Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in North Indian plains has increased in recent times.
Reason (R): There has been reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt.
The second statement is true as deposition reduces the depth and in rainy season the river outflows leading to flood. |
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Which of the following Rivers does not pass through Tropic of Cancer? |
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Amongst the following the river that passes through most number of countries? |
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Consider the following statements |
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Imagine you are travelling from New Delhi towards North. If you go vertically upwards towards Jammu and Kashmir, |
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Suppose you are travelling along the Eastern Ghat on Eastern Coast of India from Northern to Southern region, the sequence in which you will cross these rivers |
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Consider the statements w.r.t Ganges Drainage System and Peninsular Drainage System |
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Consider the following Dams |
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Snow line is a line above which no vegetation grows on high altitude mountains because of permanent snow cover. This snow line is higher for Eastern Himalayas compared to that of Western Himalayas. What are the reasons? |
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Heat waves was in news recently which killed more than 2,500 people in the year 2015 till June. |
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