2023 · Q35
Consider the following clues about a State of India:
- 1It is known as 'land of red river and blue hills'.
- 2It contains three of the physiographic divisions of India.
- 3It covers about 2.39 percent of total area of the country. Identify the State on the basis of the given clues.
General KnowledgeGeography
- AKarnataka
- BAndhra Pradesh
- CAssam
- DChhattisgarh
Explanation
Assam is famously called the 'land of the red river and blue hills' — the red river being the Brahmaputra (its silt-laden waters) and the blue hills the surrounding ranges (e.g., Karbi Anglong). It covers about 2.39% of India's total area (78,438 sq km), and its terrain spans three physiographic divisions: the northern Himalayan foothills, the Brahmaputra plains, and the southern hill ranges. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh do not fit this combination.