INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The rivers like the Ganga and Brahmaputra which rise among these ranges are fed by the waters of the melting snow. These rivers never dry up in the hot summer months. They protect India from the cold, biting winds blowing from North Asia. So, the winters of North India are milder than those beyond the mountains.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Himalayan rivers are formed by melting snow and glaciers and therefore, continuously flow throughout the year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Snow fed or Rain fed: North Indian Rivers are snow-fed river and well as rain-fed. But the South Indian Rivers are only rain-fed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Northern Plains are formed by the alluvial deposits laid down by the rivers Yamuna, Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.