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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 →Drainage bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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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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The Indus emerges from the mountains at:

  1. Attock
  2. Mithankot
  3. Haridwar
  4. Farakka
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Correct answer: A. Attock

1. It flows through Baltistan and Gilgit. 2. It leaves the mountains at Attock. 3. The Punjab rivers join it near Mithankot. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 3, Drainage._

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