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Solar System
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Geography
Latitude - Longitude
Rotation - Revolution
Lecture :- 2
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Geography
Earth’s Interior and
Plate Tectonics
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Geography
Rocks , Continents
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Lecture :- 4
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Geography
Geomorphology and
Landforms
Lecture :- 5
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Geography
Atmosphere and
Water in atmosphere
Lecture :- 6
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Geography
Winds, cyclones and
Ocean Currents
Lecture :- 7
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Geography
India and It’s Location
Lecture :- 8
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Geography
Himalayas
Lecture :- 9
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Geography
Peninsular & Plateau
Lecture :- 10
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Northern Plains & Islands
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DRAINAGE SYSTEM
 Dendrite Trellis Radial

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Centripetal Rectangular

1. Dendritic: resemble the branch of a tree

2. Trellis: tributaries join the river at right angle
3. Radial: rivers originating from a central dome/peak
4. Centripetal: rivers draining their water into a central lake/depression

/ L
Catchment area
->

n S
River System

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River + Tributaries

Basin/Catchment area

Indian River System Origin: source

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1. Himalayan River System Mouth: Drains water
2. Peninsular River System
 The Himalayan Rivers
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The Peninsular River
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1. They are perennial 1. They are ephemeral

2. Water throughout the year (Origin/ 2. During dry season, large rivers have
Source: Glaciers) reduced flow of water in their channels
3. They have long courses from their 3. They have shorter and shallower
source to the sea course
4. two major rivers: the Indus and the 4. Most of the rivers here originate in the
Brahmaputra originating from north of Western Ghats and flow towards Bay
the mountain ranges of Bengal
5. Ex: the Indus, the Brahmaputra, the 5. Ex: Narmada, Tapi, Godavari
Ganga
6. Some Himalayan rivers are antecedent
(following their original course), eg:
Satluj, Kosi, Indus

Tributaries of Indus
↓
Jhelum+Chenab+
Gilgit Nubra Beas+Ravi+Sutlej
= Panchnad

E.
Shyok
Zanskar Punjab
Panj + Doab Area
between two rivers
Classification of Tributaries
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1. Left Bank Tributary

2. Right Bank Tributary

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Left bank tributary Right bank tributary

Indus
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Indus+Jhelum: Sindh Sagar Length: 2880 km/1114 km in India
Doab Flows in: China India Pakistan
Jhelum+Chenab: Jech National river of Pakistan
Doab Indus Water Treaty, 1960
Chenab+Ravi: Rechna signed in Karachi
Doab B/w J L Nehru and Ayub Khan
Ravi+Beas: Bari Doab Mediator: World Bank
Beas+Sutlej: Bist Doab Most successful treaty around the world
Indus
80% water used by Pakistan
Jhelum
20% water used by India
Chenab

Ravi
Beas 80% water used by India
Sutlej 20% water used by Pakistan

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Indus origin: Bokhar Chu Glacier near Lake Mansarovar
Drains: into Arabian Sea
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Demchok: enters into India
Leh: located on the banks of Indus River
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Indus in Tibet is known as Singi Khamban (Lion’s mouth)
 Tributaries of Indus
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1. Jhelum: meanders in its youthful stage

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Ancient name: Vitasta
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Origin: Verinag (J & K)
↑
Flows in the border of India and Pakistan
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Srinagar is located on banks of Jhelum
Wular Lake gets its water from Jhelum
- Chandra
2. Chenab
- -
-- 7 Bhaga

I Ancient name: Askini

Origin: Baralacha La pass
I

↑
Largest tributary of Indus

3. Ravi
-

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Ancient name: Purushni
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Origin: Rohtang pass

4. Beas
--

↑ Ancient name: Bipasha

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Origin: Rohtang pass
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Only tributary of Indus that does not pass or enter Pakistan

5. Sutlej
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Ancient name: Shutudri
I
Origin: Rakas lake (Lake Mansarovar)
I
It enters India through Shipkila pass

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Panchnad meet Indus at Mithankot, Pakistan

