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GANGES DRAINAGE SYSTEM

Assertion (A): Yamuna becomes a dead river between Delhi and Agra most of the year. Reason (R): Yamuna is a non-perennia

In Assertion-Reason, check both parts calmly. Here, the combination that fits is (A) is true, but (R) is false. In Ganges Drainage System, this is how Assertion and Reason are linked. If you check Assertion first, then Reason, then the link, the answer becomes clear. That is the simple way to do it.

Ref: [UPPCS (Pre) 2015] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Place) (a) Rudrapr

For this matching question, take it pair by pair. In Ganges Drainage System, the pairs match as in code 2 3 1. That is the full answer. If you learn each pair as a small line, the code comes by itself. No need to memorise numbers. Just remember the pairs and you are done.

Ref: [Orissa PSC (Pre) 2019 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Examine the following statements and select the correct answer by using code given below. 1. Devprayag is located at the

Imagine you are revising Ganges Drainage System late at night. The one fact you would underline for Examine the following statements is 1, 2 and 3. That is exactly what this question is asking. It is a direct question, so the answer is also direct. Just keep it simple.

Ref: [Meghalaya PSC (Pre) 2019 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Assertion (A): The Ganga is a highly polluted river. Reason (R): The holier the river, the more polluted it is. Select t

In Assertion-Reason, check both parts calmly. Here, the combination that fits is (A) is true, but (R) is false. In Ganges Drainage System, this is how Assertion and Reason are linked. If you check Assertion first, then Reason, then the link, the answer becomes clear. That is the simple way to do it.

Ref: [UPPCS (Pre) 2005] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Which range acts as a water divide between Yamuna and Son?

Here is how I remember it. which range acts as a water divide = Kaimur. That is it. In Ganges Drainage System, this pair is famous. I tell students to learn it as one line, not as a big theory. If you do that, this question takes only a few seconds.

Ref: [MPPCS (Pre) 2016] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left?

Let us keep it easy. Which river among the following does not — the answer is Son. In Ganges Drainage System, this is the fact that everyone is expected to know. If you have read the chapter once, you have already seen it. A quick revision is enough to fix it in your mind.

Ref: [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga system flows Northwards?

Let us keep it easy. Which of the following tributaries of the — the answer is Son. In Ganges Drainage System, this is the fact that everyone is expected to know. If you have read the chapter once, you have already seen it. A quick revision is enough to fix it in your mind.

Ref: [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Betwa river joins the

In Ganges Drainage System, there is a simple fact that answers this. Betwa river joins the is Yamuna. That is all the question wants. Many students get it right because they have heard this line before. Now you have heard it too, so it will stay with you.

Ref: [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna?

This question is asking for the one that stands apart, and that is Son. In Ganges Drainage System, Son has a special feature that makes it stand apart. That is the whole point here. Once you notice what makes Son special, the answer feels easy.

Ref: [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2016 MPPCS (Pre) 2008] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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The river Yamuna originates from

You know, this one is quite easy if you have read Ganges Drainage System once. The river Yamuna originates from is all about Bandar Poonch. That is the whole story here. No need to make it hard. Just remember Bandar Poonch for this topic and you are done.

Ref: [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Mains) 2007] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of Yamuna?

This question is asking for the one that stands apart, and that is Ram Ganga. In Ganges Drainage System, Ram Ganga has a special feature that makes it stand apart. That is the whole point here. Once you notice what makes Ram Ganga special, the answer feels easy.

Ref: [Punjab PSC (Pre) 2016 UPPSC (GIC) 2010] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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Identify the only tributary of River Ganges which rises in the plains.

In simple words, Identify the only tributary of River Ganges means Gomti. In Ganges Drainage System, this is one of those facts you just remember once and it stays. Think of Identify the only tributary of River Ganges and Gomti together. Once you see the link, you will not need to think twice in the exam.

Ref: [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008] | Majid Husain, Geography of India, and NCERT Geography textbooks discuss Ganges Drainage System and explain the Indian geographical features and patterns that support the correct answer for this question.

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