Indian Rivers and Waterways

The Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum join together to enter the Indus near Mithankot in Pakistan.

Ambala is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems. The plains from Ambala to the Sunderban stretch over nearly 1800 km, but the fall in its slope is hardly 300 metres.

The Godavari is joined by a number of tributaries such as the Purna, the Wardha, the Pranhita, the Manjra, the Wainganga, and the Penganga.

Narmada creates many picturesque locations. The ‘Marble rocks’, near Jabalpur where the Narmada flows through a deep gorge and the ‘Dhuadhar falls’ where the river plunges over steep rocks, are some of the notable ones.

A river joined by its tributaries, at approximately right angles, develops a trellis pattern. A trellis drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other.

Krishna is southern Indian ephemeral river having five tributaries Tungabhadra, Koyana, Ghatprabha, Musi and Bhima

Mahanadi originates from Amarkantak in state of MP, it does not originate from Western Ghats

Correct Answer: 9.8

The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. Badland is a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water. Badland topography is a characteristic feature of the Chambal valley.

Subansiri, Dhansiri, Puthimari and Manas are all tributaries of the Brahmaputra, and not the Indus.

Alamatti Dam is on the Krishna River (not Cauvery), so statement 1 is wrong. Mettur Dam is on the Cauvery River (not Krishna), so statement 2 is wrong. Gandhi Sagar Reservoir is indeed on the Chambal River, making statement 3 correct. Therefore, only statement 3 is correct.

The Cauvery (Kaveri) river water dispute is primarily between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The dispute dates back to agreements made in 1892 and 1924 between the Madras Presidency and Mysore princely state. Tamil Nadu claims historical rights to the water for its delta agriculture, while Karnataka argues it needs more water for its growing cities and farms. The dispute has seen ongoing legal battles including Supreme Court interventions.

The Sardar Sarovar Project is a multi-purpose mega-dam built on the Narmada River in Gujarat. It provides irrigation, drinking water, and hydroelectric power to four states - Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. It is part of the Narmada Valley Project and is one of the largest dams in the world. The project has been controversial due to displacement and environmental concerns.

Ranjit Sagar Dam (originally Thein Dam project) is built across the Ravi River in Pathankot district, Punjab. It's a multipurpose project for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. The Beas, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers host other major dams like Bhakra Nangal (Sutlej-Nag), Bhakra (Sutlej), and Baglihar (Chenab).