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The Himalayan Rivers

In Class 9 Geography, this topic from the chapter “Drainage” introduces the Himalayan river systems, especially the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra. Students learn how these rivers are fed by glaciers, snow and rainfall, making them largely perennial, and trace their courses, major tributaries and drainage patterns. The topic also explains how Himalayan rivers shape deep gorges, valleys, meanders, floodplains and deltas, while supporting farming, settlements and ecosystems. It highlights their economic importance as well as the challenges of floods, erosion and changing water conditions.

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  1. Steep slope and vertical erosion
  2. Low slope and calm deposition
  3. Sea tides and corals
  4. Wind erosion and sand dunes
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  1. They depend only on rainfall
  2. They are filled by sea water
  3. They receive water from both rainfall and glacier melt
  4. They originate only from lakes
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  1. Both landforms form only by wind
  2. The river performs the same process everywhere
  3. Gorge forms by deposition and delta by erosion
  4. Erosion dominates upstream and deposition downstream
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  1. Because after this the river is mainly known as Ganga
  2. Because Ganga drains into the Arabian Sea here
  3. Because Yamuna originates here
  4. Because Brahmaputra joins Ganga here
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  1. They are distributaries of the Ganga
  2. They are major tributaries of the Indus system
  3. They are Tibetan branches of Brahmaputra
  4. They are southern plateau rivers
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  1. It is called Tsangpo in Tibet
  2. It joins the Indus
  3. It rises from Yamunotri and joins Ganga at Prayagraj
  4. It is called Meghna in Bengal
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  1. They bring dry streams from southern plateau
  2. They flow opposite from the sea
  3. They are branches of Indus
  4. They bring high water and silt from the Himalayan region into the Ganga plain
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  1. Their source is linked with the peninsular plateau
  2. They come from Tibet
  3. They are distributaries of Ganga
  4. They join the Brahmaputra
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  1. A river has no mouth
  2. A river may be known by different names in different regions and countries
  3. A river originates only in plains
  4. A river always returns in the same direction
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  1. Low water and high evaporation
  2. Permanent drought and sand dunes
  3. Lava flow and earthquakes
  4. High discharge, heavy sediment and monsoon rainfall
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  1. Deposition of heavy alluvial sediment by rivers
  2. Rise of marine corals
  3. Desert wind erosion
  4. Complete glacial freezing
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  1. Glacial origin
  2. Main channel and distributary arrangement
  3. Westward flow of Indus
  4. Tibetan name of Brahmaputra
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  1. Western branches of Indus
  2. Upper tributaries of Yamuna
  3. Combined Ganga-Brahmaputra river system in Bangladesh
  4. Mouth of Narmada
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  1. Very steep mountain slope
  2. Marine coral deposition
  3. Glacial erosion
  4. Lateral erosion and deposition on low slope
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  1. Flood, sediment deposition on banks, levee formation
  2. Glacier, coral, levee
  3. Lava, earthquake, alluvium
  4. Drought, wind, ice
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  1. Sea waves and corals
  2. Heavy silt, low slope and floods
  3. Lava flow and mountain peaks
  4. Permanent ice and water absence
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  1. Low water and low slope
  2. Sea tides and saline water
  3. Steep slope and fast flow
  4. Silt deposition and delta
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  1. Vegetation identification
  2. Soil colour identification
  3. Wind direction calculation
  4. Map identification of drainage direction and river mouth
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  1. Fertile alluvial soil and irrigation water
  2. Hard lava and water scarcity
  3. Sea salt and coral
  4. Dry sand and low rainfall
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  1. Checking length of names
  2. Checking source region and direction of joining Ganga
  3. Checking taste of water
  4. Checking language of river banks
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  1. A main river gains water and extent from tributaries
  2. A river flows without a source
  3. A river originates only in the sea
  4. Tributaries always stop the river
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  1. River water becomes saline
  2. The river starts flowing uphill
  3. Carrying capacity decreases as slope and velocity reduce
  4. The glacier falls directly into the sea
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  1. Desert sand and drought
  2. Permanent snow and mountain erosion
  3. Lava plateau and dry river
  4. River deposition, tidal coast and mangrove environment
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  1. Jamuna is the Brahmaputra's name in Bangladesh and Yamuna is a tributary of Ganga
  2. Jamuna is an Indus stream and Yamuna is an ocean current
  3. Both are distributaries of Ganga
  4. Both are branches of Narmada
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  1. They make all plains uninhabited
  2. They support dense settlement by providing water, irrigation and fertile soil
  3. They only create seaports
  4. They completely remove water

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