Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Planning and Sustainable development in Indian Context

Question:

Bharmaur tribal area comprises Bharmaur and Holi tehsils of the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is a notified tribal area since 21 November 1975. Bharmaur is inhabited by ‘Gaddi’, a tribal community who have maintained a distinct identity in the Himalayan region as they practised transhumance and conversed through the Gaddiali dialect.

Which of the following is not a physiographic division of the Brahmaur region formed by the tributaries of the Ravi river and its tributaries?

Options:

Holi

Diwali

Khani

Kugti

Correct Answer:

Diwali

Explanation:

The river Ravi and its tributaries– the Budhil and the Tundahen, drain this territory and carve out deep gorges. These rivers divide the region into four physiographic divisions called Holi, Khani, Kugti and Tundah areas.