INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOLOGY OF INDIA

INDIAN PHYSIOLOGY

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What do you understand by the term ‘Doab’?
A
Where the delta of river begins
B
Where two or more rivers meet
C
Land between two separate river systems
D
Land between two tributaries of a river
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Doab is a term used in South Asia for the “tongue, ‘’ or tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers. McGregor defines it as “(Persian do-āb: a region lying between and reaching to the confluence of two rivers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for the tongue, or tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. 245.4k+ views. Hint: The word Doab is formed in the same way as the word Punjab-Punj’ means five and ‘ab’ means water. Doab is the tract of land between two converging rivers. The Indus and its tributaries form many doabs in the northern plains.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) was established by OAPEN Foundation in 2012, in close cooperation with the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) & SemperTool. The Directory of Open Access Books is a service of DOAB Foundation.

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