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Class 11 Drainage System worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Drainage patterns and basins, the Himalayan and Peninsular rivers, their sources, tributaries and lengths. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
A drainage pattern like the branches of a tree is called:
- trellis
- centripetal
- radial
- dendritic
Answer
(d) dendritic
- 2.
What is a radial drainage pattern?
- rivers flowing out in all directions from a hill, as from Amarkantak
- a single river with no tributaries
- rivers that never reach the sea or a lake
- rivers draining from all sides into a lake or depression
Answer
(a) rivers flowing out in all directions from a hill, as from Amarkantak
- 3.
Where does the Chambal rise?
- the Beas Kund near the Rohtang Pass
- the Satopanth glacier
- the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh
- near Mhow in the Malwa plateau
Answer
(d) near Mhow in the Malwa plateau
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Distinguish between a river basin and a watershed.
Answer
Both are areas drained by a river system; basins of large rivers are big, while watersheds are the small catchments of rivulets and rills.
- 5.
Describe each drainage pattern: (a) centripetal (b) radial
Answer
(a) rivers draining from all sides into a lake or depression (b) rivers flowing out in all directions from a hill, as from Amarkantak
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Compare the Himalayan and Peninsular drainage systems.
Answer
Himalayan rivers are perennial, carve gorges, meander and shift course in the plains and build deltas; Peninsular rivers are older, seasonal, with fixed courses and graded shallow valleys.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Drainage System sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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