Question

List the Himalayan rivers and peninsular rivers that helped in the formation of north plains

Answer 1

himalayan rivers:- indus ,ganga , bramhaputra

peninsular river:-

Answer 2

The Himalayan rivers that helped the formation of North Indian Plain are:

1) Indus and its tributaries, the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas and the Sutlej.

2) The Ganga and its tributaries, the Ghaggar, the Teesta, the Sone, the Kosi and the Yamuna river.

3) The Brahmaputra and its tributaries.

4) A majority of the tributaries of the Ganga may originate in the Himalayan ranges but some of them have their sources in the peninsular plateau.

5) The peninsular rivers that helped the formation of Northern plain are the Chambal, the Sind, the Betwa, the Ken and the Son originating in the northern part peninsula belong to the Ganga river system.