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Class 9 Geography
Drainage
Quiz 7
Which of the following is tributary of River Cauvery?
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Tunga
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Malaprabha
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Netravathi
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Hemavathi
Explanation
The Kaveri rises in the Brahmagri range of the Western Ghats and it reaches the Bay of Bengal in south of Cuddalore, in Tamil Nadu. Total length of the river is about 760 km. Its main tributaries are Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini.
Which is the largest coastal lagoon in India?
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Chilika Lake
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Wular Lake
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Dal Lake
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Loktak Lake
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Chilika Lake
Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjamdistricts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 km.
Which one of the following is not a tributary of River Krishna?
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Kapila
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Bheema
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Tungabhadra
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Ghataprabha
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Rising from a spring near Mahabaleshwar, the Krishna flows for about 1400 km and reaches the Bay of Bengal. The Tungabhadra, the Koyana, the Ghatprabha, the Musi and the Bhima are some of its tributaries.
Which ancient traveller from Uzbekistan has mentioned about ponds making skills of Rajasthan people?
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Hiuen Tsang from China
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Al Biruni from Uzbekistan
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Ibn Battuta from Morocco
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Abdul Razzak from Persia
The source of the river Godavari in Western Ghats is ________.
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Manasa Sarovar
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Kurgu Region
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Nasik Tryambakam
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Hamsala Devi
Which of the following is the longest river in India?
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Ganga
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Narmada
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Brahmaputra
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Godavari
The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
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Andhra Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu
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Karnataka
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Madhya Pradesh
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karnataka,
Originating in the foothills of Western Ghats at Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka it flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths in Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu.
Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'?
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Godavari
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Krishna
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Mahanadi
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Cauvery
Which of the following is false?
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Krishna serves Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
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Godavari serves Madhya Pradesh
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Mahanadi serves Bihar and Odisha
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Narmada serves Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
From North towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
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Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Sutlej
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Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej
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Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti
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Zaskar - Sutlej - Shyok - Spiti
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Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India from north towards South.
Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?
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Gujarat
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Maharashtra
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Rajasthan
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Madhya Pradesh
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Rajasthan does not form part of the Narmada basin. The total basin area of the river is 97,410 square kilometer comprising 85,858 square kilometer in Madhya Pradesh, 1658 square kilometer in Maharashtra and 9894 square kilometer in Gujarat. The drainage area up to dam site is 88,000 square kilometer.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
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River- Gomti, City- Lucknow
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River-Saryu, City-Ayodhya
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River-Alaknanda, City-Badrinath
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River-Narmada, City-Satna
Consider the following rivers.
$$1$$. Betwa
$$2$$. Kosi
$$3$$. Gandak
Which of the given do not join Yamuna river?
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$$1$$ only
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$$1$$ and $$2$$
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$$1$$ and $$3$$
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$$2$$ and $$3$$
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Betwa river do not join Yamuna river.
The Betwa or Betravati is a river in Northern India, and a tributary of the Yamuna. It rises in the Vindhya Range just north of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh and flows north-east through Madhya Pradesh and Orchha to Uttar Pradesh. Nearly half of its course, which is not navigable, runs over the Malwa Plateau.
Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers?
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Mahanadi
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Godavari
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Cauvery
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Krishna
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Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of Cauvery. The Cauvery rises from the Brahmagiri hills in the Coorg district at 1,341 m above sea level and drain the Maysore plateau before flowing into the plain.
Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in _________.
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Gujarat
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Maharashtra
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Madhya Pradesh
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Chhattisgarh
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Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.
Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
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Narmada
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Son
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Mahe
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Netravati
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The Narmada and the Tapti are major rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea. The Narmada originates in eastern Madhya Pradesh ( India) and flows west across the state, through a narrow valley between the Vindhya Range and spurs of the Satpura Range.
Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of rivers Ganga?
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Fatehpur
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Bhagalpur
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Uttarkashi
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Kanpur
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Uttarkashi cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga. Uttarkashi is situated on the banks of river Bhagirathi at an altitude of 1158 m above sea level. Uttarkashi is generally known as a holy town close to Rishikesh.
Which one of the following is a north flowing river?
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Cauvery
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Narmada
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Chambal
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Brahmaputra
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Narmada is a north flowing river.The Narmada River, also called the Rewa and previously also known as Nerbudda, is a river in central India after the Godavari, and the Krishna. It is also known as "Life Line of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh" for its huge contribution to the state of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in many ways. Narmada rises from Amarkantak Plateau near Anuppur district. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat.
