30 Questions
What does the term 'drainage' refer to?
The river system of an area
What is the area drained by a single river system called?
Drainage basin
What separates two drainage basins?
Elevated area
What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
Perennial flow
Where do the two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra, originate from?
North of the mountain ranges
What do most of the Himalayan rivers have from their source to the sea?
Long courses
Which river has the largest basin in India?
Ganga River
Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India originate?
Western Ghats
What type of drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
Trellis pattern
Which river system is joined by tributaries including Zaskar, Nubra, Shyok, and Hunza?
Indus River System
In which part of India does the Indus River enter?
Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir
What are the main Himalayan rivers mentioned in the text?
Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
What is the source of the Indus River?
Tibet, near Lake Mansarowar
Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India flow towards?
Bay of Bengal
What is the area drained by a single river system called?
drainage basin
What separates two drainage basins?
water divide
What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
perennial
Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India originate?
Peninsular India
Which river system is joined by tributaries including Zaskar, Nubra, Shyok, and Hunza?
Indus River
Where do the two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra, originate from?
north of the mountain ranges
Which river originates in Tibet near Lake Mansarowar and forms a picturesque gorge in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir?
Indus
What are the major Himalayan rivers mentioned in the text?
Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
In which part of India does the Indus River enter?
Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir
Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India flow towards?
Bay of Bengal
What type of drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
Trellis
What distinguishes the Himalayan rivers from the Peninsular rivers?
Length and tributaries
What is the source of the Indus River?
Tibet, near Lake Mansarowar
What do most of the Himalayan rivers have from their source to the sea?
Many large and important tributaries
What separates two drainage basins?
Water divide
What is the area drained by a single river system called?
Drainage basin
This quiz covers the concept of drainage systems in geography, focusing on how smaller streams merge to form rivers, which eventually drain into large bodies of water. It also discusses the formation of drainage basins and the role of elevated areas in separating them.
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