Question

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
• C. hard labour of the farmers over the generations
• D. better irrigation facilities

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains.

Indo-Gangetic Plain, also called North Indian Plain, extensive north-central section of the Indian subcontinent, stretching westward from (and including) the combined delta of the Brahmaputra River valley and the Ganges (Ganga) River to the Indus River valley. The region contains the subcontinent’s richest and most densely populated areas. The greater part of the plain is made up of alluvial soil, deposited by the three main rivers and their tributaries. The eastern part of the plain has light rains or drought in the winter, but in summer rainfall is so heavy that vast areas become swamps or shallow lakes. The plain becomes progressively drier toward the west where it incorporates the Thar (Great Indian) Desert.