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Friday, 1 November 2013

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Ganges)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Ganges)



1) Indian rivers can be broadly classified in how many categories? – 2 categories A) Rivers belonging to the Himalayan system B) Rivers belonging to Indian Peninsula

2) Which are the major rivers belonging to the Himalayan system, which flow through India? – Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra

3) Which is the largest river of India? – Ganges or Ganga, length in India is about 2,500 Km (Indus (3,200Km) and Brahmaputra (2,900Km) are much longer than Ganges but length of their flow in India is smaller when compared with Ganges’ length of flow in India)

4) What is the originating point of river Ganges? – Gomukh or Gaumukh in Uttarakhand

5) Ganges is known by which name after it originates from Gomukh? – Bhagirathi

6) Bhagirathi joins which river at Devprayag (Uttarakhand) to become Ganges? – Alaknanda (It can be said that Bhagirathi becomes Ganges at Devprayag after meeting Alaknanda)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Indus and Brahmaputra)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Indus and Brahmaputra)


1) Which is the longest river of the Indian subcontinent? – Indus or Sindhu

2) What is the approximate length of Indus River? – 3,200 km

3) What is the originating point of river Ganges? – Confluence of Sengge and Gar rivers near Kailash-Mansarovar region in Tibet, China

4) Indus River passes through only one Indian state. Which is it? – Jammu & Kashmir

5) Which river is also known as the Lion River? – Indus

6) Which are the important tributaries of Indus in Jammu & Kashmir? – Shyok, Shigar and Gilgit

7) Which are the most important tributaries of Indus? – Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej

Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India (Godavari and Krishna)

Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India (Godavari and Krishna)



1) What is meant by peninsular rivers of India? – These rivers flow in the Indian peninsula, which is the area extending from Narmada River to India’s southern tip

2) What is the main feature of India’s peninsular rivers? – These rivers are seasonal in flow unlike the Himalayan Rivers, which are perennial in nature

3) Peninsular rivers are broadly classified in how many categories? – Two   a) East flowing rivers b) West flowing rivers

4) East flowing rivers flow into which oceanic body? – The Bay of Bengal

5) Which are the important East flowing rivers of the peninsular river system? – Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Cauvery (Kaveri), Brahmani and Mahanadi

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Thursday, 31 October 2013