Explore topic-wise InterviewSolutions in .

Himalayan Rivers: 

1. Originate from the Himalayas. 

2. Perennial in nature. 

3. Long and Wide. 

4. Middle and Lower courses are navigable. 

5. Unsuitable for hydropower generation.

Peninsular Rivers: 

1. Originate from Western ghats. 

2. Non-perennial in nature. 

3. Short and narrow. 

4. Not useful for navigation. 

5. Suitable for hydro-power generation.

Bhangar plains:

1. Upland alluvial tracts of Great plains.

2. Formed by the older alluvium. 

3. Soil is dark, rich in humus. 

4. Well drained and fit for agriculture.

Khadar plains:

1. Plains along the courses of the rivers of Great plains. 

2. Formed by the newer alluvium. 

3. Soil is sandy, silt, clay and mud

4. Highly fertile.

(c) Himalayas

The Eastern states in India are the continuous seven states. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya. “A paradise unexplored” named by a journalist Jyothi Prakash Salkia in 1972 during the inaugural foundation of North East states.

Western ghats: 

1. Western ghats forms the Western edge of the peninsular plateau. 

2. It runs parallel to the Arabian sea coast. 

3. They are continuous range. 

4. Anaimudi is the highest peak.

Eastern ghats:

1. Eastern ghats form the Eastern edge of the peninsular plateau. 

2. It runs parallel to the Bay of Bengal coast. 

3. They are not continuous dissected by east flowing rivers. 

4. Mahendragiri is the highest peak.

Union Territories along the western coast are: 

1. Diu and Daman 

2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 

3. Mahe and Lakshadweep.

Union Territories along eastern coast are:

• Pondicherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Western Coastal plains:

1. Lies between Western ghats and Arabian Sea. 

2. It extends from Rann of Kutch in the North to Kanyakumari in the South. 

3. Dotted with sandy beaches, lagoons and estuary. 

4. It is known as Konkan plains in the North Kanara in the middle and Malabar in the South.

Eastern Coastal plains: 

1. Lies between Eastern ghats and the Bay of Bengal. 

2. It stretches along the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. 

3. Has regular shoreline and composed of alluvial deposits. 

4. Northern part (Mahanadhi-Krishna) called as Northern circars and Southern part (KrishnaKaveri) is called Coromandal coast.

• On the basis of deposition of Sediments by various rivers and topographical characteristics, the Northern plains of India is divided into the four major regions. Ganga plains is one among them.
• It extends from the Yamuna River in the West to Bangladesh in the East.
• The extensive plain is the largest plain of India covers 3.75 lakh sq. km.
• It is watered by the River Ganga and its tributaries such as Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi, Yamuna, Chambal, Betwa etc.
• It is formed by the sediments of these rivers and is fertile in nature.
• The general slope of the entire plain is towards East and South-East.
• Ganga plains covers the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.

Correct answer is  At Philaur.