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| # | Question & Answer |
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| 2601 |
Why is Meghalaya highly eroded?
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Heavy southwest monsoon rainfall
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| 2602 |
What minerals is Meghalaya rich in?
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Coal, iron ore, sillimanite, limestone, uranium
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| 2603 |
What are its three hill divisions?
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Garo, Khasi, Jaintia
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| 2604 |
What caused the fault near Meghalaya?
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Northeastward movement of the Indian plate
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| 2605 |
What is the Meghalaya plateau an extension of?
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The Peninsular plateau
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| 2606 |
What extends eastward from it?
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Rajmahal hills and Chotanagpur plateau
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| 2607 |
What bounds the Central Highlands to the south?
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Vindhyan range
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| 2608 |
What rocks dominate the Central Highlands?
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Metamorphic rocks
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| 2609 |
What lies north of the Narmada?
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Central Highlands
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| 2610 |
What plateau zone shows seismic activity?
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Bhima fault
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| 2611 |
What type of mountains exist in the Peninsula?
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Relict and residual mountains
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| 2612 |
What is a key feature of the western plateau?
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Black soil
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| 2613 |
What landforms result from faulting?
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Rift valleys of Narmada, Tapi, Mahanadi; Satpura block mountains
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| 2614 |
What is its general slope?
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From west to east
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| 2615 |
How was the Peninsular plateau formed?
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By the breakup of Gondwanaland
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| 2616 |
What is the Peninsular plateau composed of?
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Old crystalline, igneous, metamorphic rocks
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| 2617 |
What crop is unsuitable for alluvial soil?
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Cotton
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| 2618 |
What makes alluvial soils fertile?
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Potash, phosphoric acid, lime
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| 2619 |
What is New Alluvium called?
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Khadar
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| 2620 |
What is Old Alluvium called?
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Bangar
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| 2621 |
What is the Terai?
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A wet, swampy, marshy belt where rivers re-emerge
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| 2622 |
What happens to streams in the Bhabhar zone?
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They disappear after depositing heavy materials
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| 2623 |
What is Bhabhar?
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A narrow belt of rocks and boulders at the Shiwalik foothills
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| 2624 |
What is the largest north–south land feature of the Northern Plains?
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The Bhabhar
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| 2625 |
What causes ravines?
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Unchecked gully erosion
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