Question

In West Bengal ‘Rarh’ is a physiographic region, part of which can be found in the district of
1. Coochbehar
2. Nadia
3. Paschim Medinipur
4. South 24 Parganas

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Paschim Medinipur

The correct answer is Paschim Medinipur.

• Rarh is the region that includes parts of the districts Murshidabad, Birbhum, Bankura, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Medinipur, and Paschim Medinipur.
• This rarh region is about 50 to 100  m above sea level.
• The soil of this region created from the soil from the Deccan plateau.

• Western parts of Rarh merging with the Chota Nagpur Plateau was historically called Vajjabhumi a definition demarcating it from the eastern part of Rarh which was called Subbhabhumi, Sumhabhumi, or Suhmo.
  • This region is dominated by laterite soil.