UPSC Geography Climate / जलवायु Question Bank Physiography and Climate of India

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    The Karewas of Kashmir refers to which among the following types of deposits?    [2013-I]                    

    A)  Aeolian and glacial

    B)  Fluvial

    C)  Lacustrine

    D)  Volcanic

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     The word Karewa in Kashmir! dialect means, "elevated table-land 'It was used for an unconsolidated to semi- consolidated sand-clay-conglomerate sequence. The Karewas in Kashmir valley are some 367 meters thick lacustrine deposits. They cover the area between the Jhelum alluvium in the north and Pir Panjal Mountains in the south.


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