Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers of India is not true ........

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Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers of India is not true :

The basins of these rivers are generally narrow and not large enough

The catchment areas of these rivers extend over hundreds of thousands of sq.km.

The perform intensive erosional activity

The flow of these rivers is by and large perennial

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The basins of these rivers are generally narrow and not large enough

Himalayan mountains (covered with glaciers).Perennial; receive water from glacier and rainfall.Long course, flowing through the rugged mountains experiencing head ward erosion and river capturing; In plains, meandering and shifting off course. Big catchment area. Young and youthful, active and deepening in the valleys.