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What is the correct difference in water source between Himalayan and peninsular rivers?

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Correct answer: Himalayan rivers get rainfall and glacier melt while peninsular rivers mainly get rainfall

Direct answer: Option A is correct. Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers differ greatly in their sources. Himalayan rivers such as the Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra receive water from rainfall as well as melting snow and glaciers. Therefore, many of them carry water throughout the year, although their amount of water changes with seasons. Peninsular rivers mainly depend on monsoon rainfall. Their flow usually becomes larger during the rainy season and smaller in the dry season; they generally do not depend on permanent Himalayan glaciers. Option A correctly states both parts of the comparison. Option B is wrong because rivers are not powered by sea water; sea water is at their mouths, not their normal source. Option C is wrong because Himalayan rivers do receive rainfall, in addition to snow and glacier melt. Option D is wrong because neither group runs only on groundwater; rainfall, snowmelt and other surface-water sources are important. Exam cue: Himalayan drainage means rain plus snow or glacier melt; Peninsular drainage means mainly rain.

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