Practice mode Physical Geography of India

In the Northern Plains, the porous belt of pebbles at the foot of the Shiwaliks, where streams disappear, is called what?

Correct answer A. Bhabar

Explanation

Rivers descending from the mountains deposit pebbles in a narrow belt about 8 to 16 km wide called the Bhabar. Streams sink into it and re-emerge further south in the marshy Terai.

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