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Write brief note on deltas of India.

Important Questions on Drainage : Rivers of India

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Name the treaty between India and Pakistan according to which India can use only 20 percent water of river Indus.
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What is an elevated area that divides two drainage basin known as?
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The broad relief features of the subcontinent control the _____ system of India.(drainage/agricultural)
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Most of the rivers in India drain into the Bay of Bengal except for two. What is the reason for the same?
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Which of the following is not true about the perennial rivers?
I. They are fed by both glaciers and rain.    
II. They cut through the mountains, making gorges.    
III. They are short-lived and dry up within months.    
IV. They have long courses from the origin to the sea.

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Which of the following is a major feature of the Himalayan river?
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Which type of drainage pattern does an area have where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
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The term _____ means the river system of an area. (drainage/sewage)
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Identify the works of a river in its middle course.
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Which options are true for the peninsular rivers?
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The river Mahanadi does NOT share its basin with which of the following states?
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The second-highest waterfall in India powers which set of the following cities?
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The largest river basin formed by the Himalayan rivers in India is _____.
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A river cutsoff the ox bow lakes from which of the following?
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The _____ river is the largest drainage basin in the world. (Amazon/Nile/Ganga)
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Which river does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?
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_____ is an area drained by a single river system. (drainage basin/ocean basin)
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The _____ (Prayagraj/ Udaipur) city is located at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna.
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In which country river Indus rises near Lake Manasarovar?
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What is the major difference between drainage and a drainage basin?