Question Discussion & Solution

The pattern followed here is:

Ocean is the mass of water.

Similarly,

Desert is the mass of sand.

Rickshaw, bus and train are the means of transport.

Mobile and radio are the means of communication, so out of the given options only letter is a mean of communication.

The correct answer is Mount Batten​.

Key Points 

• Cabinet Mission (1946): 
  • ​This mission to India was launched by the British Government in March 1946 to discuss plans for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
  • The members of the mission were:
    • Lord Patrick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India,
    • Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade,
    • A.V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty.

Important Points

• On 22nd January 1946, the decision to send Cabinet Mission was taken and on 19th February 1946, the British PM C.R Attlee Government announced in the House of Lords about the mission and the plan to quit India.

Additional Information

• Important dates to remember:
  • 23 March-29 June: Cabinet mission visits India
  • 16 May: constitutional scheme
  • 16 June-plan for the formation of interim government)
  • 16 August-‘Direct Action Day’
  • 02 September: Congress forms interim government with Nehru as Vice-President
  • 13 October-Muslim League decides to join the interim government
  • 3-6 December: London conference of major Indian leaders aborted

The correct answer is Sunderban Delta.

• Sunderban Delta is the largest delta in India.

Key Points

• Sunderbans has spread over 1330.10 sq. km.
• It is formed by the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers in West Bengal and Bangladesh. 
• Sundarbans is also known for the mangrove forest which is one of the largest such forests in the world.
• Sundarbans was included in the World Heritage site in 1987.
• East Flowing Rivers are known as Delta forming rivers
  • East flowing rivers do not form estuaries.
  • East flowing rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal.

Additional Information

• A delta is a depositional feature of a river which is formed at the mouth of the river. 
• Largest River without is Delta Narmada and Tapti.