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CHAPTER 3 DRAINAGE The term drainage describes the river system of an area. Look at the physical map. You will notice that small streams flowing from different directions come together to form the main river, which ultimately drains into a large water body such as a lake or a sea or an ocean. The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin. A closer observation on a map will indicate that any elevated area, such as a mountain or an upland, separates two drainage basins. Such an upland is known as a water divide (Figure 3.1). Figure 3.1 : Water Divide DO YOU KNOW? The world’s largest drainage basin is of the Amazon river. FIND OUT Which river has the largest basin in India? DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN INDIA  The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups:  • the Himalayan rivers; and  • the Peninsular rivers.  Apart from originating from...

    NCERT Class 8 History Chapter 8 Women Caste and Reforms Extra Questions   Class 8 History Chapter 8 Extra Question with Answer – Women Caste and Reforms   Very Short Answer Type Extra Questions (1 Marks) 1) What was Sati? 2) Which castes were considered upper castes? 3) Which caste was considered polluting? 4) Which people were termed as untouchables? 5) Who established Brahmo Sabha? 6) In which year Sati was banned? 7) Who was the pioneer in banning Sati? 8) In which year widow remarriage was permitted? 9) Who was the pioneer in the introduction of widow remarriage? 10) Who formed an association for widow remarriage in the Telugu-speaking areas in Madras? 11) Who found the Arya samaj? 12) In which century the first School for girls was opened? 13) Where  did  Jyotiba Phule belong? 14) What did the aristocratic Muslim women learn in North India? 15) Why Mumtaz Ali was famous? 16) What was the name of the book published by Tarabai Shinde? 17) What were t...

MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Sectors of Indian Economy with Answers Class 10 Social Science MCQs Chapter 2 Sectors of Indian Economy 1. The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of : (a) Employment conditions (b) The nature of economic activities (c) Number of workers employed (d) Ownership of enterprises3 Answer Answer: d 2. When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity of the: (a) Secondary sector (b) Tertiary sector (c) Primary sector (d) Organised sector Answer Answer: c 3. The service sector includes activities such as: (a) agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry (b) making sugar, gur and bricks (c) transport, communication and banking (d) None of these Answer Answer: c 4. Choose the correct meaning of organised sector: (a) It covers those enterprises where the terms of employment are regular. (b) It is outside the control of the government. (c) Jobs are not regular. (d) It provides low salaries. Answer Answer:...

MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Sectors of Indian Economy Class 10 Social Science MCQs Chapter 2 Sectors of Indian Economy 1. The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of : (a) Employment conditions (b) The nature of economic activities (c) Number of workers employed (d) Ownership of enterprises Answer 2. When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity of the: (a) Secondary sector (b) Tertiary sector (c) Primary sector (d) Organised sector Answer 3. The service sector includes activities such as: (a) agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry (b) making sugar, gur and bricks (c) transport, communication and banking (d) None of these Answer 4. Choose the correct meaning of organised sector: (a) It covers those enterprises where the terms of employment are regular. (b) It is outside the control of the government. (c) Jobs are not regular. (d) It provides low salaries. Answer 5. Which of the following is included in tertiary s...