Drainage System of India

Which of the following separates two drainage basins?

• Valley

• Plain

• Water divide

• Delta

Which characteristic best explains why Himalayan rivers are perennial while most Peninsular rivers are seasonal?

• Himalayan rivers are longer

• Himalayan rivers receive water from both rain and melted snow

• Peninsular rivers have steeper gradients

• Himalayan rivers have more tributaries

Which feature indicates that the Western Ghats act as a water divide for Peninsular India?

• Most major peninsular rivers flow eastward into Bay of Bengal

• All rivers originate from the Western Ghats

• The Western Ghats have the highest peaks

• Rivers flowing west are longer than those flowing east

The area drained by a single river system called?

• Water divide

• River valley

• River System

• Drainage basin

The Indus river rises near which lake?

• Dal Lake

• Chilika Lake

• Lake Mansarowar

• Wular Lake

According to the Indus Water Treaty (1960), India can use what percentage of Indus river system water?

• 20 percent

• 30 percent

• 40 percent

• 50 percent

The headwaters of Ganga are called:

• Alaknanda

• Mandakini

• Bhagirathi

• Pindar

The Brahmaputra's braided channel pattern in Assam is primarily due to:

• Heavy rainfall in the region

• Huge deposits of silt on the riverbed

• Multiple tributaries joining the river

• Tectonic activity in the region

Chilika, Pulicat and Kolleru lakes are examples of:

• Glacial lakes

• Tectonic lakes

• Lagoons formed by coastal processes

• Artificial reservoirs

The Krishna river rises from a spring near:

• Amarkantak

• Nasik

• Brahmagiri

• Mahabaleshwar