NextMockSearch exams, e.g. SSC CGL, UPPSC, Lekhpal
हिंदी
State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 149

The Munger hilly region is a part of which physiographic region?

  1. Southern Hilly Region
  2. North Bihar Plain
  3. Someshwar Hilly Range
  4. South Bihar Plain
Show answer & explanation

Answer: (A) Southern Hilly Region

Explanation

Bihar's southern plateau/hill region includes the Kharagpur–Munger hills, Rajgir hills and the Kaimur plateau.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: the Munger (Kharagpur) hills are an extension of the Chhotanagpur plateau.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: a flat alluvial plain.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: a Shivalik range in West Champaran.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: the hills rise above the plain, belonging to the southern plateau.