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A river drains the water collected from a

specific area, which is called its ‘

A

catchment area’.

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An area drained by a river and its tributaries

is called a

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drainage basin

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When the rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions, the drainage pattern is known
as

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‘radial eg Amarkantak plateau

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When the primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other and secondary tributaries
join them at right angles, the pattern is known as

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‘trellis’.

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When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the
pattern is know as ‘

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centripetal

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The boundary line separating one drainage basin from the other is known as the

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waterdivde

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catchments of smal rivers are known as

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watershed.

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Major river basin area

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more than 20000 sq km

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medium river basin area

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2000 to 20000 sq km

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Minor

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less than 2000 sq km

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sorrow of Bihar

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Kosi

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Mighty river Indo Brahma or shiwalik during which era

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Miocene period

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water divide between Indus and ganga river system

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delhi ridge

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Dismemberment of Indi brahma river

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Pleistocene era

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Source of Indus (SIndhu river)

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Glacier near Bokhar Chu

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Jhelum source

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a spring at Verinag in the south-eastern part of the Kashmir Valley.

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Chenab source

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iginates from near the Bara Lacha Pass in the Lahul-Spiti part of the Zaskar Range

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18
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The Ravi has its source in

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Kullu hills near the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh.

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Beas originates near the

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Rohtang Pass n the southern end of the Pir Panjal Range, close to the source of the Ravi.

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e Satluj rises from the

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Manasarovar-Rakas Lakes in western Tibet

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In Tibet, Indus is known as

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‘Singi Khamban;

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Indus flows between

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Ladakh and Zaskar range

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23
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Indus enters into Pakistan near

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Chillar in the Dardistan region

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24
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Indus recieves Kabul river at right bank near

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Attock hill

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right bank tributaries of the Indus are

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he Khurram, the Tochi, the Gomal, the Viboa and the Sangar, Kabul

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Indus recieves panjhad

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above Mithankot

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The Panjnad i

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Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum.

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28
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The Indus flows in India only through the L

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eh district in

Jammu and Kashmir.

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29
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River in Wular lake

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Jhelum

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30
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Jhelum joins the Chenab near .

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Jhang in Pakistan

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31
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is the largest tributary of the

Indus. I

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Chenab

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32
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two streams for Chenab

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Chandra and Bagha

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33
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Ravi joins chenab at

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Sarai Sidhu

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The river flows through the Kullu valley and forms gorges at Kati and Largi in the Dhaoladhar range

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Beas

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35
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Beas meets satluj at

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Harike

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36
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it is known as Langchen Khambab.

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Satluj

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37
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passes through the Shipki La on the Himalayan ranges and enters the Punjab plains

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Satluj

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38
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type of river satluj

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Anrtecedent

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39
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it feeds the canal system of the Bhakra Nangal project

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satluj

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40
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Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda to form ganga at

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Devprayag

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The Alaknanda has its source in the

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Satopanth glacier above Badrinath

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Dhauli and Vishnu Ganga form Alaknanda at

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Joshimath or Vishnu Prayag

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Pindar joins Alaknanda at

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karna prayag

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44
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mandakini or Kali Ganga meet Alaknanda at

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Rudra Prayag

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45
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Two distributaries of ganga

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Bhagirathi and the Hugli

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46
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States for Ganga

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Uttarakhand (110 km) and Uttar Pradesh
(1,450 km), Bihar (445 km) and West Bengal
(520 km

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47
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The important left bank tributaries of ganga are

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the.Ramganga, the Gomati, the Ghaghara, the

Gandak, the Kosi and the Mahananda

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48
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The Ganga river finally discharges itself into the Bay of Bengal near

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the Sagar Island.

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49
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the western most and the

longest tributary of the Ganga

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yamuna

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50
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Source of yamuna

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Yamunotri glacier on the western slopes of Banderpunch range

51
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Right

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the Chambal, the Sind, the Betwa and the Ken

52
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Left bank tributaries of Yamuna

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the Hindan, the Rind, the Sengar, the Varuna

53
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The Chambal rises near

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Mhow in the

Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh

54
Q

Gandhisagar dam on

A

Chambal river

55
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is famous for its badland topography

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The Chambal

56
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The Gandak comprises two streams, namely

A

Kaligandak and Trishulganga

57
Q

Gandak source

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It rises in the Nepal Himalayas between the Dhaulagiri

and Mount Everest

58
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Gandak joins Ganga at

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Sonpur near patna

59
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The Ghaghara originates in the glaciers of

A

Mapchachungo

60
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tributaries of Ghaghra

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Tila, Seti and Beri

61
Q

it comes out of the mountain, cutting a deep gorge at

Shishapani

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The Ghaghara

62
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Ghagra meets Ganga at

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Chapra

63
Q

The Kosi is an antecedent river with its source to the

A

north of Mount Everest in Tibet, where its main stream Arun rises.

