Which one of the following statement is not correct ........

Geography India - Water bodies

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Which one of the following statement is not correct?

Peininsular river are much older in age and origin than himalayas river.

Himalayan Rivers passes through the giant gorges.

peninsular plateau is drained by Narmada, Tapi, the Mahanadi etc.

India's 50% total surface water drained into the Bay of Bengal and 50 % in the Arabian Sea.

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Explanation:

Indian drainage system consists of a large number of small and big rivers. It is the outcome of the evolutionary process of the three major physiographic units and the nature and characteristics of precipitation. The Himalayan drainage system includes the Ganga, the Indus and the Brahmaputra river basins. The peninsular plateau is drained by Narmada, Tapi, the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri. India's 90 per cent total surface water drained into the Bay of Bengal and rest are in the Arabian Sea.