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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. More perennial
  2. Completely inland
  3. Only tidal
  4. Always dry
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  1. They get water only from sea tides
  2. They receive water from both rainfall and melting snow
  3. They flow only in deserts
  4. They always end in closed lakes
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  1. They are major Himalayan river systems
  2. They are all Peninsular west flowing rivers
  3. They are all inland desert rivers
  4. They are all short coastal rivers
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  1. Low slope and slow flow
  2. Effect of sea waves
  3. Steep slope and downward erosion
  4. Deposition of sandy plains
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  1. Siachen Glacier
  2. Zemu Glacier
  3. Milam Glacier
  4. Gangotri Glacier
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  1. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
  2. Yamuna and Chambal
  3. Ghaghara and Kosi
  4. Ravi and Beas
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  1. Distributary of Ganga
  2. Major tributary of Ganga
  3. Main stream of Brahmaputra
  4. Western branch of Indus
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  1. Haridwar
  2. Devprayag
  3. Prayagraj
  4. Patna
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  1. Luni
  2. Dihang
  3. Mahi
  4. Tapi
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  1. Due to low water and dry bed
  2. Only due to sea tides
  3. Due to high water and heavy sediment
  4. Due to desert sand
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  1. Ganga Brahmaputra delta
  2. Narmada rift valley
  3. Luni inland basin
  4. Upper Sutlej valley
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  1. By carrying lava
  2. By depositing alluvial sediments
  3. By forming marine coral
  4. By expanding desert
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  1. Types of glaciers
  2. Types of sea waves
  3. Old and new deposits of alluvial soil
  4. Types of volcanic rocks
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  1. Low slope makes the river slow and winding
  2. Sea enters the mountains
  3. River water dries completely
  4. River flows only in a straight fault line
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  1. Deposition upstream and gorges downstream
  2. Erosion upstream and deposition downstream
  3. Only glacier formation in both courses
  4. No river work in both courses
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  1. It forms an estuary in the sea
  2. It never causes floods
  3. It is known for shifting course and causing floods
  4. It rises from the Deccan Plateau
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  1. It is generally fertile and spreads in plains
  2. It turns fields into stone
  3. It is found only in the sea
  4. It is always saline
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  1. Tamil Nadu coast
  2. Assam plain
  3. North western and Ladakh region
  4. Sundarbans delta
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  1. Jamuna
  2. Ravi
  3. Son
  4. Mahi
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  1. They are rivers of an old stable plateau
  2. They pass through steep slopes and active erosion areas
  3. They flow only in coastal sand
  4. They begin in the sea itself
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  1. Narmada Tapi Mahi
  2. Ghaghara Gandak Kosi
  3. Krishna Kaveri Godavari
  4. Luni Sabarmati Periyar
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  1. Northern Himalayan tributary
  2. Southern tributary
  3. Branch of Indus
  4. Distributary of Brahmaputra
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  1. Yamuna
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Indus
  4. Godavari
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  1. They affect large catchments and wide plains
  2. They always remain short coastal streams
  3. They never reach the sea
  4. They end only in closed basins
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  1. Only by erosion of old plateau
  2. By fresh alluvial deposits during floods
  3. From marine coral
  4. From solidified lava

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