In this quiz, you will find questions related to the drainage system also known as river systems, its types, amount of water flown through them, periodicity of the flow, etc.
Name the source of River Indus.
Name an important river of Peninsular India forming an estuary at its mouth.
When the drainage develops similar to branches of a tree, it is called:
Which river consists 77% of the drainage area?
Name the source of the Krishna River.
Which one of the following rivers is known as the Sorrow of Bengal?
What is the source of the Jhelum River?
River Kaveri flows through________
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat
Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan
Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu
Which region has the youngest rivers in India?
The Eastern Ghats
The Western Ghats
The Himalayas
Deccan plateau
Name the main watershed of Peninsular rivers.
Deccan Plateau
The Western Ghats
The Eastern Ghats
Himalayan Mountains
Watershed is also known as:
Catchment area
Dendritic
Trellis
Radial
Major river basin includes:
16 drainage basin
14 drainage basin
10 drainage basin
15 drainage basin
A relief which divides two areas drained by the river is known as:
Watershed
River basin
Drainage pattern
Water management
In the mountainous course, the Himalayan rivers form:
Meander
Gorges
Braided channels
Delta
On the basis of regional distribution the Indian drainage system is categorised into:
Two
Four
Three
Five