Q. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because of

Correct Answer

The high gradient

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    B)Punjab
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    Answer: Tamil Nadu
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    C)Pachmarhi
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    Answer: Nilgiris
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    A)Lake Gatun
    B)Great Bitter Lake
    C)Little Bitter Lake
    D)Lake Timsah
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    A)Flow through shallow valleys
    B)Seasonal flow
    C)Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
    D)Little erosional activity
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    A)The Himalayas
    B)The Coastal Plains
    C)The Deccan Plateau
    D)The Ganga Plain
    Answer: The Himalayas
  • Q. The deepest or the Oceanic trenches is the ________ trench.
    A)Japanese
    B)Mariana
    C)Puerto Rico
    D)Sunda
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  • Q. Deforestation results in : 1. flora destruction 2. fauna destruction 3. ecological disbalance
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    C)Rome
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    B)Koraput
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Koraput
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    C)Kochi
    D)Vishakhapatnam
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    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Bihar
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
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    B)1, 3, 2, 4
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    B)Change in atmospheric pressure
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