Himalayan Rivers of India

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Himalayan Rivers of India: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Indus River System, Ganga River System & Brahmaputra River System etc.

Important Questions on Himalayan Rivers of India

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River Brahmaputra in Tibet (China) is called

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Match the items of column A with the corresponding items of column B and select the correct choice:

                                             Column A                                         Column B

                                       1. Himalayan rivers                           i Seasonal rivers

                                       2. Peninsular rivers                           ii Indus and Brahmaputra 

                                       3. Narmada and Tapi                        iii Godavari 

                                       4. Dakshin Ganga                             iv Perennial rivers

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What is the northernmost point of the Ganga delta?

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The river Brahmaputra enters India from Arunachal Pradesh by taking U-turn from this hill. Name it.

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Name the largest mangrove forest in India situated on the confluence of river Brahmaputra and Ganga.

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Ganga has five tributaries including the sorrow of Bihar. Name the tributary.

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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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Name the place where Ganga is known as Meghna.

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The river Brahmaputra enters the Indian lands from Arunachal Pradesh and forms islands on its way. What are these islands called?

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Devprayag can be described as which one of the following?

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Which tributary of Indus joins it just before draining into the Arabian sea in Pakistan?

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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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Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Perennial rivers have water throughout the year.

Statement 2: The world's largest drainage basin is of the Amazon river.

Statement 3: As per the Indus Water Treaty (1960), India can use only 20% of the total water carried by the Indus river system.

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Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: The Ganga river develops large meanders.

Statement 2: The Brahmaputra takes a 'U' turn and enters India in Sikkim.

Statement 3: The Narmada and the Tapi flow west and make estuaries.

 

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The river Yamuna rises from the __ (1) __ Glacier in the Himalayas. It flows parallel to the Ganga and it meets the Ganga at _(2) __ . What do (1) and (2) respectively denote in the statement above?

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Brahmaputra is known as ___ in Tibet and ___ in Bangladesh respectively.

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

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Which of the following delta is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta?

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In which country river Indus rises near Lake Manasarovar?