64
Q

The Ramganga is comparatively a small

river rising in th

A

e Garhwal hills near Gairsain

65
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The Ramganga joins Ganga atr

A

kanauj

66
Q

occupies the eastern margins of the Chotanagpur Plateau where it flows through a rift valley and finally joins the Hugli

A

Damodar

67
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main tributary of damodar

A

Barakar

68
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Sorrow of Bengal

A

Damodar

69
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The Sarda or Saryu river rises in

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the Milam glacier in the Nepal Himalayas where it is

70
Q

The Sarda or Saryu river known as the

A

Goriganga

71
Q

it is called Kali or Chauk alomg Indo Nepal border

A

The Sarda or Saryu river

72
Q

The Mahananda source

A

Paglajhora Falls on Mahaldiram Hills in Darjeeling

73
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large south bank tributary of Ganga

A

Son

74
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Brahmaputra source

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Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range

near the Mansarovar lake

75
Q

The Rango Tsangpo is the major

right bank tributary of this river in Tibet

A

Brahmaputra

76
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Brahmaputra enters India at

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West of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh as siang or Dihang

77
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main left bank tributaries of brahmaputra viz.,

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Dibang or Sikang and Lohit, Burhi Dihing and Dhansari

78
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right bank tributaries are

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he Subansiri, Kameng, Manas and Sankosh.

79
Q

type of river Sunesari

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Antecedent

80
Q

In Bangladesh, the Tista joins Brahmaputra on its right bank from where the river is known as t

A

he Yamuna.

81
Q

there is a lack of alluvial and deltaic deposits

in these rivers

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narmada and tapi flow in trough faults and fill the original cracks with their detritus materials

82
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The Mahanadi rises near

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Sihawa in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh

83
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Godavari source

A

Nashik

84
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Godavari tributaries.

A

The Penganga, the Indravati, the
Pranhita, and the Manjra are its principal
tributaries.

85
Q

Godavari forms a gorge at

A

Polavaram

86
Q

Krishna source

A

mahabaleshwar

87
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Krishna tributaries.

A

The Koyna, the Tungbhadra and

the Bhima are its major tributaries

88
Q

The Kaveri rises in

A

Brahmagiri hills (1,341m) of Kogadu district in Karnataka

89
Q

the river carries water throughout the year with
comparatively less fluctuation than the other
Peninsular rivers

A

The Kaveri

90
Q

The Kaveri tributaries

A

Its important tributaries are the Kabini, the Bhavani and the Amravati

91
Q

The Narmada originates on the

A

western flank of the Amarkantak plateau

92
Q

Flows between rift valley the

Satpura in the south and the Vindhyan range

A

Narmada

93
Q

Dhuandahar waterfalls

A

Narmada river near jabalpur

94
Q

Tapi originates from

A

Multai in the Betul

district of Madhya Pradesh

95
Q

Luni originates

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It originates near Pushkar in two branches, i.e. the Saraswati and the Sabarmati, which join with each other at Govindgarh.

96
Q

The Vaitarna rises from the

A

Trimbak hills in Nasik district

97
Q

The Kalinadi rises from

A

Belgaum district

98
Q

The source of Bedti river lies in

A

Hubli Dharw

99
Q

The Sharavati originates in

A

Shimoga district of Karnataka

100
Q

Jog falls on river

A

Sharavati

101
Q

Imp rivers in goa

A

Mandovi and Juari

102
Q

The longest river of Kerala,

A

Bharathapuzha rises near Annamalai hills. It is also known as Ponnani

103
Q

2nd largest river

A

Periyar

104
Q

Another river of Kerala worth mentioning is

the Pamba river

A

which falls in the Vemobanad

lake

105
Q

Small Rivers Flowing towards the East

A

The Subarnrekha, the Baitarni, the Brahmani, the Vamsadhara, the Penner, the Palar and the Vaigai

106
Q

decreasing order of catchment area

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Penner,Brahmani, Subarnarekha, Palar, Baltani

107
Q

Antecedent and consequent leading to

dendritic pattern in plains

A

Himalayan rivers

108
Q

Super imposed, rejuvenated resulting
in trellis, radial and rectangular
patterns

A

Peninsular rivers

109
Q

The world’s largest drainage basin is of the

A

Amazon river

110
Q

A little over a third of the Indus

basin is located in India in the states of

A

Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and the Punjab

and the rest is in Pakistan.

111
Q

According to the regulations

of the Indus Water Treaty (1960), India can use

A

only 20 per cent of the total water carried by Indus

river system

112
Q

This is the northernmost point of the Ganga delta.

A

the Ganga flows eastwards till Farakka in West Bengal

113
Q

is located on the water divide

between the Indus and the Ganga river system

A

Ambala

114
Q

Brahmaputra is known as

A

the Tsang Po in Tibet and Jamuna in Bangladesh.

115
Q

The main water divide in Peninsular India is

formed by the

A

Western Ghats

116
Q

are the only long rivers, which flow west and make esturies. The

A

The Narmada and the Tapi

117
Q

Marble rocks near Jabalpur feature of which river

A

Narmada

118
Q

The main west flowing rivers are

A

Sabarmati, Mahi, Bharathpuzha and Periyar

119
Q

The Mahanadi rises in the highlands of

A

Chhattisgarh

120
Q

Krishna Tributaries

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The Tungabhadra, the Koyana, the Ghatprabha, the Musi and the Bhima

121
Q

Sivasudaram Waterfall 2nd largest on river

A

Kaveri

122
Q

Which is the largest waterfall in India

A

Kunchikal Falls in Karnataka formed by river varahi

123
Q

in contrast, is the result of the

tectonic activity

A

The Wular lake in Jammu and Kashmir,

124
Q

are some other

important fresh water lakes

A

The Dal lake, Bhimtal, Nainital,

Loktak and Barapani

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