Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Food for thought - UPSC (IAS) prelims special

1. With reference to rias and fjords identify the correct statements
a. Rias are drowned river valleys
b. Fjords are drowned glacial valleys

2. Indian water divide passes through
a. Delhi ridge, Aravali and Western Ghats
b. Delhi ridge, Aravali, Eastern Ghats
c. Delhi ridge, Vindhya and Satpura, Western Ghats

3. Himalayan rivers are
a. Antecedent
b. Consequent
c. Braided

4. Vindhya, Satpura, Narmada, Tapi
arrange them from north to south direction

5. The drainage pattern of himalayan rivers is best described by
a. Dendritic
b. Radial
c. Trellis
d. Centripetal

1 comment:

  1. 1.both-A fjord is a U shaped valley caused by glaciation. A ria is a river valley flooded by either a rise in sea level or due to the sinking of the plate.
    3.Antecedent
    5.Dendritic.

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