Question

Which of the following is not a river with inland drainage?

A. Rupen

B. Banas

C. Periyar

D. Saraswati

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : C

The correct answer is Periyar.

• Rann of Kutch is an inland drainage area.
• Inland drainage is that drainage in which rivers do not reach an ocean or sea but empty their waters in a lake or an inland sea.
• Narmada flows between Vindhya and Satpura range. Rivers Luni, Ghaggar, Rupnarain, Medha, etc have inland drainage.
• The Ghaggar is the most important river of inland drainage.
• It is a seasonal stream that rises on the lower slopes of the Himalayas and forms a boundary between Haryana and Punjab.
• It gets lost in the dry sands of Rajasthan near Hanumangarh after traversing a distance of 465 km.