Question

Consider the following statements regarding the Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra Plain:

1. It stretches approximately 3200 km from the mouth of the Indus River to the mouth of the Ganga River.
2. It is the smallest alluvial plain in the world.
3. It covers an area of approximately 7 lakh square kilometers.
4. Its width decreases from east to west.

• A. i, iii
• B. ii, iv
• C. None of these
• D. ii, iii

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i, iii

• The Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra Plain, extending approximately over 3200 km from the mouth of River Indus to the mouth of River Ganga

• It is one of the largest alluvial plain in the world.

• It spreads over around 2400 km in India.

• The plain widens from east to west, with the width varying between 150 km and 300km.

• The plain covers an area of approximately 7 lakh sq.km.