Question

What do you understand by the term ‘Doab’?
A)Where the delta of the river begins.
B)Where two or more rivers meet.
C)Land between two separate river systems.
D)Land between two tributaries of a river.

Answer 1

Hint: 1.This term is used in South Asia.
2.It is considered similar to interfluve.
3.It is divided into different parts.

Complete answer:
Option D – Daob is an English word which was used mainly in South Asia for the word ‘tongue’ or tract of land which lies between two converging or confluent rivers as defined by McGregor. It is also defined as the land between two tributaries of a river such as Ganges and Yamuna which extends from the Shiwalik Hills to these two rivers at Allahabad. It is also known as Ganges-Yamuna Doab or Ganga Daob which has an area of about 23,360 square miles possessing a length of 500 miles and width of 60 miles. In the administration of Britishers it was divided into three parts namely Upper Daob which is located in Meerut, the

Middle Daob located in Agra and the Lower Doab in Allahabad.
At present there are variety of Doabs found in the Punjab region such as Sindh Sagar Daob lying in between Indus and Jhelum rivers, Jech Daob lying between Jhelum and Chenab rivers, Rechna Daob lying between Chenab and Ravi rivers, Bari Daob which lies between Ravi and Beas rivers and Bist Daob which lies between Beas and Sutlej rivers.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D)

Note: 1.The Doabs which are found in the region of Punjab are coined by Raja Todar Mal.
2.He was known to be a Minister of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
3.Raichur Doab is a triangular shaped region located in the state of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka lying between Krishna and Tungabhadra river.