Question

High Himalayan grasslands of Uttarakhand are known as:
1. Bhabar
2. Tarai
3. Bugyal
4. Passes

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bugyal

The correct answer is Bugyal.

• Bugyals 
  • Bugyals are alpine pasture lands, or meadows, in a higher elevation range between 3,300 meters and 4,000 meters of the Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
  • The surface of these bugyals is covered with natural green grass and seasonal flowers.
  • They are used by tribal herdsmen to graze their cattle.
  • Some of the notable bugyals are Auli near Joshimath, Garsi, Kwanri, Bedni, Panwali Kantha and Kush Kalyan, Dayara, Bagji Bugyal, and Munsiyari.

• Bhabar
  • It is a region south of the Lower Himalayas and the Shivalik Hills in Uttarakhand.
  • It is the alluvial apron of sediments washed down from the Shivaliks along the northern edge of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
• Tarai
  • The Terai is a lowland region in northern Indian and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
  • This lowland belt is characterized by tall grasslands, scrub savannah, sal forests, and clay-rich swamps.
  • In northern India, the Terai spreads from the Yamuna River eastward across Haryana, Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, and West Bengal.
  • A large number of small and usually seasonal rivers flow through the Terai, most of which originate in the Sivalik Hills.
• Passes 
  • A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge.
  • Many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel while passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout history.
  • At lower elevations, it may be called a hill pass.