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The Peninsular river called the Dakshin Ganga is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Krishna rises near Mahabaleshwar; its major tributaries are Koyna, Bhima and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada flows in a rift valley between the Satpura and the:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest river system of Rajasthan west of the Aravali, ending in the Rann of Kuchchh, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Ganga tributariesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Punjab fiveRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real riverRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the drainage wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Which seaRead the answer and worked solution →Which river systemRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Rivers bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A shopkeeper says limestone rock is made of a single mineral. Most rocks are made of:Read the answer and worked solution →A deposit is called an ore only if its mineral content makes extraction:Read the answer and worked solution →In igneous rocks, small cracks filled with minerals are veins; the larger ones are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Gold, silver, tin and platinum found in valley sands are:Read the answer and worked solution →Family-run coal mining through long narrow tunnels in Meghalaya is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Most petroleum deposits in India lie in sedimentary rocks of Assam and:Read the answer and worked solution →The vast alluvial plains of north India are almost devoid of:Read the answer and worked solution →The finest iron ore, with up to 70 percent iron and magnetic qualities, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The iron ore most used by industry in terms of quantity is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Bailadila hills with 14 deposits of super high grade hematite are in:Read the answer and worked solution →Kudremukh iron ore is sent as slurry through a pipeline and the mines are a 100 percent:Read the answer and worked solution →About how much manganese goes into one tonne of steel?Read the answer and worked solution →India is critically deficient in the reserve and production of:Read the answer and worked solution →Panchpatmali in Koraput district, Odisha, is famous for:Read the answer and worked solution →Limestone is the basic raw material for which industry?Read the answer and worked solution →A mineral that splits into thin sheets and insulates against high voltage is:Read the answer and worked solution →Because they take millions of years to form, mineral resources are:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a non-conventional source of energy?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Peninsular river called the Dakshin Ganga is the:

  1. Godavari
  2. Krishna
  3. Kaveri
  4. Mahanadi
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Correct answer: A. Godavari

1. It is the largest Peninsular river system. 2. It rises in Nasik district. 3. It is the Godavari. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 3, Drainage System._

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The Krishna rises near Mahabaleshwar; its major tributaries are Koyna, Bhima and:

  1. Pranhita
  2. Tungbhadra
  3. Indravati
  4. Penganga
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Correct answer: B. Tungbhadra

1. Indravati and Pranhita feed the Godavari. 2. The Krishna's third big tributary comes from Karnataka. 3. It is the Tungbhadra. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 3, Drainage System._

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The Narmada flows in a rift valley between the Satpura and the:

  1. Sahyadri hills
  2. Nilgiri hills
  3. Vindhyan range
  4. Aravali range
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Correct answer: C. Vindhyan range

1. Satpura lies to the south of the river. 2. Another range lies to its north. 3. That is the Vindhyan range. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 3, Drainage System._

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