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Mahanadi River rises in Chattisgarh
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Godavari River rises in Maharashtra
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Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh
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Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh
Explanation
Cauvery river rises in Talakaveri Originating in the foothills of Western Ghats at Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka it flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths in Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu.
The Indian river of the Indus Basin are _____________.
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Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
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Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
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Betwa, Sone and Kosi
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Gomati, Kosi, Gandak
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Sutlej, Beas and Ravi,
Indus River, Tibetan and Sanskrit Sindhu, Sindhi Sindhu, or Mehran, great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 2,000 miles (3,200 km). Its total drainage area is about 450,000 square miles (1,165,000 square km), of which 175,000 square miles (453,000 square km) lie in the ranges and foothills of the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, and the Karakoram Range; the rest is in the semiarid plains of Pakistan. The river’s annual flow is about 58 cubic miles (243 cubic km)—twice that of the Nile River and three times that of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers combined. The river’s conventional name derives from the Tibetan and Sanskrit name Sindhu. The earliest chronicles and hymns of the Aryan peoples of ancient India, the Rigveda, composed about 1500 BCE, mention the river, which is the source of the country’s name.
The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is _____.
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Godavari
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Krishna
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Cauvery
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Mahanadi
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The second-largest east-flowing Peninsular river is Krishna, it rises north of Mahabaleshwara.
Among the following rivers, which one is the longest?
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Godavari
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Krishna
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Mahanadi
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Narmada
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The Godavari is India's second longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra. It flows east for 1,465 kilometres, draining the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, ultimately emptying into the Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries.
Which of the following river lies in a rift valley?
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Luni
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Chambal
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Son
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Tapti
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Tapti River
It lies between the rift valley south of Satpura mountains.
Beyond Farakka when Ganges enters in Bangladesh is known as ___________.
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Padma
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Meghna
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Hugli
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Swarn Ganga
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Padma,
Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known as Padma. Once the Padma reaches the centre of Bangladesh, it joins with the Brahmaputra, or Jamuna, as it is known in Bangladesh, where the two join and form the Meghna River. The Farakka Barrage was created by India in 1975 to divert water from the Ganges River to the Bhagirathi-Hoogly river system.
The Narmada river originates in ______.
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Vindhyan Range
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Maikal Range
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Satpura Range
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Mahadeo Range
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Amarkantak (Maikal Range)
Origin of the Narmada River :
Amarkantak is the place from where the Narmada river originates. It rises from the Maikal ranges at the height of 1057 meter above the sea level. Amarkantak is located in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh in India. Narmada river mainly flows in the central India.
River Beas flows through the State of _____.
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Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
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Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu
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Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
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Punjab and Haryana
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Beas River. The Beas River is a river in north India. The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 kilometres (290 mi) to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab.
Narmada originates from its source situated in the State of __________.
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Maharashtra
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Uttar Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh,
Amarkantak is the place from where the Narmada river originates. It rises from the Maikal ranges at the height of 1057 meter above the sea level. Amarkantak is located in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh in India. Narmada river mainly flows in the central India. The total length of the Narmada river lies approximately 1,289 kms. The river flows from the eastward direction to the westward into the Arabian sea. It merges into the ocean at the point called 'Bharonch'. It is the largest west flowing river in India.
River Kaveri flows through the state of _______.
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Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
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Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
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Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
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Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Originating in the foothills of Western Ghats at Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka it flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths in Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu.
Why the Delta of River Indus is small compared to the Delta of the Ganga?
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The Indus traverses a shorter distance than the Ganga
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The Indus is not as broad as the Ganga
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The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea
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None of the above
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Ganges River, Hindi Ganga, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent. Although officially as well as popularly called the Ganga in Hindi and in other Indian languages, internationally it is known by its conventional name, the Ganges. From time immemorial it has been the holy river of Hinduism. For most of its course it is a wide and sluggish stream, flowing through one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of Asia or of the world.
Rising in the Himalayas and emptying into the Bay of Bengal, it drains one-fourth of the territory of India, and its basin supports hundreds of millions of people. The greater part of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, across which it flows, is the heartland of the region known as Hindustan and has been the cradle of successive civilizations from the Mauryan empire of Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE to the Mughal Empire, founded in the 16th century.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?
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Seasonal flow
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Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
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Flow through shallow valleys
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Little erosional activity
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Meandering tendency often shifting their beds is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers. They flow through open and graded shallow valleys with low gradients and little erosion. They have meandering tendencies, often shifting their beds. Most of these rivers can be said to have reached a mature state of development.
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