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The Shillong Plateau is widely known as 'Meghalaya'. Who among the following geographers coined this term?

  1. A
    O. H. K. Spate
  2. B
    S. P. Chatterjee
  3. C
    D. N. Wadia
  4. D
    R. L. Singh

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The term 'Meghalaya' (abode of clouds) was coined by prominent Indian geographer S.P. Chatterjee in the 1930s. It was later accepted as the official name of the state when it was carved out of Assam.

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The Shillong Plateau is widely known as 'Meghalaya'. Who among the following geographers coined this term?
A
O. H. K. Spate
B
S. P. Chatterjee
C
D. N. Wadia
D
R. L. Singh

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