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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 89 of 200

Q89
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
Rohilkhand region lies in
  1. a.Gujarat plains
  2. b.Western foothill-plains of the Aravalli
  3. c.Northern Uttar Pradesh
  4. d.Bihar

Answer: (C) Northern Uttar Pradesh

Rohilkhand is the north-western part of Uttar Pradesh around Bareilly, Moradabad, Rampur, Badaun, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur, named after the Rohilla Afghans who settled there in the 18th century (the First Rohilla War of 1774 belongs to Warren Hastings' time). Other regions of Uttar Pradesh: Awadh (centre), Purvanchal (east), Bundelkhand (south), Doab (between Ganga and Yamuna).

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