Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

Drainage System and Patterns

  1. Which is the most common and widespread drainage pattern found on the earth’s surface?

    Options:
    1. Trellised pattern
    2. Dendritic pattern
    3. Rectangular pattern
    4. Pinnate pattern

    Option: B

  2. Which pattern resembles the rectangular pattern?

    Options:
    1. Trellised pattern
    2. Dendritic pattern
    3. Herringbone pattern
    4. Pinnate pattern

    Option: A

  3. Which pattern is formed by a network of tributaries and master consequent streams?

    Options:
    1. Trellised pattern
    2. Dendritic pattern
    3. Herringbone pattern
    4. Pinnate pattern

    Option: A

  4. Which pattern is characterized as an indeterminate or confused pattern?

    Options:
    1. Trellised pattern
    2. Dendritic pattern
    3. Herringbone pattern
    4. Pinnate pattern

    Option: C

  5. Which pattern is characterized by a feather-like arrangement of streams on a sloping surface?

    Options:
    1. Trellised pattern
    2. Dendritic pattern
    3. Herringbone pattern
    4. Pinnate pattern

    Option: D

  6. What is a dendritic drainage pattern?

    Options:
    1. A drainage pattern in which streams flow in a trellis-like pattern
    2. A drainage pattern in which streams converge at right angles
    3. A drainage pattern in which streams converge at acute angles
    4. A drainage pattern in which streams flow in a branching, tree-like pattern

    Option: D

  7. What causes the dendritic pattern to become simplified?

    Options:
    1. Surface abstraction
    2. River capture
    3. Active erosion
    4. Impermeable rocks

    Option: B

  8. In which type of environment does the dendritic pattern become most extensive?

    Options:
    1. Flat surface, gentle slopes, impermeable rocks
    2. Steep slopes, impermeable rocks
    3. Flat surface, steep slopes, permeable rocks
    4. Flat surface, gentle slopes, permeable rocks

    Option: A

  9. What is the difference between the trellised and rectangular drainage patterns?

    Options:
    1. In the trellised pattern, the tributary streams converge at acute angles, while in the rectangular pattern, they converge at right angles.
    2. In the trellised pattern, the spacing between the tributary streams is wide, while in the rectangular pattern, it is narrow.
    3. The trellised pattern is guided by the strikes and dip angle of the rock beds, while the rectangular pattern is guided by the lines of weakness in the rocks.
    4. All of the above

    Option: C

  10. In which type of environment does the rectangular pattern develop?

    Options:
    1. Flat surface, gentle slopes, impermeable rocks
    2. Steep slopes, impermeable rocks
    3. Flat surface, steep slopes, permeable rocks
    4. Flat surface, gentle slopes, permeable rocks

    Option: B

  11. Which of the following is a characteristic of the radial drainage pattern?

    Options:
    1. The streams converge at a central point.
    2. The streams follow the slopes of the lan
    3. The drainage pattern is characterized by a circular basin.
    4. The pattern is formed by the erosion of hard and soft rock beds.

    Option: B

  12. The best example of the radial drainage pattern can be found in which country?

    Options:
    1. India
    2. Nepal
    3. Sri Lanka
    4. Rajasthan

    Option: C

  13. What is the centripetal drainage pattern characterized by?

    Options:
    1. The streams converge at a central point.
    2. The drainage pattern is characterized by a circular basin.
    3. The pattern is formed by the erosion of hard and soft rock beds.
    4. The tributaries of the master consequent streams are developed in the form of a circle.

    Option: A

  14. Which of the following is an example of the centripetal drainage pattern?

    Options:
    1. The Kathmandu Valley in Nepal
    2. The Hazaribagh Plateau in Bihar
    3. The Rohatas Plateau in Southwestern Bihar
    4. The Raigarh Dome in the Lower Chambal Basin

    Option: D

  15. What is the annular drainage pattern formed over?

    Options:
    1. A circular basin
    2. A mature and dissected dome mountain
    3. The erosion of hard and soft rock beds
    4. The convergence of streams at a central point

    Option: B

  16. What is the shape of the tributary streams in the annular drainage pattern?

    Options:
    1. Circular
    2. Straight
    3. Arcuate
    4. Radial

    Option: C

  17. What is a circular subsequent stream?

    Options:
    1. A stream that flows in circles without any outlet
    2. A stream that joins a radial consequent stream
    3. A stream that flows in a spiral pattern
    4. A stream that flows in a straight line

    Option: B

  18. What kind of drainage pattern is developed over denuded domes in the Weald of England?

    Options:
    1. Trellised drainage pattern
    2. Annular drainage pattern
    3. Barbed drainage pattern
    4. Pinnate drainage pattern

    Option: B

  19. What is a barbed drainage pattern?

    Options:
    1. A drainage pattern with straight tributaries
    2. A drainage pattern with curved tributaries
    3. A drainage pattern with tributaries flowing in opposite direction to their master streams
    4. A drainage pattern with no tributaries

    Option: C

  20. In which type of area is a pinnate drainage pattern developed?

    Options:
    1. Mountainous areas
    2. Coastal areas
    3. Desert areas
    4. Plateau areas

    Option: A