2021 · Q42
When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions into a lake or depression, the pattern is known as
General KnowledgeGeography
- ATrellis
- BDendritic
- CRadial
- DCentripetal
Explanation
A centripetal drainage pattern forms when rivers discharge their waters from all directions into a central lake or depression (e.g., the Loktak lake basin). A radial pattern flows outward from a central high point, dendritic is tree-like, and trellis follows folded rock structures. Convergence into a centre is centripetal.