Match List I with List II:
List-I (Doabs)
- (a) Bist Doab
- (b) Chaj Doab
- (c) Bari Doab
- (d) Sind Doab
List-II (Rivers)
- (i) Between Chenab and Jhelum
- (ii) Between Beas and Ravi
- (iii) Between Jhelum and Indus
- (iv) Between Beas and Sutlej
Show Answer & Explanation
Correct Answer: (D)
Explanation:
The correct matching for these doabs (land between two rivers) is:
- (a) Bist Doab: (iv) Between Beas and Sutlej
- (b) Chaj Doab: (i) Between Chenab and Jhelum
- (c) Bari Doab: (ii) Between Beas and Ravi
- (d) Sind Doab: (iii) Between Jhelum and Indus
Therefore, the correct option is (D).
📚 Additional Info: The Doabs of Punjab
A “Doab” (from Persian: ‘Do’ meaning ‘two’ and ‘Ab’ meaning ‘water’) is the tract of land lying between two converging rivers. The Punjab region is famously the “land of five rivers,” and its doabs are historically and geographically significant.
Easy Way to Remember (Mnemonic)
The names of most doabs are a portmanteau (blend) of the names of the rivers that form them. This makes them easy to remember!
- (a) Bist Doab: Beas + Sutlej
- (c) Bari Doab: Beas + Ravi
- Rechna Doab: Ravi + Chenab (This one wasn’t in the question)
- (b) Chaj Doab: Chenab + Jhelum
- (d) Sind Sagar Doab: Between Jhelum & Sindhu (Indus). This is the largest doab.
Geographical Order (North to South)
If you arrange the rivers of the Indus system from north to south, you can easily place the doabs:
- Indus River
- Sind Sagar Doab
- Jhelum River
- Chaj Doab
- Chenab River
- Rechna Doab
- Ravi River
- Bari Doab
- Beas River
- Bist Doab
- Sutlej River