Consider the following:
Glacier
River
1. Bandarpunch
Yamuna
2. Bara Shigri
Chenab
3. Milam
Mandakini
4. Siachen
Nubra
5. Zemu
Manas
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Important Questions on India's Drainage System
Which of the following statements are correct about drainage patterns?
1. Rivers are originating from the Amarkantak Range flow in all directions, thus forming a radial pattern.
2. In the Northern Plains, the drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree, thus forming a trellis pattern.
3. The dendritic pattern is formed when primary tributaries flow parallel to one another, and secondary tributaries join them at right angles as depicted in the case of Singhbhum, Chhotanagpur plateau.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Which of the following rivers and their tributaries is/are correctly matched?
1. Indus - Bhima
2. Brahmaputra - Jaldhaka
3. Narmada - Seonath
4. Mahanadi - Tawa
Which of the following statements correctly describe the geological events responsible for the present form of the peninsular drainage system?
1. Tilting of the peninsular block from north-west to the south-east directed the major rivers to flow towards the Bay of Bengal.
2. Subsidence of the western flank of the peninsula made the rivers asymmetrical in this region.
3. When the northern part of the peninsula subsided into the Himalayas, it resulted in trough faulting from which rivers Narmada and Tapi flow at present.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
With reference to the dismemberment of the Indo-Brahma river system into three branches, consider the following statements:
1. The Delhi ridge serves as a watershed between the Indus and Ganga drainage systems.
2. The Malda gap area acts as a water divide between the rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra.
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Consider the following statements about the tributaries of Indus:
1. Chenab is the largest tributary of Indus.
2. Beas flows through Kullu valley and forms gorges in the Dhaoladhar range.
3. Satluj is an antecedent river which originates from Tibet.
4. Khurram, Viboa and Tochi are some of the left-bank tributaries of the Indus.
Which of the above statements are correct?
