Divisions of Indian River System

Q.

Enumerate some important features of the Himalayan rivers.

Q. The Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri rivers drain into which of the following?

1. Indian Ocean
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Bay of Bengal
4. Arabian Sea

Q. Which one of the following river is not a west-flowing river?

1. Sabarmati
2. Mahi
3. Godavari
4. Tapi

Q.

Tick the correct answer: The river Yangtze flows in.

1. South America

2. Australia

3. China

Q. The Himalayan rivers originate from the _______of the Himalayan mountains.

1. central highlands
2. plateaus
3. glaciers
4. plains

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

Q. The Indus Valley Civilisation thrived on the banks of the river Indus.

1. True
2. False

Q. Choose the West-flowing rivers from the following.

1. Sabarmati
2. Bharathapuzha
3. Periyar
4. Krishna
5. Kaveri
6. Narmada
7. Tapi
8. Godavari

Q. Choose the correct pair of cities located on the banks of respective rivers.

1. Delhi
2. Kolkata
3. Yamuna
4. Hooghly
5. Ahmedabad
6. Sabarmati
7. Surat
8. Tapi

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding Himalayan rivers?

1. They originate from the glaciers of the Himalayan mountains.
2. They merge into the glaciers of the Himalayan mountains.
3. They originate from the Peninsular plateau and the central highlands.
4. They are seasonal in nature.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding Peninsular rivers?

1. They merge into the Himalayan mountains.
2. They originate from the Peninsular plateau and the central highlands.
3. They are perennial in nature.
4. They originate from the glaciers of the Himalayan mountains.

Q.

characteristics of east flowing rivers

Q.

what is the difference between west flowin rivers and east floing rivers?

Q. Himalayan rivers are not perennial in nature.

1. True
2. False