Maharashtra physiography
Maharashtra physiography is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2023, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालीलपैकी कोणते/कोणती विधान/ने बरोबर आहेत ? महाराष्ट्रात उत्तरेकडून क्रमाने पठारावरील प्रमुख डोंगररांगा व त्यांच्या दक्षिणेकडील नद्यांची खोरी खालीलप्रमाणे आहेत : / Which of the following is/are correct statements ? In Maharashtra, in order from north, the major hill ranges on the plateau and the river basins to their south are as follows :
(a)सातपुडा पर्वत रांगेच्या दक्षिणेकडे तापी-पूर्णा खोरे. / Tapi Purna basin to the south of the Satpura mountain range.
(b)सातमाळा अजिंठा डोंगरराच्या दक्षिणेस गोदावरी नदीचे खोरे. / Godavari river valley to the south of Satmala Ajintha hills.
(c)हरिश्चंद्र बालाघाट डोंगर व त्याच्या दक्षिणेस भिमा नदीचे खोरे. / Harishchandra Balaghat hill and Bhima river basin to its south.
(d)शंभू महादेवाचे डोंगर व त्याच्या दक्षिणेस कृष्णा नदीचे खोरे. / Shambhu Mahadeva hills and Krishna river basin to its south.
In Maharashtra, from north to south, the major ranges and their corresponding southern river basins are correctly matched: Satpura with Tapi-Purna, Satmala-Ajintha with Godavari, Harishchandra-Balaghat with Bhima, and Shambhu Mahadeva with Krishna.
महाराष्ट्रात कोणत्या प्रकारच्या जलप्रणाली आढळतात ? Which type of drainage pattern is found in Maharashtra ?
(a)वृक्षाकार
(b)समांतर
(c)अनिश्चित
(d)जाळीदार
Maharashtra features diverse drainage patterns like dendritic (वृक्षाकार) in the plateau, parallel (समांतर) along the Konkan coast, radial or indeterminate in certain areas, and trellis (जाळीदार) in structured rock formations due to varying topography and geological structures.