Which river has the largest basin in India?
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Find out the name of the biggest waterfall in India.
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Make a list of natural and artificial lakes with the help Of the atlas.
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Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below
(i) Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree?
(a) Radial (b) Dendritic (c) Centrifugal (d) Trellis
(ii) In which of the following states is the Wular Lake located?
(a)Rajasthan (b) Punjab (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Jammu and Kashmir
(iii) The river Narmada has its source as
(a) Satpura (b) Amarkantak (c) Brahmagiri (d) Slopes of the Western Ghats
(iv) Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
(a) Sambhar (b) Wular (c) Dal (d) Gobind Sagar
(v) Which one of the following is the longest river of peninsular India?
(a) Narmada (b) Krishna (c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi
(vi) Which one amongst the following rivers flow through a Rift Valley?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Krishna (c) Tungabhadra (d)Tapi
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Answer the following questions briefly.
(i) What is meant by a water divide? Give an example
(ii) Which is the largest river basin in India?
(iii) Where do the rivers Indus and Ganga have their origin?
(iv) Name the two headstreams of the Ganga. Where do they meet to form the Ganga?
(v) Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt, despite a longer course?
(vi) Which two peninsular rivers flow through a trough?
(vii) State some economic benefits of rivers and lakes.
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Discuss the significant difference between the Himalayan and the peninsular rivers.
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Compare the east flowing and west flowing rivers of the Peninsular plateau.
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Why are rivers important for the country's economy?
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(i) On an outline map of India mark and label the following rivers Ganga, Satluj, Damodar, Krishna, Narmada, Tapi, Mahanadi and Brahmaputra.
(ii) On an outline map of India mark and label the following lakes Chilika, Sambhar, Wular, Pulicat, Kolleru.
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Solve this crossword puzzle with the help of given cluses.
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1. Nagarjuna Sagar is a river valley project, Name the river.
2. The longest river of India.
3. The river which originates from a place known as Beas Kund.
4. The river which rises in the BetuI district of MP and flows westwards.
5. The river which is known as the 'Sorrow' of West Bengal.
6. The river on which the reservior for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built.
7. The river whose Source lies near Rohtang Pass.
8. The longest river of peninsular India.
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9. A tributary of Indus originating from Himachal Pradesh.
10. The river flowing through fault, drains into the Arabian Sea.
11. A river of South India, which receives rain water both in summer and winter.
12. A river which flows through Ladakh, Gilgit and Pakistan.
13. An important river of the Indian desert.
14. The river which joins Chenab in Pakistan
15. A river which rises at Yamunotri Glacier.
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