SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Northern Plains are formed by the alluvial deposits laid down by the rivers Yamuna, Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. Mahanadi and Narmada are peninsular rivers and do not contribute to the formation of the Northern Plains.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rivers. Major river-drainage basins include, from west to east: the Rhine, Ems, Weser, Elbe, Oder and Vistula.

Detailed explanation-3: -The plains are cut by many important rivers like the Loire, Rhine and Vistula in the west; the Northern Dvina and Daugava flowing northwards in East Europe and Russia and the Volga, the Don and the Dnieper flowing southwards of European Russia.