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Arrange the following rivers according to their drainage basin in India from highest to lowest 1 Ind...........

Geography India - Water bodies
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    Arrange the following rivers according to their drainage basin in India from highest to lowest:

    1. Indus

    2. Godavari

    3. Krishna

    4. Brahmaputra

    Select the code from following:

    1-2-3-4

    Correct Answer

    4-2-3-1

    Incorrect Answer

    2-4-3-1 

    Incorrect Answer

    4-3-2-1

    Incorrect Answer
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    Explanation:

    On the basis of the size of catchment area, the river basins of India have been classified into three categories.

    • I. Large river basins: River basins with a catchment area of more than 20,000 sq km are known as large river basins.
    • II. Medium River basins: River basins with a catchment area between 20,000 sq km to 2000 sq km are known as medium river basin.
    • III. Minor river basin: River basins with a catchment area of less than 2000 sq km are known as minor river basin.

    There are 12 main river basins with catchment areas of at least 20,000 km2. These rivers have a combined catchment area of 25.3 lakh km2.

    • All main river basins and numerous middle river basins are inter-state in character, covering around 81 percent of the country's geographical area. 

    Basin Name and Area(sq.Km)

    • Ganga Basin: 808334.44

    • Indus (Up to border) Basin: 453931.87

    • Godavari Basin: 302063.93

    • Krishna Basin: 254743.31

    • Brahmaputra Basin: 186421.6

    • Mahanadi Basin: 139659.15

    • Narmada Basin: 92670.51

    • Cauvery Basin: 85624.44

    • Tapi Basin: 63922.91

    • Mahi Basin: 38336.8

    Hence option 1st is correct.

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    Rajamallaiah

    Wrong answer

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    Shubham Tiwari

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