Which one of the following is not a geographical feature of the Indian subcontinent?

A. Plains located to the south of the Himalaya are lacking in rivers.

B. It is ringed by mountains to the north.

C. The peninsula is surrounded by three major bodies of water - two seas and one ocean.

D. Mountain ranges and narrow coastal plains line the peninsula.

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Mekhi Rosario

19 January, 20:53

Which one of the following is not a geographical feature of the Indian subcontinent?

A. Plains located to the south of the Himalaya are lacking in rivers.

B. It is ringed by mountains to the north.

C. The peninsula is surrounded by three major bodies of water - two seas and one ocean.

D. Mountain ranges and narrow coastal plains line the peninsula.

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Oscar Morrow · Answer 1

A. Plains located to the south of the Himalaya are lacking in rivers.

Explanation:

There major rivers originate in the Himalayas and flow in different directions over long distances before dumping into the sea. They are the Indus, Ganja and the Brahmaputra rivers.

There are several tributaries that drain the plains to the south of the Himalayas and then feed the Indus river.

The direction of flow of the indus river is initially to the west and then it flows southwards towards the arabian sea.