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Drainage — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesDrainage5 Marks
Question
Write main features of Indus Basin.
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Answer

  1. The river Indus rises in Tibet, near lake Mansarovar.
  2. Flowing west, it enters India in the Ladakh district of Jammu & Kashmir. It forms a picturesque gorge in this part.
  3. It flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and emerges from the mountain at Attock.
  4. All its major tributaries-the Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum-join together to enter the Indus near Mithankot in Pakistan.
  5. Beyond this, the Indus flows southwards eventually reaching the Arabian Sea, east of Karachi. Indus is 2,900-km long and is one of the longest rivers of the world.

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