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Which of the following is a feature of the Peninsular river system in India? 1. The Peninsular rivers receive water only from rainfall. 2. These rivers flow across the young fold mountains and are still youthful in age. 3. These rivers have small basins and catchment area. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following is a feature of the Peninsular river system in India? 1. The Peninsular rivers receive water only from rainfall. 2. These rivers flow across the young fold mountains and are still youthful in age. 3. These rivers have small basins and catchment area. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. Correct Answer 1 and 3

The correct answer is 1 and 3.

Key Points

  • Peninsular Rivers of India:
    • This Peninsular river system is older than the Himalayan river system.
    • They have broad and graded shallow valleys, small basins, and catchment areas as compared to those of Himalayan rivers. Hence, statement 3 is correct 
    • The rivers are mostly in their mature stage.
    • They receive water only from rainfall. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
    • Himalayan rivers flow across the young fold mountains and are still youthful in age. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

Additional Information

  • The Himalayas:
    • The Himalayas are young-fold mountains of the tertiary period, which were folded over the Tethys Sea due to inter-continental collision.
    • They stretch from the Indus River in the West to the Brahmaputra River in the East.
    • Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, lies in these mountains in Nepal. 
    • The Himalayas has three parallel ranges:
      • The Greater Himalayas
      • The Himachal or lesser Himalayas
      • The Siwalik

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