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Manufacturing bingoRead the answer and worked solution →An upland such as a mountain that separates two drainage basins is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →The Indus rises in Tibet near:Read the answer and worked solution →The Indus emerges from the mountains at:Read the answer and worked solution →The Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum join together to enter the Indus near:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960, India can use what share of the water carried by the Indus system?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhagirathi is joined by the Alaknanda at:Read the answer and worked solution →The Ghaghara, Gandak and Kosi, which flood the northern plains yearly, rise in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Namami Gange was approved as a flagship programme in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganga bifurcates at the northernmost point of its delta at:Read the answer and worked solution →The Brahmaputra takes a U turn into Arunachal Pradesh on reaching:Read the answer and worked solution →In Arunachal Pradesh the Brahmaputra is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which two long peninsular rivers flow west and make estuaries?Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada rises in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada flows west through a rift valley formed by:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest peninsular river, also called the Dakshin Ganga, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Godavari rises in which district of Maharashtra?Read the answer and worked solution →The Krishna rises from a spring near:Read the answer and worked solution →The Kaveri reaches the Bay of Bengal south of:Read the answer and worked solution →The second biggest waterfall in India, made by the Kaveri, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest freshwater lake in India, formed by tectonic activity, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sambhar lake in Rajasthan is a seasonal lake whose water is used for producing:Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganga Action Plan, India's first river cleaning programme, was launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the east-flowing riversRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Himalayan riversRead the answer and worked solution →Run to the river sourcesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the river featuresRead the answer and worked solution →Himalayan or peninsularRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the tributariesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →

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Manufacturing bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Industries clustering in a city.
    Item
    Agglomeration
  2. Clue
    Supplies raw material to other industries.
    Item
    Basic industry
  3. Clue
    Sector of Kerala coir and Maharashtra sugar.
    Item
    Cooperative
  4. Clue
    Narrow strip of jute mills.
    Item
    Hugli belt
  5. Clue
    India leads the world in this and khandsari.
    Item
    Gur
  6. Clue
    Densest cluster of steel plants.
    Item
    Chhotanagpur
  7. Clue
    India is its largest producer.
    Item
    Sponge iron
  8. Clue
    Bulky reddish ore for aluminium.
    Item
    Bauxite
  9. Clue
    Fertiliser input wholly imported.
    Item
    Potash
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 6, Manufacturing Industries._

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An upland such as a mountain that separates two drainage basins is called a:

  1. Water divide
  2. River delta
  3. Estuary mouth
  4. Deep gorge
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Correct answer: A. Water divide

1. A drainage basin is the area drained by one river system. 2. The separating upland is a water divide. 3. Ambala sits on the Indus-Ganga divide. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 3, Drainage._

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The Indus rises in Tibet near:

  1. Amarkantak hills
  2. Lake Mansarower
  3. Namcha Barwa
  4. Gangotri Glacier
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Correct answer: B. Lake Mansarower

1. It flows west into Ladakh. 2. Its source is near Lake Mansarower. 3. The Brahmaputra rises close by. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 3, Drainage._

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