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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.

Hard · Level 3 · 25 questions

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  1. River work changes according to slope velocity and sediment load
  2. River only deposits everywhere
  3. The river source is always the sea
  4. The river has no relation with plains
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  1. They formed suddenly after mountain uplift
  2. They maintained older courses by cutting deep valleys during mountain uplift
  3. They only deposit in plains
  4. They flow opposite from the sea
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  1. Low slope and slow current
  2. Influence of sea tides
  3. Strong vertical erosion and mountain uplift
  4. Desert wind deposition
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  1. Only groundwater and lakes
  2. Only sea waves
  3. Only hot winds
  4. Monsoon rainfall and snowmelt water
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  1. Long course and gradual decrease in slope
  2. Entire river ending in a desert
  3. Only underground flow
  4. Marine coral formation
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  1. Because it flows only in South India
  2. Because it is linked with the Indus Valley Civilization and north-western drainage
  3. Because it drains into the Bay of Bengal
  4. Because it has no tributary
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  1. All are southern tributaries of the Ganga
  2. All are Tibetan streams of the Brahmaputra
  3. They are major tributaries of the Indus river system
  4. They are only small coastal rivers
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  1. A main river may form from the confluence of source streams
  2. The Ganga originates in the sea
  3. Alaknanda is a peninsular river
  4. Bhagirathi enters the sea separately from Ganga
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  1. It is a major right-bank tributary of the Ganga
  2. It is the main stream of the Indus
  3. It is a Tibetan stream of the Brahmaputra
  4. It directly drains into the Arabian Sea
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  1. They bring little water from the southern plateau
  2. They bring high water and sediment from the Himalayan region
  3. They are only artificial canals
  4. They flow opposite from the sea
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  1. Their source is linked with the peninsular plateau region
  2. They are called Tsangpo in Tibet
  3. They all join the Indus
  4. They directly originate from glaciers
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  1. In Tibet it receives heavy rainfall and causes floods
  2. In Assam it dries into a small stream
  3. Cold dry Tibet and rainy India change its water and silt load
  4. It does not enter India
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  1. Low rainfall and hard river bed
  2. High rainfall, high discharge and heavy sediment
  3. Complete drying of the river
  4. Deposition of marine corals
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  1. Deposition of huge alluvial sediment by both rivers
  2. Only marine volcanic activity
  3. Erosion by desert winds
  4. Rivers flowing without sediment
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  1. It completely joins Ganga with Indus
  2. It sends one branch as Bhagirathi-Hugli and another as Padma
  3. It ends the Ganga in a desert
  4. It makes the Ganga entirely underground
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  1. Indus route to the Arabian Sea
  2. The combined Ganga-Brahmaputra system in Bangladesh
  3. Yamuna route in Rajasthan
  4. Satluj joining Kaveri
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  1. Lateral erosion and deposition due to low slope in plains
  2. Only avalanches in mountains
  3. Reverse flow due to sea tides
  4. River flowing without water
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  1. Repeated deposition of sediment along banks during floods
  2. Continuous freezing of river bed
  3. Rock cutting by sea waves
  4. Formation of sand dunes in desert
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  1. Because it carries heavy silt and flows on low slope in plains
  2. Because it flows under the sea
  3. Because it is a waterless river
  4. Because it is limited only to plateau
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  1. The drainage basin will generally be extensive
  2. The river system will end immediately
  3. Water will not reach the main river
  4. The river will always remain locked in a lake
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  1. Concept of river mouth and drainage direction
  2. Concept of measuring mountain height
  3. Leaf structure of forests
  4. Soil acidity
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  1. Because fine alluvial soil brought by rivers is deposited there
  2. Because only hard lava is found there
  3. Because no river flows there
  4. Because sea salt is always deposited
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  1. Because they are major in forming the source streams of the Ganga
  2. Because they are western branches of the Indus
  3. Because they are ocean currents
  4. Because they are only desert streams
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  1. Origin in the Himalayas and joining Ganga as a tributary
  2. Becoming a Tibetan stream of Brahmaputra
  3. Independently draining into the Arabian Sea
  4. Disappearing in a desert
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  1. A river's name and nature may change across regions
  2. A river has no source
  3. A river is only an artificial canal
  4. A river does not enter the sea

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