4) The risk of flooding in Indian Peninsular rivers is less because --------
a) These rivers are seasonal
b) These rivers are perennial
c) The discharge of these rivers is not dependent on rainfall
d) These rivers flow through plateau region
Answers
Option A is the correct answer.
Most of the major Peninsular rivers of India are seasonal. That is, they are non-perennial and have a full flow only during the rainy season. Their course is fixed and the rivers do not meander. Most of these rivers flow from West to East, with the Western Ghats acting as a divide.
The major Peninsular rivers are the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and the Cauvery.
Answer:
The risk of flooding in Indian Peninsular rivers is less because These rivers are seasonal. Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra as well as other Himalayan rivers are perennial so that they are snow-fed and gets water from rainfall.
Peninsular rivers are rain fed as well as some of them are seasonal. Some of the rivers are Tapi, Narmada, Godavari, Mahanadi, and Cauvery are the major rivers systems in the peninsula
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