Question

Indian rivers are divided into ____.
a. Two groups
b. Three groups
c. Four groups
d. Five groups

Answer 1

Hint: A river is a naturally flowing watercourse, usually fresh water, which flows to the ocean, sea, lake or other rivers. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and dries out at the end of the river without reaching another body of water. The river usually starts on the high ground, when the rain falls on the high ground and begins to descend. Because of gravity, they always go downhill.

Complete answer:
The Indian rivers are divided into two main groups:
- Himalayan River (North Indian River)
- The Peninsular rivers (South Indian rivers)

The rivers of North India are known as the Himalayas. The rivers of the north are mostly small tributaries of the Himalayas, which is why they are called the Himalayas.

The rivers in the south are called peninsular rivers because they eventually end in the peninsula of India, which is located in the Arabian Sea or the Bay of Bengal.

River in North India:
Below are rivers in North India or rivers in the Himalayas:
The rivers of north India are the Indus and its tributaries Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutley. Ganga and its tributaries especially Yamuna, Gargara, Gharghara, Ram Ganga, Ramganga, Kosi, Mahananda, Chambal. The Brahmaputra and its tributaries such as Manas, Subarnasri, Tista and others.

River in South India:
The following are rivers in South India or the Peninsula:
- Narmada
- Mahanadi
- Godavari
- Krishna

Kaveri rivers and tributaries of Arkavati, Shimsha, Hemavati, Kapila, Shimsha, Honnuhole, Amaravati, Lakshmana Kabini, Lokapavani, Bhavani, Noyal and Tirtha.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
Luni, Machhu, Banas, Rupen, Saraswati and Ghagghar are examples of rivers with inland drainage functions. That is, they are not discharged into the ocean but lost in the sand. Subarnarekha, Vamsadhara, Nagavali, Vaigai, Netravati and Sharavati are examples of coastal rivers. The longest river in India is the Ganges or Ganges, followed by Godavari, Yamuna, Krishna and Narmada.