics of the surface features. Those are dissected piedmont plain; alluvial upland and alluvial lowland.

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