{"id":93385,"date":"2025-06-01T11:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93385"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:49:25","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-regarding-landscape-1-bhabar-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-landscape-1-bhabar-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements regarding landscape :\n  1. Bhabar is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements regarding landscape :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Bhabar is a narrow belt ranging between 8 km-10 km parallel to the Shiwalik foothills at the break-up of the slope.<\/li>\n<li>2. Bhabar is a belt consisting of old and new alluvial deposited by rivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. The Bhabar belt is indeed located south of the Shiwalik hills, parallel to the foothills. It is a narrow zone, typically 8-16 km wide (the range 8-10 km provided is within this range), and it consists of pebbles and boulders deposited by rivers descending from the mountains. The porosity of the Bhabar causes rivers to disappear underground here. Statement 2 is incorrect. The Bhabar belt is characterized by coarse deposits (pebbles, boulders). The concept of &#8220;old and new alluvial&#8221; deposits primarily applies to the plain regions south of the Bhabar, specifically the Bhangar (older alluvium forming terraces) and Khadar (newer alluvium forming floodplains).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nBhabar is a porous belt of pebbles and boulders parallel to the Shiwaliks where rivers disappear, not a region of old and new alluvial deposits.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe physical divisions of the Northern Plains, from north to south, are typically identified as Bhabar, Tarai, Bhangar, and Khadar. The Tarai is a wet, marshy region south of the Bhabar where the underground rivers reappear. The Bhangar is the older alluvial plain above the flood level, and the Khadar is the newer alluvial plain within the flood level.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements regarding landscape : 1. Bhabar is a narrow belt ranging between 8 km-10 km parallel to the Shiwalik foothills at the break-up of the slope. 2. Bhabar is a belt consisting of old and new alluvial deposited by rivers. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements regarding landscape :\n  1. Bhabar is\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-landscape-1-bhabar-is\/#more-93385\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements regarding landscape :<br \/>\n  1. 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