Grade IX Geo. Ch.3 Drainage

Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns

resembling the branches of a tree?

• (a) Radial

• (b) Dendritic

• (c) Rectangular

• (d) Trellis

In which course of a river meanders are formed ?

• (a) Upper course

• (b) Middle course

• (c) Lower course

• (d) Both upper & middle

Which kind of a drainage pattern is formed when tributaries join

rivers at almost right angles ?

• (a) Dendritic drainage

• (b) Trellis drainage

• (c) Rectangular drainage

• (d) Radial drainage

When the streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure, a .......... pattern is developed.

• (a) Dendritic Drainage Pattern

• (b) Trellis Drainage Pattern

• (c) Rectangular Drainage Pattern

• (d) Radial Drainage Pattern

The Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum are the major tributaries to river .................

• (a) Ganges

• (b) Brahmaputra

• (c) Indus

• (d) Godavari

In the final stage before meeting the seas and oceans, river breakup into various streams called as

• (a) Tributaries

• (b) Deltas

• (c) Estuaries

• (d) Distributaries

A lake formed when a meandering river is cut off from the mainstream is known as ................

• (a) Ox-Bow Lakes

• (b) Glacial Lakes

• (c) Lagoons

• (d) Man Made Lakes

The drainage basins of the peninsular rivers in comparison to the Himalayan Rivers are

• (a) Smaller in Size

• (b) Larger in Size

• (c) Same in Size

• (d) Medium in Size

The largest delta in the world is _______ .

An area through which a river and its tributaries flow is called _______ .