Peninsular Rivers
Peninsular Rivers is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 10 past MPSC questions across 9 exam years between 2013 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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महाराष्ट्रामध्ये बारमाही वाहणारी नदी कोणती ? Which river in Maharashtra flows all round the year (perennially) ?
Most rivers in Maharashtra are rain-fed (monsoon-dependent) and dry up during summer, hence none of them are truly perennial (baramahi).
गोदावरी व कृष्णा नद्यांच्या तुलनेने कावेरी नदीच्या पात्रात हिवाळ्यात पाण्याचे प्रमाण वाढते, कारण As compared to the Godavari and Krishna rivers, the course of the Kaveri river receives large volume of water during winter, because
Unlike most Indian rivers that flood in summer due to the South-West monsoon, the Kaveri river receives significant rainfall during winter from the North-East monsoon.
खालील विधानांची सत्यता तपासा आणि योग्य पर्याय निवडा : विधान 'अ' : हिमालयीन नद्या या हिमालयाच्या अनेक रांगा व शिवालीक टेकड्या पार करून मैदानी प्रदेशात प्रवेश करतात. विधान 'ब' : प्रायद्वीपीय नद्या प्रस्तरभंगामुळे निर्माण झालेल्या खचदण्यातून वाहतात. Examine the following statements and select the correct option. : Statement 'A': Himalayan rivers cross many Himalayan ranges and the Shivalik Hills and enter into the plain area. Statement 'B': Peninsular rivers flow through the rift valleys created by faults.
(a)हिमालयीन नद्या या हिमालयाच्या अनेक रांगा व शिवालीक टेकड्या पार करून मैदानी प्रदेशात प्रवेश करतात. / Himalayan rivers cross many Himalayan ranges and the Shivalik Hills and enter into the plain area.
(b)प्रायद्वीपीय नद्या प्रस्तरभंगामुळे निर्माण झालेल्या खचदण्यातून वाहतात. / Peninsular rivers flow through the rift valleys created by faults.
Statement A is correct as Himalayan rivers are antecedent rivers crossing multiple ranges including Shivaliks. Statement B is also correct as major Peninsular rivers like Narmada and Tapti flow through rift valleys created by faults.
जोड्या लावा : (नदी) (a) सिंधू (b) तापी (c) नर्मदा (d) कावेरी (सविस्तर माहिती ) (i) छत्तीसगड मधील निमशुष्क उंच प्रदेशात उगम पावते. (ii) तिबेट मधील मानसरोवरजवळून उगम पावते. (iii) बेतुल् जिल्ह्यातील सातपुडा पर्वत रांगेतून उगम पावते. (iv) मध्य प्रदेशातील अमरकंटक टेकड्यांमध्ये उगम पावते. (v) पश्चिम घाटातील ब्रह्मगिरी पर्वत रांगेतून उगम पावते.
(a)सिंधू
(b)तापी
(c)नर्मदा
(d)कावेरी
Indus originates near Mansarovar in Tibet, Tapi from Satpura in Betul, Narmada from Amarkantak, and Kaveri from Brahmagiri hills.
खालील नद्यांच्या त्यांच्या खोऱ्यांच्या क्षेत्रफळानुसार उतरता क्रम लावा.
(a)ब्रह्मपुत्र
(b)कृष्णा
(c)तापी
(d)कावेरी
Based on river basin areas in India, Brahmaputra has the largest basin among the given options, followed by Krishna, Cauvery, and Tapi.