Which river flows through the Shillong Plateau?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river flows through the Shillong Plateau?” The correct answer is Umngot (Dawki). The Umngot River (also known as the Dawki River) flows through the Shillong Plateau in Meghalaya. The river flows through Dawki in South West Khasi Hills district and forms the India-Bangladesh border for some stretch. A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention. Examination questions often confuse a river’s source with its mouth, a left-bank tributary with a right-bank tributary, or a natural lake with a reservoir.