Consider the statements w.r.t Ganges Drainage System and Peninsular Drainage System
1. Peninsular rivers bear the exception of flowing through Rift valleys, like Narmada, while Ganges Rivers have no such feature.
2. All Peninsular rivers are characterized by fixed course, absence of meanders and non-perennial flow of water while Ganges rivers are perennial, having meanders and have non-fixed courses.
Select the correct statement/s
Only 1
Only 2
Both
None
Explanation:
Damodar River, a river Ganges River System occupies the eastern margins ofthe Chotanagpur Plateau where it flows through a rift valley. So, first statement is wrong.Peninsular rivers are characterized by fixed course, absence of meanders and non-perennialflow of water. The Narmada and Tapi which flow through the rift valley are, however,exceptions. Hence none of the statements are correct.
Damodar River, a river Ganges River System occupies the eastern margins ofthe Chotanagpur Plateau where it flows through a rift valley. So, first statement is wrong.Peninsular rivers are characterized by fixed course, absence of meanders and non-perennialflow of water. The Narmada and Tapi which flow through the rift valley are, however,exceptions. Hence none of the statements are correct.