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Question
Match the following:
| 1. | Tsangpo | Tributary of River Ganga |
| 2. | Yamuna | Highest peak in India |
| 3. | New alluvium | River Brahmaputra in Tibet |
| 4. | Mt. Godwin Southern part of East Austen (K2) | Coastal Plain |
| 5. | Coromandel Coast | Khadar |
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Solution
| 1. | Tsangpo | River Brahmaputra in Tibet |
| 2. | Yamuna | Tributary of River Ganga |
| 3. | New alluvium | Khadar |
| 4. | Mt. Godwin Southern part of East Austen (K2) | Highest peak in India |
| 5. | Coromandel Coast | Coastal Plain |
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