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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. Indus river system
  2. Ganga river system
  3. Brahmaputra river system
  4. Mahanadi river system
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  1. Bhagirathi
  2. Luni
  3. Tapi
  4. Sabari
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  1. Devprayag
  2. Haridwar
  3. Prayagraj
  4. Kanpur
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  1. Haridwar
  2. Varanasi
  3. Patna
  4. Kolkata
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  1. Prayagraj
  2. Devprayag
  3. Cuttack
  4. Surat
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  1. From the north
  2. From the south
  3. From the west
  4. From the Arabian Sea side
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  1. Southern plateau tributaries
  2. Tibetan glacial tributaries
  3. Coastal lagoon rivers
  4. Desert inland rivers
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  1. It is one of the largest delta regions in the world
  2. It is the smallest plateau of India
  3. It is made only of desert
  4. It has no river deposition
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  1. Tsangpo
  2. Bhagirathi
  3. Hugli
  4. Gomti
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  1. Dihang
  2. Damodar
  3. Ravi
  4. Kaveri
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  1. Brahmaputra
  2. Satluj
  3. Kosi
  4. Mahanadi
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  1. Because its water and sediment load increase greatly during monsoon
  2. Because it dries up in Assam
  3. Because it flows only underground
  4. Because it receives no tributaries
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  1. Low slope in plains slows the river and forms bends
  2. The slope becomes very steep in plains
  3. The river water freezes completely
  4. Rivers stop flowing in plains
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  1. Deposition of sediment
  2. Eruption of lava
  3. Blowing of desert sand
  4. Erosion by sea waves
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  1. Because they travel long distances and receive many tributaries
  2. Because they remain limited to small hills
  3. Because their flow does not reach the sea
  4. Because they have no tributaries
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  1. One branch flows south as Bhagirathi-Hugli
  2. The whole river turns toward the Western Ghats
  3. The river goes directly toward the Arabian Sea
  4. The river ends in Rajasthan
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  1. Padma
  2. Dihang
  3. Jhelum
  4. Kabul
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  1. Meghna
  2. Narmada
  3. Sabarmati
  4. Mahanadi
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  1. Arabian Sea
  2. Bay of Bengal
  3. Red Sea
  4. Caspian Sea
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  1. Deep gorges and V-shaped valleys
  2. Sea coral reefs
  3. Sandy dunes
  4. Lagoon lakes
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  1. Because it supports irrigation and fertile alluvial soil
  2. Because it only deposits salt in fields
  3. Because it keeps rivers dry all year
  4. Because it is useful only for marine fishing
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  1. Rivers existed before mountain uplift and kept their course by erosion
  2. Rivers formed only after seas were formed
  3. Rivers flow uphill without slope
  4. Rivers are only man-made canals
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  1. Because their flow continued erosion during mountain uplift
  2. Because they originated only in plains
  3. Because they have no water flow
  4. Because they are formed by sea waves
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  1. Because it brings heavy sediment and tends to change course
  2. Because it never originates from the Himalayas
  3. Because it flows only in the sea
  4. Because it dries up in the rainy season
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  1. Because they carry much sediment from plains and deposit it in calmer sea areas
  2. Because they carry no sediment
  3. Because they end in mountains
  4. Because they are only artificial canals

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