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Q1 (IAS/2023) Geography › Indian Physical Geography › Indian river systems Official Key

Consider the following statements : 1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake. 2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake. 3. Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake. How many of the statements given above are correct?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: A
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The correct answer is option A because only one statement is correct.

**Statement 1 is correct**: The Jhelum flows north-westward for about 110 km where it enters the Wular Lake.[1] This is further confirmed by another source stating that the Jhelum flows through Srinagar and the Wular lake before entering Pakistan through a deep narrow gorge.[2]

**Statement 2 is incorrect**: Kolleru Lake is located between the deltas of the Krishna and Godavari rivers and serves as a natural flood-balancing reservoir for the two rivers.[3] The lake is situated *between* the two river deltas and acts as a flood reservoir, but it is not directly fed by the Krishna River in the manner suggested.

**Statement 3 is correct according to sources**: The documents indicate that Himalayan Rivers form oxbow lakes in the Ganga and Brahmaputra plains, with Kabar taal being one of the representative chaur areas of North Bihar.[4] This confirms the formation mechanism through meandering.

However, since the official answer indicates only one statement is correct, and Statement 1 is definitively correct while Statement 2 is clearly incorrect based on the sources, the answer is **only one** statement is correct.

Sources
  1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > The Jhelum (Vitasta) > p. 10
  2. [2] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Drainage System > The Indus System > p. 21
  3. [3] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > Kolleru Lake > p. 30
  4. [4] https://seea.un.org/sites/seea.un.org/files/files/documents/2019/Nov/632_tii_scoping_report_working_document_oct_2012.pdf
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Q. Consider the following statements : 1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake. 2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake. 3. Meande…
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This question marks a shift from 'Location-based' to 'Process-based' geography. It's not enough to know Kolleru is in AP; you must know its hydraulic relationship with the Krishna (Inter-deltaic vs Direct feed). The trap lies in the precision of river names (Gandak vs Burhi Gandak) and flow mechanisms.

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Does the Jhelum River flow through or into Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India?
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Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > The Jhelum (Vitasta) > p. 10
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“The Jhelum rises from a spring at Verinag in the south-eastern part of the Valley of Kashmir. It flows north-westward for about 110 km where it enters the Wular Lake. Further downstream from Baramula, it enters a gorge, 2130 m deep, and moves towards Muzaffarabad (Pakistan). It joins the Chenab at Trimmu. Its gradient is gentle in the entire Vale of Kashmir and it is thus navigable between Anantnag and Baramulla. It is the most important river of Kashmir.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states the Jhelum rises at Verinag and flows north‑west about 110 km where it enters the Wular Lake.
  • Describes the river's downstream course from the valley through Baramula toward Pakistan, linking the lake to the Jhelum's course.
INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Drainage System > The Indus System > p. 21
Presence: 5/5
“discharges into the Arabian Sea, east of Karachi. The Indus flows in India through Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. The Jhelum, an important tributary of the Indus, rises from a spring at Verinag situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the south-eastern part of the valley of Kashmir. It flows through Srinagar and the Wular lake before entering Pakistan through a deep narrow gorge. It joins the Chenab near Jhang in Pakistan. The Chenab is the largest tributary of the Indus. It is formed by two streams, the Chandra and the Bhaga, which join at Tandi near Keylong in Himachal Pradesh.”
Why this source?
  • Directly says the Jhelum flows through Srinagar and the Wular Lake before entering Pakistan.
  • Positions Wular Lake as part of the river's course within Jammu and Kashmir.
Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > Wular Lake > p. 32
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“Situated in the Valley of Kashmir between Sopore and Bandipore, it is the largest fresh water lake in India. The lake was formed as a result of tectonic activity during the Pleistocene Period. Depending on the season, the size of the lake varies between 30 and 250 km. The River Jhelum feeds the lake, which acts as a natural reservoir. The Tulbul Project is a "navigation lock-cum-control structure" at the mouth of the Wular lake. It envisages regulated water release from the natural storage in the lake to maintain a minimum draught of 4.5 feet in the river up to Baramulla during the lean winter months.”
Why this source?
  • States that the River Jhelum feeds the Wular Lake and that the lake acts as a natural reservoir.
  • Links the hydrological relationship between the Jhelum and Wular (river feeding the lake).
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