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Geography

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 5 · 25 questions

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  1. Correctly identifying source, tributaries, confluence and mouth
  2. Only guessing river colour
  3. Telling the taste of river water
  4. Telling mountain age without evidence
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  1. They kept cutting their old courses even after Himalayan uplift
  2. They flow only in the rainy season
  3. They all rise from the Western Ghats
  4. They dry before reaching the sea
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  1. Only groundwater source
  2. Both glacier melt and monsoon rainfall
  3. Only the effect of sea tides
  4. Only water storage in closed basins
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  1. Gentle slope and slow deposition
  2. Erosion by sea waves
  3. Steep slope and vertical erosion
  4. Deposition by desert winds
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  1. They are all inland rivers
  2. They are all short coastal rivers
  3. They all rise from the Deccan Plateau
  4. Their sources and upper courses are linked with the Himalayan region
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  1. It is a distributary of the Ganga
  2. It is a river linked with the north western Himalayan region
  3. It is a river of the Deccan Plateau
  4. It forms a delta in the Bay of Bengal
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  1. It rises from Yamunotri
  2. It is a tributary of the Indus
  3. It rises from the Gangotri Glacier
  4. It is called Dihang in Assam
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  1. It is the confluence of Yamuna and Chambal
  2. It is the delta of the Brahmaputra
  3. It is the source of the Indus
  4. Here Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet and are called Ganga
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  1. It is a distributary of the Brahmaputra
  2. It is a major tributary of the Ganga
  3. It is a western branch of the Narmada
  4. It is an inland stream of the Luni
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  1. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Prayagraj, while Ganga and Yamuna meet at Devprayag
  2. Ganga and Yamuna meet at Prayagraj, while Alaknanda and Mandakini meet at Devprayag
  3. Ganga and Yamuna meet at Prayagraj, while Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Devprayag
  4. Ganga and Ghaghara meet at Prayagraj, while Bhagirathi and Mandakini meet at Devprayag
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  1. They bring saline water from the sea
  2. They always remain without water
  3. They flow short distances from the Western Ghats
  4. They bring water and sediments from the Himalayas
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  1. It is the main stream of Brahmaputra
  2. It is a southern tributary of Ganga
  3. It is a distributary of Indus
  4. It is called Tsangpo in Tibet
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  1. Chambal is a distributary of Brahmaputra
  2. Chambal is the main stream of Indus
  3. Chambal is a tributary of Yamuna
  4. Chambal is a branch of Sundarbans
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  1. Bhagirathi Alaknanda Hooghly
  2. Ravi Beas Sutlej
  3. Ghaghara Gandak Kosi
  4. Tsangpo in Tibet Dihang in Arunachal Jamuna in Bangladesh
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  1. Low water and closed basin
  2. High discharge heavy sediment and gentle plain slope
  3. Lava and marine coral
  4. Desert wind and dunes
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  1. It is the rift valley of Narmada
  2. It is the mangrove region of the Ganga Brahmaputra delta
  3. It is the inland end of Luni
  4. It is the source of Indus
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  1. Flow of volcanic lava
  2. Growth of marine coral
  3. Deposition of alluvial sediments
  4. Formation of desert dunes
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  1. Height of sea tides
  2. Thickness of glaciers
  3. Colour of volcanic ash
  4. Age and position of alluvial deposits
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  1. New alluvial deposits during floods
  2. Uplift of marine coral
  3. Deposition by desert wind
  4. Cooling of lava
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  1. Because the river name changes
  2. Because slope and velocity change
  3. Because of marine animals
  4. Because of desert sand
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  1. Sea waves bend the river
  2. River water ends completely
  3. Gentle slope causes slow flow and more lateral erosion
  4. Steep slope causes only downward erosion
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  1. Complete glacier formation of river
  2. Origin of river from sea
  3. Deposition and formation of distributaries
  4. Only conversion of delta into desert
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  1. The river leaves mountains and the slope suddenly decreases
  2. The river rises from the sea
  3. The river has no sediment
  4. The river becomes a volcano
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  1. This soil is always poisonous
  2. It turns fields into lava
  3. It forms fertile plains and supports agriculture
  4. It is found only in the sea
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  1. Increase in floods and deposition
  2. Complete drying of the river
  3. Formation of glacier in the sea
  4. River turning into lava

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