The peninsular Indian rivers rise from

• Vindhyas

• Western Ghats

• Eastern Ghats

• Satpuras

The river Narmada has its source at

Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?

Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India?

Which among the following rivers flow through a rift valley?

What is meant by water divide? Give an example.

Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part has less silt, despite a longer course?

State some economic benefits of rivers and lakes.

Below are given names of a few lakes of India. Group them under two categories natural and created by human beings.

(a) Wular (b) Dal (c) Nainital (d) Bhimtal (e) Gobind Sagar (f) Loktak (g) Barapani (h) Chilka (i) Sambhar (j) Rana Partap Sagar (k) Nizam Sagar (l) Pulicat (m) Nagarjuna Sagar (n) HiraKund.

Discuss the significant difference between the Himalayan and Peninsular rivers.

Compare the east flowing and the west flowing rivers of the Peninsular Plateau.