INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the himalayan mountain ranges run from west to east, from which rivers?
A
indus to brahmaputra
B
jhelum to brahmaputra
C
brahmaputra to indus
D
satluj to indus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayan mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Himalayan context the Three main Rivers which drain the Himalayas are the Indus in the West, the Ganges in the Middle and the Brahmaputra in the East.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India. These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Himalayas are drained by 19 major rivers, of which the Indus and the Brahmaputra are the largest, each having catchment basins in the mountains of about 100, 000 square miles (260, 000 square km) in extent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Himalayan Mountains lie in the north of India which runs from Indus River to Brahmaputra River in a west-east direction.

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