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What does the term 'drainage' refer to?
What does the term 'drainage' refer to?
What is the area drained by a single river system called?
What is the area drained by a single river system called?
What separates two drainage basins?
What separates two drainage basins?
What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
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Where do the two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra, originate from?
Where do the two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra, originate from?
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What do most of the Himalayan rivers have from their source to the sea?
What do most of the Himalayan rivers have from their source to the sea?
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Which river has the largest basin in India?
Which river has the largest basin in India?
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Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India originate?
Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India originate?
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What type of drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
What type of drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
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Which river system is joined by tributaries including Zaskar, Nubra, Shyok, and Hunza?
Which river system is joined by tributaries including Zaskar, Nubra, Shyok, and Hunza?
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In which part of India does the Indus River enter?
In which part of India does the Indus River enter?
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What are the main Himalayan rivers mentioned in the text?
What are the main Himalayan rivers mentioned in the text?
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What is the source of the Indus River?
What is the source of the Indus River?
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Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India flow towards?
Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India flow towards?
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What is the area drained by a single river system called?
What is the area drained by a single river system called?
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What separates two drainage basins?
What separates two drainage basins?
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What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
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Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India originate?
Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India originate?
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Which river system is joined by tributaries including Zaskar, Nubra, Shyok, and Hunza?
Which river system is joined by tributaries including Zaskar, Nubra, Shyok, and Hunza?
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Where do the two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra, originate from?
Where do the two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra, originate from?
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Which river originates in Tibet near Lake Mansarowar and forms a picturesque gorge in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir?
Which river originates in Tibet near Lake Mansarowar and forms a picturesque gorge in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir?
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What are the major Himalayan rivers mentioned in the text?
What are the major Himalayan rivers mentioned in the text?
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In which part of India does the Indus River enter?
In which part of India does the Indus River enter?
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Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India flow towards?
Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India flow towards?
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What type of drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
What type of drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
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What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
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What is the source of the Indus River?
What is the source of the Indus River?
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What do most of the Himalayan rivers have from their source to the sea?
What do most of the Himalayan rivers have from their source to the sea?
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What separates two drainage basins?
What separates two drainage basins?
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What is the area drained by a single river system called?
What is the area drained by a single river system called?
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