The narrow belt of the plain covered with pebbles lying along the foothills of the Shiwaliks from the Indus to the Teesta is called the ________________.
A
Khadar belt
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B
Bhangar belt
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C
Bhabar belt
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D
Terai belt
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Solution
The correct option is C Bhabar belt
Bhabar
After descending from the mountains, the rivers deposit pebbles in a narrow belt.
The width of this belt is about 8 to 16 km and it lies parallel to the Shiwaliks.
This region is known as bhabar. All the streams disappear in this region.