Tag: geography

• India is divided into different climatic conditions. These varied climatic conditions in India is contributed by the latitudinal difference.
  
• Saurashtra, Kachchh, and Rajasthan are the regions that experience an arid climate with low or no rains and too dry to separate vegetation.
  

Godavari, India's second longest river after the river Ganga and is one among the peninsular rivers. The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers.

Ranjit Sagar Dam is hydroelectric project on river Ravi. It is shared by Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. Its height is 160m and it is used for both irrigation as well as power generation.

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.

There are many Rajasthan rivers, which flow across the state. Most of these rivers are seasonal. Ghaggar is the intermittent stream, which flows through Rajasthan and disappears at the heart of the Thar Desert. Some of the other important Rajasthan Rivers are Kali, Banas, Banganga, Parvati, Gambhiri, Mahi, Kakni, Jokham, Sabarmati, Katli, Sabi and Mantha.

The Sabarmati river is one of the major rivers in the western India. It originates in Dhebar lake in Aravalli Range of the Udaipur District of Rajasthan and meets the Gulf of Cambay of Arabian Sea after travelling 371 km in a south-westerly direction across Gujarat. The river flows through Gujarat except initial 9.5 km.

Bay of Bengal lies on eastern side of India. All the rivers that flow into this Sea forms Bay of Bengal Drainage system. The rivers that constitute Bay of Bengal Drainage system are Parvati, Banas, Bedach and their tributaries. These originate from eastern side of Aravalli Mountains. Among the given options Mahi does not fall under Bay of Bengal Drainage system.

The Internal Drainage Basin is described by rivers/streams draining into a group of inland water bodies (lakes) that are located around the north-central part of the country. The system, mainly of troughs and faults runs southward from lake Natron at the border with Kenya to central Tanzania in the Bahi depression and varies in width from 30-90 km.