Question

Assertion (A) : Ganga plain is the most densely populated part of India. 

Reason (R) : Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.  

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A 

(c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true

Answer 1

(b) The Ganga plain is most important plain of India. The gangetic plain covers more than a fourth of the country’s total surface. The alluvial fertile soil is very suitable for cultivation of different cereals, pulses and nuts. So bulk of the population resides in this plain area.