Question

list the Himalayan rivers and the peninsular rivers that helps in the formation of North Indian plain
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Answer 1

The list of "Himalayan rivers" and "peninsular rivers" that helped in the formation "North Indian plain" are: the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and the Indus and their tributaries. As the rivers came from the northern mountains, they deposited alluvial soil. This alluvial soil was deposited in a big basin which was situated at the "foothillsof theHimalayas". Depositions for millions of years led to the "creation" of this basin. The "Northern plain" is divided into 3 parts: "Punjab plains", "Ganga plains" and the "Brahmaputra plains".

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.