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Which feature is seen in the plain areas of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?

geography rivers rivers and their work exogenic forces exogenic processes part-1

  1. Pot holes

  2. Ox-bow lakes

  3. Waterfalls

  4. Sand bars

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ox-bow lakes are seen in the plains of Ganga- Brahmaputra basin.

The main features of this river basin are:
A fertile belt that includes most of north and east India
Rich source of alluvial soil
Number of ox-bow lakes over the plains
Bounded on the north by the mountains and foothills of the Himalayas
On east, lies the famed Sundarbans delta

What type of climate prevails in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?

geography rivers rivers and their work exogenic forces exogenic processes part-1

  1. Temperate climate

  2. Tropical climate

  3. Monsoon climate

  4. Equatorial climate

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Ganga-Brahmaputra river basin region experiences a monsoon type of climate. As is the case for a monsoon climate area, the summers are hot and the winters cool. The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is the largest river basin in the country.

Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is situated between _________ latitudes.

geography rivers rivers and their work exogenic forces exogenic processes part-1

  1. $20^0N-35^0S$

  2. $10^0N-30^0S$

  3. $10^0S-30^0N$

  4. $10^0N-5^0S$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Ganga Brahmaputra basin is situated at $10^0N$ to $30^0N$ in the sub-tropical region. The basin is formed as a result of the many tributaries from Ganga and Brahmaputra river. Some of the tributaries of Ganga or the Ganges joining the basin are the Ghaghra, the Son, the Gandhak, the Chambal, and the Kosi. The tributaries of the Brahmaputra joining the basin are Teesta and Meghna.

State whether these sentences are true (T) or False (F).
The rivers Narmada and Brahmaputra flowed through Magadha.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False.

State whether the sentences is true(T) or false(F).
The Magadha Kingdom was set up near the Ganga river.

geography rivers rivers and their work exogenic forces exogenic processes part-1

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The earliest reference to the Magadha people occurs in the Atharvaveda, where they are found listed along with the Angas, Gandharis and Mujavats. The core of the kingdom was the area of Bihar south of the Ganges.its first capital was Rajagriha (modern day Rajgir), then Pataliputra (modern Patna).

Which of the following is true with regard to the, characteristics of the Himalayan rivers?
$1$. Many of them have their sources in the Inner Himalayas
$2$. They have a perennial flow
$3$. They have a great capacity for erosion
$4$. They do not form gorges.

geography rivers rivers and their work exogenic forces exogenic processes part-1

  1. I and II

  2. I, IV and III

  3. III and IV

  4. II and IV

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Correct Option: B

What type of soil is available in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?

geography rivers rivers and their work exogenic forces exogenic processes part-1

  1. Red soil

  2. Black soil

  3. Alluvial soil

  4. Laterite soil

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ganga-Brahmaputra is a river basin. As a result, it gets flooded every now and then. Therefore the bulk of the soil present in the basin region will be alluvial soil.

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
Brahmagiri archeological site is in modern _______.

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  1. Karnataka

  2. Kerala

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Bihar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagiri archaeological site is located in the Chitradurga district in the state of Karnataka.

In the first century B.C., Sringaverapura near Allahabad had a sophisticated water harvesting system channelling the flood water of the river _______.

geography rivers rivers and their work exogenic forces exogenic processes part-1

  1. Gandak

  2. Kosi

  3. Satluj

  4. Ganga

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

At Sringaverapura near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, India, there exists an extraordinary example of hydraulic engineering dating back to the end of the 1st century BC. It comprises three percolation-cum-storage tanks, fed by an 11 m wide and 5 m deep canal that used to skim the floodwaters off the monsoon-swollen Ganga.

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
The Ghod is a tributary of the ________.

geography rivers rivers and their work exogenic forces exogenic processes part-1

  1. Ganga

  2. Narmada

  3. Krishna

  4. Bhima

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ghod River is located in Pune District, Maharashtra, western India. It is a tributary of the Bhima River. The Ghod originates on the eastern slopes of the Western.