Q. Rohilkhand region lies in
A. Gujarat plains
B. Western foothill- plains of the Aravalli
C. Northern Uttar Pradesh
D. Bihar
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India, named after the Rohilla Afghan tribes. The region was known as Madhyadesh in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Rohilkhand, low-lying alluvial region in northwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. The Rohilkhand is part of the Upper Ganges (Ganga) Plain and has an area of about 10,000 square miles (25,000 square km). It is bounded by the frontiers of China and Nepal to the north and the Ganges River to the south and the west. The region is referred to as the Madhyadesh in the Hindu epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. It was later called Hindustan by Muslim historians. The Rohilkhand was settled by the early Aryans and was successively ruled by various Hindu kings before it became part of the territory of the Muslim rulers of Delhi. With the eclipse of Mughal rule, the region was divided by Jat, Rohilla, and Maratha annexations until it passed to the British following the Indian Mutiny (1857–58).
A. Gujarat plains
B. Western foothill- plains of the Aravalli
C. Northern Uttar Pradesh
D. Bihar
Answer: Northern Uttar Pradesh
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