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The term "Doab" means – |
| A. | a land between two mountains |
| B. | a land between two lakes |
| C. | a land between two rivers |
| D. | a land between two seas |
| Answer» C. a land between two rivers | |
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Explanation: Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for the "tongue," or tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers. It is similar to an interfluve. In the Oxford Hindi- English Dictionary, R. S. McGregor defines it as "a region lying between and reaching to the confluence of two rivers (esp. that between the Ganges and Jumna). |
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