The correct answer is Statements (a) and (c). Explanation & Key Takeaways: Bhabar or Bhabhar • It is a region south of the Lower Himalayas and the Sivalik Hills in the Uttarakhand state of India. • It is the alluvial apron of sediments washed down from the Shivalik along the northern edge of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. • It lies along the foot of the Shiwaliks from the Indus to the Tista. • It is 8 to 16 km wide. • It comprises pebble-studded rocks in the shape of porus beds. • The porosity is very high and hence small rivers disappear. Due to the porosity of the rocks, the streams disappear and flow underground. Hence, Statement a is correct. • This region is not much suitable for agriculture. Hence, Statement b is not correct. • It is made up of porous and rocky soils that get made of debris washed down from the higher ranges. • The climate here is subtropical and the vegetation is Himalayan subtropical pine forests and Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests. • The Himalayan subtropical pine forests are dominated by Chir trees and Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests are dominated by the sal tree (Shorea robusta). • The inhabitants of the Bhabhar Plains are cattle-keeping Gujjars. Hence, Statement c is correct.