Question

the vindhyas act as a water divide between which two river basins

Answer 1

The Vindhyas :

This is a complex discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpment in West and Central India.

A water divide is a raised land that separates two river basins.

The Vindhyas is a water divide separating the following river basins:

1.) Ganga river basin - Flows Eastward

2.) Indus river basin — Flows westward.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Vindhyas act as a water divide between the Ganga and the Indus River basins. The exact location is at Ambala at the height of 283 meters. A water divide is an elevated piece of land which separates two rivers or drainage systems. It is also known as a "Water shed". There are three types of water divides: continental divide where water on either side goes to different oceans, major drainage divide where water on either side goes into same ocean and minor drainage divide where water on both side meets at a point.