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  1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  2. A.

     Flood-prone area: North Bihar Plain

    B.

     Drought-prone area: Kalahandi district of Orissa

    C.

     Seismic zone: Himalayan region

    D.

     Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau

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    Answer : Option D

    Explanation :

    The major landslide prone areas in India include the Western Ghats and Konkan Hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra), Eastern Ghats (Araku region in Andhra Pradesh), North-East Himalayas (Darjeeling and Sikkim) and North West Himalayas (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir).


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