Question

India’s plain land area is about……….
A.43%
B.63%
C.83%
D.93%

Answer 1

Hint: India has land under a variety of various relief features such as mountains, plateaus, islands, plains. Plains are the most important landforms that are found on the earth’s surface. A plain is a broad area of almost flat land. They cover one-third of the earth’s surface.

Complete answer:
Plains is an almost flat surface with a very gentle slope. About 43% of the earth’s land surface is covered by plains. Most of the plains are formed by the deposition of sediments brought down by rivers. Not only rivers some plains have also been formed by the action of the wind and moving ice.
Importance of Plains:
I. Middle Point of Civilization: Plains are the middle points of many civilizations.
II. Expansion of means of transportation: The plains support the building of airports, roads, and railway lines.
III. Fertile soil: Plains usually have fertile soil. The means of irrigation can be easily developed. Plains are often called ‘food baskets of the world’.
IV. Expansion of Industries: The rich alluvial plains helped in the growth and expansion of industries.
V. Set up of cities: Transportation on land and expansion of industries in plains resulted in the setting up of towns and cities.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note:Plains, Mountains, and Plateaus are the most important landforms on earth. Each has its own different features. Plains are detected on all the continents except Antarctica. The Indus-Ganga plains also known as the “Great Plains” and are large floodplains of the Ganga, Indus, and the Brahmaputra river systems.