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What among the following is/are the features of Himalayan rivers?  1. Rivers with fixed courses and well-adjusted valleys. 2. Perennial rivers receiving water from glaciers. 3. Young rivers with large basins.  Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

What among the following is/are the features of Himalayan rivers?  1. Rivers with fixed courses and well-adjusted valleys. 2. Perennial rivers receiving water from glaciers. 3. Young rivers with large basins.  Which of the following statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer 2 and 3 only

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

Important Points

Aspects Himalayan River Peninsular River
Place of origin Himalayan Mountains covered with glaciers. Peninsular plateau and central highlands.
Nature of flow The perennial river receives water from glaciers and rainfall. Seasonal, dependent on monsoon rainfall.
Type of drainage Antecedent and consequent leading to dendritic patterns in plains. Superimposed, rejuvenated resulting in trellis, radial and rectangular patterns.
Nature of river Long course, flowing through rugged mountains experiencing headward erosion and river capturing. In plains, meandering and shifting of course occurs. Smaller, a fixed course with well-adjusted valleys.
Catchment area Very large basin. Relatively smaller basins.
Age of river Young and youthful, active and deepening in valleys. Old rivers with graded profiles and have almost reached their base levels.

Related Questions

With reference to the Himalayan Rivers and the Peninsular Rivers, consider the following statements: 1. The Himalayan Rivers are examples of consequent drainage while the Peninsular rivers are examples of antecedent drainage. 2. The Himalayan rivers flow through deep V-shaped valleys while the Peninsular rivers flow in comparatively shallow valleys. 3. The Himalayan rivers are perennial in nature while the Peninsular rivers are seasonal or non-perennial. Which of the statements given above is not correct?
Consider the following statement with respect to Himalayan rivers and the peninsular rivers. 1. Himalayan rivers are old and mature while peninsular rivers are youthful in the activity. 2. Himalayan rivers are perennial while peninsular rivers are seasonal in nature. 3. Himalayan rivers show meandering activity in the plains but peninsular rivers do not. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Compare the Himalayan river with the Peninsular river based on the following comparisons : 1. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial, whereas most of the Peninsular rivers are rainfed. 2. The gradient of the Himalayan river is steeper than the Peninsular river. 3. The Peninsular river causes more erosion on its way in comparison to the Himalayan river. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
In the question three statements are given, followed by three conclusions, I, II and III. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statement I: All passes are valleys Statement II: Some passes are mountains Statement III: Some hills are mountains as well as valleys Conclusion I: Some hills are passes Conclusion II: Some mountains are valleys Conclusion III: All valleys are hills
Choose the option which indicates a valid argument containing logically related statements that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements. A. Some straight forward things are people B. All Perennial things are cats C. Only cats are Perennial D. All Perennial things are People E. Some Straight forward things are cats F. Some Straight forward things are Perennial
In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the following suggested courses of actions logically follow(s) for pursuing. Statement: Starting October, all new cars will have pedestrian safety features, including new design of the bonnet, to reduce impact on pedestrians during accidents. Advanced safety features are needed in all vehicles in India as vehicle safety cannot be confined to luxury vehicles only. Around 1.5 lakh people are killed in road accidents every year in the country, nearly 60% of them are pedestrians.  Courses of action: I. The government has set a target to reduce the number of road deaths by half in the next two years. The ministry of road transport and highways has been issuing new safety standards for the automobiles along with eliminating the black spots on national highways.  II. By next month, all new cars will have pedestrian safety feature, including new design of the bonnet, to reduce impact on pedestrians during accidents.  III. Ministry of road transport and Highways is planning to implement all safety features in vehicles with active support of vehicle manufacturers. Electronic stability control (ESC) and autonomous emergency braking (AEB) will be incorporated in new vehicles by 2022.
Statements : Some mountains are hillocks. Some mountains are rivers. Some mountains are valleys.

Conclusions :
I. All mountains are either hillocks or rivers or valleys.
II. No valley is river.
III. Some river are valleys.
Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern III. They have very large basins
Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers?
I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity
II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern
III. They have very large basins
Which among the following statements is NOT true with regard to Peninsular rivers? (i) A large number of them are Perennial. (ii) They have shorter and deeper courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts. (iii) Some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west.