Drainage System in India

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Important Questions on Drainage System in India

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Write a note on the drainage patterns.

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Why are rivers important for India?

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Compare the rivers of Himalayan region with that of rivers of Peninsular India.

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Write brief note on deltas 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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Which type of drainage pattern does an area have where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?

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The second-highest waterfall in India powers which set of the following cities?

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A river cutsoff the ox bow lakes from which of the following?

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The river Mahanadi does NOT share its basin with which of the following states?

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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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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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Which of the following is a major feature of the Himalayan river?

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The _____ (Prayagraj/ Udaipur) city is located at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna.

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The Indus Water Treaty was signed in the year 1960, between India and Pakistan to use the water available in the Indus River and its tributaries.

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The _____ river is the largest drainage basin in the world. (Amazon/Nile/Ganga)

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The largest river basin formed by the Himalayan rivers in India is _____.

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Dakshin-Ganga is the longest river in India.

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In which country river Indus rises near Lake Manasarovar?

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An elevated area, such as a mountain that separates two drainage basins, is known as a water divide.