GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meandering tendency often shifting their beds is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers. They flow through open and graded shallow valleys with low gradients and little erosion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The three features of peninsular rivers are (i) A large number of peninsular rivers are seasonal, as their flow depends on rainfall. (ii) These rivers have shorter and shallower courses. (iii) Most of the peninsular rivers originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Peninsular rivers flow through one of the oldest plateaus of the world and have reached maturity. Due to the hard rocky surface of the Peninsular plateau, there is little scope for the formation of meanders.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. The Himalayan rivers form meanders in their upper courses. 2. Most of the peninsular rivers originate from India the Western Ghats.

Detailed explanation-5: -These rivers are seasonal. The flow of these rivers is based on rainfall. These rivers have a smaller basin as compared with the Himalayan rivers. These rivers are considered as old rivers. Most rivers of peninsular region originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal. More items