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Right Bank Tributaries: Shyok, Gilgit, Hunza
 ↓
Largest river system in India Vishnu Prayag

Lix
Goumukh Glacier Nanda Prayag
X Satopanth
Gangotri Glacier

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Dhauli Ganga
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Bhagirathi
Mandakini

Pindar Nandakini

Karna Prayag
Alaknanda Rudra Prayag

Ganga Devprayag

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Prayag: Confluence of two rivers

Bhagirathi Dev Prayag

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Alaknanda
->
Dhauliganga
Nandakini
E Vishnu Prayag
Nanda Prayag

E Pindar
-
Mandakini
Karna Prayag
Rudra Prayag
 Ganga River Tributaries

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Tila, Seti, Beri
Fulhal
UK Mapchachungo
Lake
glacier Milam Glacier
Ramganga
Gomti Gosain Dham
Ghaghra Sarda
(Saryu) (Goriganga) Darjeeling hills
Bijnaur Gandak
Tons
Gajpur
Kosi
~

Mahananda

IE
Patna

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Banas Yamuna Chhapra Farakka
Ken Son Punpun
Sonpur

Sindh Betwa Bhagalpur

Mhow Plateau
Chambal
&Rihand
(Origin) Hugli/Bhagirathi-Hugli
Sindh Parvati

Son
Yamuna: 1370 km

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Origin: Amarkantak Plateau (Radial

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It is the longest tributary of Ganga
Drainage Pattern)
Tributaries: Chambal, Sindh, Betwa, Ken, Tons
Tributaries: Koel, Rihand
Punpun: joins Ganga to Jharkhand
Origin: Mhow Plateau Badland Topography

Tributaries: due to Ravines

Parbati (gully erosion)
Kalisindh
Shipra
 Ganga then flows in Bangladesh where it is flows as Padma

i
↑
Water from Ganga stored in bottle remains fresh due to presence Bacteriophage viruses
Total length: 2525 km
National River of India, declared in 2008
Longest River of India
Passes through 5 states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh (longest), Bihar, J&K (shortest),
West Bengal
Cities located on banks of Ganga:
Kosi: Sorrow of Bihar (causes flood in Bihar) Prayagraj
Kanpur (largest)
Varanasi
BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER SYSTEM Patna
West to East order

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Takes U-turn in Namcha Barwa
Brahmaputra: 2900 km
South turn in Dhubri (Assam)
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Length in India: 916 km I
World largest Riverine Island: Majuli Island
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Different names: -
Origin: Chemayungdung Glacier/Angsi Glacier

...
Tibet: Yarlung Tsangpo (origin)
Padma + Jamuna = Meghna
Siang and Dihang: Arunachal Pradesh
↓
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↑
Assam: Brahmaputra Mansarovar Lake Manipur hills -Barak
Jumuna: Bangladesh
World’s largest Delta: Sundarbans Delta (Sundari tree)
/
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Tributaries of Brahmaputra

.
Left Bank Tributaries: Lohit, Dhansiri
Right Bank Tributary: Dibang, Kameng, Manas, Testa, Subansiri

Drainage pattern that forms central spire or dome-like structure: Radial Pattern

Drainage pattern forms when rivers discharge their waters from all directions in lake or
depression: Centripetal

Peninsular drainage system: Mahanadi and Godavari

When river originates from a hill and flows in all directions, the drainage pattern formed: Radial

River that marks easternmost boundary of Himalayas: Brahmaputra

Snow-fed river: Yamuna (origin: Bandarpuch)

River that is also called Vyath: Jhelum

The river Indus was also called Hindos by the the Iranians and the Greeks

The river Ganga divides the state Bihar into two parts

The region of Ganga lies in: 10 N to 30 N latitude

Yamuna rises in Indian Himalayas

Source of river Ghaggar: Himachal Pradesh

The headwater of Ganga: Bhagirathi

Kolkata is in banks of Hooghly river

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Peninsular Rivers
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Dams,Lakes & Waterfalls
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Geography
Monsoon and Forests
Lecture :- 15
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Geography
Soil and National Parks
Lecture :- 16
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