Question

Choose the correct statement(s) regarding Peninsular Rivers.

1. Most peninsular rivers form estuaries instead of deltas.

2. Western Ghats act as the main water divide in Peninsular India.

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 2 only

• Correct Answer: Option B) 2 only

• Most peninsular rivers form estuaries instead of deltas - This statement is false. While some major peninsular rivers like Narmada and Tapi do form estuaries when they meet the Arabian Sea, many peninsular rivers that flow eastward into the Bay of Bengal (like Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Cauvery) form extensive deltas. Therefore, it's not accurate to say "most" peninsular rivers form estuaries.

• Western Ghats act as the main water divide in Peninsular India - This statement is true. The Western Ghats function as the principal watershed in Peninsular India, dividing rivers flowing west into the Arabian Sea (shorter, swift-flowing rivers like Narmada, Tapi) from those flowing east into the Bay of Bengal (longer rivers like Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery). This east-west division of drainage patterns in the peninsula is primarily determined by the Western Ghats.