1.which one of the following describes the drainage pattern resembling the branches of tree ?

Answer: Dendritic 


2.In which of the following states is the wular lake located?

Answer :Jammu and Kashmir


3. The river Narmada has its resource at

Answer: Amarkantak


4. which one of the following lakes is a saltwater lake?

Answer: Sambhar


5. Which one of the following is the longest river of the peninsular India?

Answer: Godavari


6. Which one of the amongest following the rivers flows through a  rift valley?

Answer : Tapi

What is meant by the water divide? Give an example.


Answer: Any raised region, like a mountain or upland, isolates two seepage bowls. Such upland is known as the water partition. Ambala is situated on the water split between the Indus and the Ganga stream frameworks.


Question 3.

Which is the largest river basin in India?

Answer:Ganga River bowl is the biggest waterway bowl in India.


Question 4.

Where do the rivers Indus and Ganga have their origin?

Answer:The headwaters of the Ganga called the ‘Bhagirathi’ is fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag in Uttaranchal. At Haridwar, the Ganga emerges from the mountains on to the plains. The Indus flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and emerges from the mountains at Attock.


Question 5.

Name the two headstreams of the Ganga. Where do they meet to form the Ganga?

Answer: Answer:The two headstreams of Ganga are Alaknanda and Bhagirathi. They both meet to form Ganga at Devprayag.



Question 6.

Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt, despite a longer course?


Answer:In Tibet, the stream conveys a more modest volume of water and less residue, as it is a cold and dry region. In India, it goes through a district of high precipitation. Consequently, the stream conveys a huge volume of water and a lot of residue.


Question 7

Which two Peninsular rivers flow through a trough?

Answer: Narmada and Tapi are the two Peninsular waterways that move through a box.


Question 8.

Discuss the significant difference between the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers?

Answer: The Himalayan Rivers The Peninsular or Deccan Rivers

1. The Himalayan waterways ascend in the snow-shrouded mountains as such they stream consistently. The mountains where the Deccan waterways rise are not snow-shrouded. Subsequently they evaporate in summer.


2. The Himalayan waterways stream in evened out Northern Plains. Thusly, they are very helpful for route and water system. The Peninsular waterways stream on the lopsided rough surface. Accordingly they are neither traversable nor valuable for water system.


3. The Himalayan streams carry with them fruitful alluvium which they store in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The Peninsular waterways don't carry with them enough alluvium. As the current is quick so the affidavit movement is unimportant.


4. Trenches have been dug to involve the water of these streams for water system. As the territory is rough and the banks of these waterways are high, trenches can't be dug. In any case, dams are worked to store the floodwater for water system with the assistance of little channels.


5. Numerous significant towns and focuses of exchange are arranged on the banks of these streams. Not many significant towns and focuses of exchange are arranged on the banks of these waterways.


6. The permeable soil ingests a great deal of water, which is later on utilized as groundwater by digging wells and cylinder wells for homegrown and water system purposes. The rough soil assimilates no water. Thus no wells can be dug. All the water streams down the ocean at very much the same time.


Question 9.


Compare the east-flowing and the west-flowing rivers of the Peninsular plateau?

Answer:East Flowing Rivers

The Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, and the Kaveri are the vitally east streaming waterways of Peninsular India. These streams channel in the Bay of Bengal. These streams make deltas at their mouth


West Flowing Rivers.

These waterways have a created feeder framework. Their feeders are similarly enormous in size. These streams move through not exceptionally profound channels.


The Narmada and the Tapi are the primary west-streaming waterways of Peninsular India. These streams channel in the Arabian Sea. These streams enter the ocean through estuaries. These streams are absent any and all created feeder framework. Their feeders are minuscule in size. These streams stream in a box or a pipe like limited however profound channel.


Question 10.


Why are rivers important for the country’s economy?

Answer: Rivers have been of fundamental importance throughout human history. Water from the rivers is a basic natural resource, essential for various human activities. Therefore, the riverbanks have attracted settlers from ancient times. These settlements have now become big cities. Make a list of cities in your state, which is located on the bank of a river. Using rivers for irrigation, navigation, hydropower generation is of special significance – particularly to a country like India, where agriculture is the major source of livelihood of the majority of its population.