Q117
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A.
Flood-prone area: North Bihar Plain
B.
Drought-prone area: Kalahandi district of Orissa
C.
Seismic zone: Himalayan region
D.
Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The major landslide prone areas in India include the Western Ghats and Konkan Hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra), Eastern Ghats (Araku region in Andhra Pradesh), North-East Himalayas (Darjeeling and Sikkim) and North West Himalayas (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir).