CLAT 2020 General Knowledge: All You Need To Know About Indian Rivers

Aditya Anand

2 February 20201 min read

GENERAL AWARENESS – Indian Rivers (Geography)

RIVERS- FACTS, DISPUTES, TRIBUTARIES, ORIGIN

The rivers of India can be classified into four groups viz., Himalayan rivers, coastal rivers, Deccan rivers and rivers of the inland drainage basin. Himalayan Rivers: They are formed by melting snow and glaciers and therefore, continuously flow throughout the year. | Deccan Rivers: They are rain-fed rivers and hence fluctuate in the volume. Many of the Deccan rivers are non-perennial. They are short in length and have limited catchments areas. Most of them are of an ephemeral character. Most of the rivers in the Deccan region generally flow in the east direction and fall into the Bay of Bengal. The major east flowing rivers are Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Mahanadi etc. Coastal Rivers: There are numerous coastal rivers, which are comparatively smaller than the other type of rivers. While only a handful of these rivers drain into the sea near the delta of the east coast, there are as many as 600 such rivers on the west coast. example: subarnarekh, Vamsadhara, Nagavali, Vaigai, Naetravati and sharavati. Inland Water Drainage: The rivers that do not empty I the ocean but get lost into the sand. Example: Luni, Macchu, Banas, Rupen, Saraswati and Ghagghar.
The longest river flowing through India is INDUS which originates in Tibet.
Five rivers of erstwhile Punjab are: Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Jhelum And Chenab
The Godavari is also called as Dakshin Ganga
Damodar is known as Bengal’s Sorrow
Prayagraj (Allahabad) is believed to be the confluence (Sangam) of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati.

RIVER AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES

S.NO.	RIVER	TRIBUTARIES
1	Ganga	1. Gomti 2.Ghaghra 3.Gandak 4. Kosi 5. Yamuna 6. Son 7. Hoogly
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MAJOR RIVER WATER DISPUTES OVER THE YEARS AND THE STATES INVOLVED

S.NO	DISPUTE	STATES INVOLVED
1	Krishna Water Dispute	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
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ALTERNATE/ANCIENT/GREEK NAMES OF THE RIVERS

S.NO	PRESENT DAY NAME	ALTERNATE NAME
1	Indus	Sindhu (Ancient Name)
2

RIVER AND THEIR PLACES OF ORIGIN

S.NO	RIVER	PLACE OF ORIGIN
1	Ganga	Gangotri (Uttrakhand)
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CLAT 2020 General Knowledge: All You Need To Know About Indian Rivers

Aditya Anand

2 February 20201 min read

GENERAL AWARENESS – Indian Rivers (Geography)

RIVERS- FACTS, DISPUTES, TRIBUTARIES, ORIGIN

The rivers of India can be classified into four groups viz., Himalayan rivers, coastal rivers, Deccan rivers and rivers of the inland drainage basin. Himalayan Rivers: They are formed by melting snow and glaciers and therefore, continuously flow throughout the year. | Deccan Rivers: They are rain-fed rivers and hence fluctuate in the volume. Many of the Deccan rivers are non-perennial. They are short in length and have limited catchments areas. Most of them are of an ephemeral character. Most of the rivers in the Deccan region generally flow in the east direction and fall into the Bay of Bengal. The major east flowing rivers are Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Mahanadi etc. Coastal Rivers: There are numerous coastal rivers, which are comparatively smaller than the other type of rivers. While only a handful of these rivers drain into the sea near the delta of the east coast, there are as many as 600 such rivers on the west coast. example: subarnarekh, Vamsadhara, Nagavali, Vaigai, Naetravati and sharavati. Inland Water Drainage: The rivers that do not empty I the ocean but get lost into the sand. Example: Luni, Macchu, Banas, Rupen, Saraswati and Ghagghar.
The longest river flowing through India is INDUS which originates in Tibet.
Five rivers of erstwhile Punjab are: Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Jhelum And Chenab
The Godavari is also called as Dakshin Ganga
Damodar is known as Bengal’s Sorrow
Prayagraj (Allahabad) is believed to be the confluence (Sangam) of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati.

RIVER AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES

S.NO.	RIVER	TRIBUTARIES
1	Ganga	1. Gomti 2.Ghaghra 3.Gandak 4. Kosi 5. Yamuna 6. Son 7. Hoogly
2

MAJOR RIVER WATER DISPUTES OVER THE YEARS AND THE STATES INVOLVED

S.NO	DISPUTE	STATES INVOLVED
1	Krishna Water Dispute	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
2

ALTERNATE/ANCIENT/GREEK NAMES OF THE RIVERS

S.NO	PRESENT DAY NAME	ALTERNATE NAME
1	Indus	Sindhu (Ancient Name)
2

RIVER AND THEIR PLACES OF ORIGIN

S.NO	RIVER	PLACE OF ORIGIN
1	Ganga	Gangotri (Uttrakhand)
2

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