Q1: Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) Which one of the following rivers was known as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’?
(a) The Gandak
(b) The Son
(c) The Kosi
(d) The Damodar
Ans: (d)
(ii) Which one of the following rivers has the largest river basin in India?
(a) The Indus
(b) The Brahmaputra
(c) The Ganga
(d) The Krishna
Ans: (c)
(iii) Which one of the following rivers is not included in ‘Panchnad’?
(a) The Ravi
(b) The Chenab
(c) The Indus
(d) The Jhelum
Ans: (c)
(iv) Which one of the following rivers flows in a rift valley?
(a) The Son
(b) The Narmada
(c) The Yamuna
(d) The Luni
Ans: (b)
(v) Which one of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi?
(a) Vishnu Prayag
(b) Rudra Prayag
(c) Karan Prayag
(d) Deva Prayag
Ans: (d)
Q2: State the differences between the following.
(i) River Basin and Watershed
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(ii) Dendritic and Trellis drainage pattern
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(iii) Radial and Centripetal drainage pattern
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(iv) Delta and Estuary
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Q3: Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
(i) What are the socio-economic advantages of inter-linking of rivers in India?
Ans: The socio-economic advantages of inter-linking of rivers in India are:
(ii) Write three characteristics of the Peninsular river.
Ans: Three characteristics of the Peninsular river are:
Q4: Answer the following questions in not more than 125 words.
(i) What are the important characteristic features of north Indian rivers? How are these different from Peninsular rivers?
Ans: The important characteristic features of north Indian rivers are:
These are different from peninsular rivers because of these reasons:
(ii) Suppose you are travelling from Haridwar to Siliguri along the foothills of the Himalayas. Name the important rivers you will come across. Describe the characteristics of any one of them.
Ans: If we are travelling from Haridwar to Siliguri along the foothills of the Himalayas we will come across Gomti, Ramganga, Rapti, Gandak, Kosi, Kamla, Saryu, Sharda, Ghaghra, Mahanadi and Ganga.
The characteristics of Gandak:
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