CBSE Questions for Class 9 Geography Drainage Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

• In geomorphology, drainage systems, also known as river systems, are the patterns formed by the streams, rivers and lakes in a particular drainage basin.
  
• Dendritic drainage systems are the most common form of drainage system. In a dendritic system, there are many contributing streams (analogous to the twigs of a tree), which are then joined together into the tributaries of the main river (the branches and the trunk of the tree, respectively). 
  
• They develop where the river channel follows the slope of the terrain.

• The Narmada is the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula, it rises near Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh.
  
• It is one of the two major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west, along with the Tapti River.

• The word 'do' means two and 'ab' means water.
  
• Doab refers to the riverine island where two rivers meet. 
  
• Doab is  a term used in India and Pakistan for the tongue, or tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers.

• Son river is the second largest southern tributary of the river Ganga after Yamuna. Son river, also spelled as Sone, rises in Madhya Pradesh.

• Luni is a river that flows in western Rajasthan.
  
• It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, and passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km.

• Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown.
  
• The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north.
  
•  Majuli named world's largest river island.
  
•  Majuli Island on the Brahmaputra in Assam was declared the largest river island in the world, toppling Marajo in Brazil, by Guinness World Records on Thursday.
  
• The river island covers an area of around 880 sqkm.

• The Manjra also spelled Manjira is a tributary of the river Godavari. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana.
  
• The Wainganga  is a river of India,  which originates about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Mundara village of Seoni district in the southern slopes of the Satpura range of Madhya Pradesh.
  
• After joining the Wardha. , the united stream, known as the Pranahita. ultimately falls into the Godavari river at Kaleashwaram Telangana.
  
• The Wardha River is one of the biggest rivers in Vidarbha region in India. The Wardha River joins the Wainganga River south of Chamorshi and forms the Pranahita River at Adilabad District, Telangana. 
  
• Pranhita is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, Wardha River and Wainganga .
  

• The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is the world's largest delta.
• It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world, thus earning the nickname of the Green Delta.
  

Prayag is one of the ancient pilgrimage centers of India, and it represents the confluence of the rivers Yamuna and Ganga, near the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

• The river Ganges rises in the western Himalayas in the state of Uttarakhand.
  
• After flowing 250 km through its narrow Himalayan valley, the Ganges emerges from the mountains at Rishikesh, then debouches onto the Gangetic Plain at the pilgrimage town of Haridwar. 
  

• The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and thus forms part of the  greater Gangetic drainage system. 
  
• The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh , running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.

• Major left-bank tributaries include Gomti (Gumti), Ghaghara (Gogra), Gandaki (Gandak), and Kosi (Kusi); major right-bank tributaries include Yamuna (Jumna), Son, Punpun and Damodar. The hydrology of the Ganges River is very complicated, especially in the Ganges Delta region.
  
• The Yamuna sometimes called Jamuna is the longest and the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India. 
  
•  It is the longest river in India which does not directly flow to the sea.
  

A drainage pattern in which the streams branch randomly in all directions resembling the branching habit of certain trees is called dendritic drainage pattern. It is produced where a consequent stream receives several tributaries which in turn are fed by smaller tributaries. It is an indicative of insequent streams flowing across horizontal and homogeneous strata or complex crystalline rocks offering uniform resistance to erosion. 

• The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, a bowl shape lake encircles historical Sambhar Lake Town located 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur .
  
• The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, a bowl shape lake encircles historical Sambhar Lake Town located 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur and 64 km north east of Ajmer along National Highway 8 in Rajasthan. 
  

• The Hogenakkal Falls is on the Kaveri River in the south Indian Tamil Nadu.
  
•  The waterfall is often known as the Niagara Falls of India and is among the most well-known tourist attractions in the region.
  
•  It is a waterfall that does not have much height but is more like a series of waterfalls that cut through the terrain. 
  
• There are many tourist related activities organized throughout the complex of waterfalls and some of the best sights in the nation are on offer here.
  

• Damodar River was earlier known as the "River of Sorrows" as it used to flood many areas of Bardhaman, Hooghly,Howrah and Medinipur districts.
  
•  Even now the floods sometimes affect the lower Damodar Valley, but the havoc it wreaked in earlier years is now a matter of history.
  
• Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of West Bengal and Jharkhand.