Question

The region situated at the foothills of Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling is known as ______.
(A) Marshy area
(B) Flood plain
(C) Duars
(D) Doab

Answer 1

Hint:
Hill areas of Darjeeling region are located within Lesser. The southern belt of the mountains is separated by a heavily dispersed platform of rocky outcrops into more modified rocks, known as Darjeeling Gneiss.

Complete step by step solution:
 The foothills of the Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling mountains on the northeast side are called Duars. These are floodplains in the southern foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River. Dooars is a large region and is filled with many cities and towns. The largest cities in the region from the Darjeeling mountains to Arunachal Pradesh mountains are the Siliguri and Jalpaiguri, both of which live in the Terai region rather than the Dooars, geographically. These cities in northern Bengal are well connected with the rest of the country by road, air and rail and are a business destination in the region. National Highway within Gorumara National Park. Other major cities are Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Barpeta and Dhubri in Assam. Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Dhupguri, Malbazar, Mainaguri, Falakata and Birpara are the major Dooars cities in West Bengal, and Kishanganj in Bihar. Also, the commercial capital of Bhutan, Phuentsholing, near Jaigaon, can be considered part of this region.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
 The Duars are flooded areas northeast of northeastern India south of the Himalayan mountains and north of the Brahmaputra river. The region is about 30 kilometers wide and travels about 350 kilometers from the Teesta River in West Bengal to the Danes River in Assam.