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  • Question 1
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    The land between two rivers is called _____.
    Solution
    • The word 'do' means two and 'ab' means water.
    • Doab refers to the riverine island where two rivers meet. 
    • Doab is  a term used in India and Pakistan for the tongue, or tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers.
  • Question 2
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    The place where a river ends its journey and flows into another water body is called the river's ______.
    Solution
    A river mouth is the part of a river that flows into a lake, reservoir or ocean and ends its journey.
  • Question 3
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    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    1.The Tapi River has its source at Amarkantak.
    2.The Godavari originates from the Western Ghats.
    Solution
    Only statement 2 is correct.
    The Godavari originates from the Western Ghats.
    The Godavari is India's second longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra. It flows east for 1,465 kilometres, draining the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, ultimately emptying into the Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries.
    The Tapi river originates from the satpura ranges in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Question 4
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    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    1. The Himalayan rivers form meanders in their upper courses.
    2. Most of the peninsular rivers originate from India the Western Ghats.
    Solution
    Statement 1 is  not correct while the Statement 2 is correct about the peninsular rivers.
    The Western Ghats, which runs from north to south close to the western coast, forms the main water divide in Peninsular India. The major rivers of the Peninsula which flow into the Bay of Bengal include the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri.
  • Question 5
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    The largest riverine island in the world, Majuli, is in which river?
    Solution
    • Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown.
    • The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north.
    •  Majuli named world's largest river island.
    •  Majuli Island on the Brahmaputra in Assam was declared the largest river island in the world, toppling Marajo in Brazil, by Guinness World Records on Thursday.
    • The river island covers an area of around 880 sqkm.
  • Question 6
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    Wardha, Wainganga and Manjra are tributaries of which river?
    Solution
    • The Manjra also spelled Manjira is a tributary of the river Godavari. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana.
    • The Wainganga  is a river of India,  which originates about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Mundara village of Seoni district in the southern slopes of the Satpura range of Madhya Pradesh.
    • After joining the Wardha. , the united stream, known as the Pranahita. ultimately falls into the Godavari river at Kaleashwaram Telangana.
    • The Wardha River is one of the biggest rivers in Vidarbha region in India. The Wardha River joins the Wainganga River south of Chamorshi and forms the Pranahita River at Adilabad District, Telangana. 
    • Pranhita is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, Wardha River and Wainganga .
  • Question 7
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    Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India?
    Solution
    Godavari
    Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India. Godavari, also known as 'Dakshin Ganga' – the South Ganges, the second longest river of India after the Ganges, is the longest river of peninsular India.
  • Question 8
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    The largest delta in the world is at the mouth of ________ river.
    Solution
    • The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is the world's largest delta.
    • It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world, thus earning the nickname of the Green Delta.
  • Question 9
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    Rivers Ganga and Yamuna meet at _______.
    Solution

    Prayag is one of the ancient pilgrimage centers of India, and it represents the confluence of the rivers Yamuna and Ganga, near the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

  • Question 10
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    Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the Indus?
    Solution
    • The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and thus forms part of the  greater Gangetic drainage system. 
    • The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh , running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.
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