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Geography GK · Q10

Miscellaneous Indian Geography

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 10

Q10

The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to

A.
The heavy and timely rains and forests
B.
Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
Answer
C.
Hard labour of the farmers over the generations
D.
Better irrigation facilities

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains. It is bound on the north by the abruptly rising Himalayas, which feed its numerous rivers and are the source of the fertile alluvium deposited across the region by the two river systems.