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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 globe shows mostly blue. Water covers about what share of the earth's surface?Read the answer and worked solution →Of all the water on earth, roughly how much is fresh water?Read the answer and worked solution →India has about 16 per cent of the world's people. What share of the world's water resources does it have?Read the answer and worked solution →How much water does India receive from precipitation in a year?Read the answer and worked solution →India has about 10,360 rivers and tributaries longer than what length?Read the answer and worked solution →Only 32 per cent of surface water can be used. What is the usable amount?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganga, Brahmaputra and Barak basins cover one third of India's area. What share of surface water do they hold?Read the answer and worked solution →India's total replenishable groundwater is about how much?Read the answer and worked solution →A tubewell farmer in Punjab pumps heavily. Which States use groundwater most intensively?Read the answer and worked solution →Brackish lagoon water in Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal is used for what?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhakra-Nangal, Hirakud and Nagarjuna Sagar are examples of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sector uses about 89 per cent of India's surface water?Read the answer and worked solution →Industry uses only 2 per cent of surface water. What share does the domestic sector use?Read the answer and worked solution →In Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, what share of net sown area is irrigated?Read the answer and worked solution →Wells and tubewells irrigate what share of Punjab's net irrigated area?Read the answer and worked solution →Over-pumping groundwater in Rajasthan and Maharashtra has raised which contaminant?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two rivers are named as the most polluted in India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Central Pollution Control Board monitors water quality at how many stations?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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