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UPSC 2002: With reference to India, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall
(b)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
(c)Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
(d)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
Alluvial soils, deposited by the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra system, blanket almost the entire Northern Plains, making them the predominant soil type there. Statement (a) is incorrect because roughly two-thirds (not one-third) of India receives more than 750 mm rainfall annually; statements (b) and (d) can vary with definitions/data, but option (c) is the universally valid fact, hence the only fully correct choice. ([doubtnut.com](https://www.doubtnut.com/qna/648541752?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (c): Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2002, GS Paper 1, as Question 3. It falls under Geography > Indian Physical Geography.
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