Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree?

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(a)

Radial

(b)

Centrifugal

(c)

Dendritic

(d)

Trellis

The river Narmada has its source at

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(a)

Satpura

(b)

Amarkantak

(c)

Brahmagiri

(d)

Slopes of the Western Ghats

An elevated area, seperating two drainage basin is known as

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(a)

water joint  

(b)

  water divide

(c)

 drainage pattern

(d)

 drainage basin

Which of the following has the largest drainage pattern in India?

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(a)

The Indus

(b)

 The Ganga  

(c)

The Brahmaputra  

(d)

The Mahanadi

What is called a river system?

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(a)

A river  

(b)

A river and a lake

(c)

   A river and its tributaries

(d)

A stream 

From where does the river Tapi arise?

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(a)

Amarkantak

(b)

 Satpura

(c)

  Western Ghats  

(d)

Mahablaeshwar

The largest delta in the world is :

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(a)

Ganga delta

(b)

 Mahanadhi delta  

(c)

Sunderban delta  

(d)

Godaveri delta

Which river has the largest basin in India?

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(a)

Ganga

The name of the biggest waterfall in India?

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(a)

Jog Falls (at Sharwathi River in Karnataka)

Make a list natural and artificial lakes with the help of the atlas.

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(a)

Natural Lakes:
Wular,Dal,Sambhar,Loktak(Manipur),Vembnad,Pulicat,Kolleru,Chilika
Arfificial Lakes:
Gobind Sagar,Rana Pratap Sagaar,Gandhi Sagar, Gobinad Ballabh Pant Sagar,Nizam Sagar,Nagarjuna Sagar,Krishna Sagar,Linganamakki (Karnataka).

What is meant by a water divide? Give an example.

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(a)

What is the largest river basin in India?

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(a)

Where do the river Indus and Ganga have their origin?

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(a)

Name the two headstreams of the Ganga.Where do they meet to form the Ganga?

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(a)

Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt,despite a longer course?

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(a)

Which two Peninsular rivers flow through trough?

4

(a)

State some economic benefits of rivers and lakes

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(a)

Discuss the significant difference between the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers.

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(a)

Compare the east flowing and the west flowing rivers of the Peninsular plateau.

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(a)

Name the three major river system of the Himalayas.

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(a)