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Topic

Drainage patterns

Asked 2 times in CDS over 1 years (2021–2022), peaking in 2022.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
2
Years active
2021–2022
Span
2022
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CDS — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2022
  • Recurs across 2 years (2021–2022)

Across exams

CDS · 2

How the concept evolved

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Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2022

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists

List I (Drainage Pattern of River)List II (Feature)
A. Insequent1. Whose direction of flow is controlled by the rock structure
B. Consequent2. No apparent reason why it follows the path it takes
C. Subsequent3. Flow in the same direction as the consequent stream but at a lower level
D. Resequent4. Whose course is determined by the original slope of the land

Codes:

  1. A A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
  2. B A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 ✓
  3. C A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
  4. D A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
CDS2021
When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions into a lake or depression, the pattern is known as
  1. A Trellis
  2. B Dendritic
  3. C Radial
  4. D Centripetal ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Geomorphology

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