Rivers

What type of rivers are Northern (Himalayan) rivers?

Perennial (have water all year from monsoons and melting glaciers)

Where does the Indus River flow after originating in Tibet?

It flows through India and into Pakistan. 

What are three examples of Northern (Himalayan) rivers?

The Ganga, Indus, and Brahmaputra rivers.

What type of rivers are Southern (Peninsular) rivers?

Seasonal (only get water from the monsoon)

What is a tributary?

A smaller river that joins and gives a "tribute" (adds water) to the main river.

What is a distributary?

A stream that breaks off and "distributes" water away from the main river.

Why do 77% of India's rivers flow East?

The Indian plate cracked and tilted when the Himalayas formed.

Which two rivers meet to form the Ganga?

Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

Where do the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet?

Devprayag

Which glacier does the Bhagirathi river originate from?

Gangotri glacier

Which glacier does the Alaknanda river originate from?

Satopanth glacier

What is the length of the Ganga river?

2525 km (Longest river flowing within India)

What is the largest tributary of the Ganga?

Yamuna

Where do the Ganga and Yamuna rivers meet?

The Sangam in Prayagraj

Name the major right bank tributaries of the Ganga.

Yamuna and Son

Name the major left bank tributaries of the Ganga.

Gandak, Ramganga, Kosi, Gomti, Sarayu

Where does the Indus river originate?

Tibet

What is the collective name for the 5 main tributaries of the Indus?

The Panchnad

Name the 5 rivers of the Panchnad.

Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej

Where does the Jhelum river originate?

Jammu & Kashmir (Memory Trick: J for Jhelum/Jammu)

Which 3 Indus tributaries originate in Himachal Pradesh?

Chenab, Ravi, Beas

Where does the Sutlej river originate?

Tibet

Where does the Brahmaputra originate and what is its Tibetan name?

Tibet (Yarlung Tsangpo)

Where does the Brahmaputra take a sharp Southward turn to enter India?

Namcha Barwa (Arunachal Pradesh)

What is the world's largest delta formed by the Ganga and Brahmaputra?

Sundarbans (in Bangladesh)

What is the memory trick for identifying Brahmaputra's tributaries?

They often have North-Eastern/Bengali sounding names.

Name the major tributaries of the Brahmaputra.

Subansiri, Kameng, Manas, Dibang, Lohit, Teesta

Where does the Mahanadi river originate?

Sihawa hills, Chhattisgarh

What is the longest river in Peninsular India?

Godavari (1465 km)

Where does the Godavari river originate?

Trimbakeshwar (Nashik, Maharashtra)

Which river is known as "Dakshin Ganga" and why?

Godavari (because of its massive length)

Name the major tributaries of the Godavari.

Penganga, Wainganga, Indravati

Where does the Krishna river originate?

Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)

Name the major tributaries of the Krishna river.

Bhima, Tungabhadra, Musi

Where does the Kaveri river originate?

Brahmagiri range (Karnataka)

Which river is known as the "Ganga of the South" and why?

Kaveri (because of its high cultural and economic importance)

What is the longest west-flowing river in India?

Narmada

Where does the Narmada river originate?

Amarkantak plateau (Madhya Pradesh)

What makes the Luni river unique?

It is an Inland River (dries up in the desert, never meets the ocean).

Where does the Luni river originate?

Rajasthan

Which river is called the lifeline of Kerala?

Periyar river

Which is the longest river in Kerala?

Periyar river

What is the longest river in the world (and Africa)?

Nile

What is the longest river in Asia?

Yangtze (China)

What is the longest river in North America?

Mississippi-Missouri (USA)

What is the longest river in South America?

Amazon (Brazil)

What is the longest river in Europe?

Volga(Russia)

What is the longest river in Australia?

Murray

Which cities are located on the banks of the Yamuna?

Agra, Delhi, Mathura

Which cities are located on the banks of the Ganga?

Kanpur, Haridwar, Varanasi

Which city is located at the Sangam (confluence of Ganga and Yamuna)?

Prayagraj

Which city is located on the banks of the Sarayu river?

Ayodhya

Which city is located on the banks of the Alaknanda river?

Badrinath

Which city is located on the banks of the Brahmaputra?

Guwahati

Which city is located on the banks of the Musi river?

Hyderabad

Which city is located on the banks of the Hooghly river?

Kolkata

Which city is located on the banks of the Chambal river?

Kota

Which city is located on the banks of the Gomti river?

Lucknow

Which city is located on the banks of the Jhelum river?

Srinagar

What percentage of India's rivers flow West and into which sea?

23% flow West into the Arabian Sea

Which body of water do the 77% of East-flowing rivers drain into?

Bay of Bengal

Name the tributaries of the Narmada river.

Tawa, Hiran, Orsang and Shakkar

Which country is known as the "Gift of the Nile"?

Egypt

What is the name of the temporary river in Antarctica and how long is it?

Onyx River (32 km long)

Which city is located on the banks of the Sabarmati river?

Ahmedabad