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1. Name the river which feeds the canal

system of the Bhakra Nangal Project.

a. Beas

b. Ravi

c. Jhelum

d. Sutlej

2. Consider the following statements about the Ganga River. Identify the right ones.

I. It rises in the Gangotri near Gaumukh in Uttarkashi district.

II. It enters the plain at Haridwar.

III. The river has a length of 2525 km.

IV. It is shared by the Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh.

a. I,II and III onlyb. I and III

c. II and IV

d. All

2. Consider the following statements about the Ganga River. Identify the right ones.

I. It rises in the Gangotri near Gaumukh in Uttarkashi district.

II. It enters the plain at Haridwar.

III. The river has a length of 2525 km.

IV. It is shared by the Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh.

a. I,II and III only( not shared by Himachal Pradesh)

b. I and III

c. II and IV

d. All

3. Which of the following are not the tributaries of the Ganga?

a. Ramgangab. Kosic. Mahanandad. Penganga

3. Which of the following are not the tributaries of the Ganga?

a. Ramgangab. Kosic. Mahanandad. Penganga ( tributary of Godavari)

4. Which of the following are not the left bank tributaries of the Yamuna?

a. Hindan

b. Rind

c. Sengar

d. Ken

4. Which of the following are not the left bank tributaries of the Yamuna?

a. Hindan

b. Rind

c. Sengar

d. Ken ( right bank tributary of Yamuna)

5. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.

I. The Chambal river is famous for its badlands topography called the Chambal ravines.

II. The Gandak rises in the Nepal Himalayas between the Dhaulagiri and Mount Everest.

a. I onlyb. II onlyc. Bothd. None

6.Consider the following statements about the Brahmaputra river system. Identify the right ones.

I. It has its origin in the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovarlake.

II. It enters into India near Sadiya town in Assam.

III. It is well-known for floods, channel shifting and bank erosion.

a. I and III onlyb. I and II onlyc. II onlyd. All

7. Which are not the characteristics of the peninsular river

system?

a. Fixed Course

b. Meandering

c. Shallow valleys

d. Ephemeral

7. Which are not the characteristics of the peninsular river

system?

a. Fixed Course

b. Meandering( Being an old river system, they do not

meander)

c. Shallow valleys

d. Ephemeral

8. Name the river which is known as "Dakshin

Ganga".

a. Krishna

b. Kaveri

c. Godaveri

d. Mahanadi

9. Match the following rivers with their place of origin.

I. Godavari ------ A) MahabaleswarII. Kaveri ------ B) Brahmagiri HillsIII.Krishna ------ C) Amarkantak PlteauIV. Narmada ------ D) Nasik

a. IA, IIB, IIIC, IVDb. ID, IIB, IIIA, IVCc. IB, IIC, IIID, IVAd. IC, IIB, IIIA, IVD

10. The Sardar Sarovar Project is constructed on the river _____

a. Tapib. Narmadac. Chambald. Betwa

11. Which of the following river originates as well as ends in the territory of India?A. BrahmaputraB. IndusC. KosiD. Chambal

12. Indira Sagar Dam located in Madhya Pradesh is built on which of the following river?A. YamunaB. ChambalC. NarmadaD. Krishna

12. Indira Sagar Dam located in Madhya Pradesh is built on which of the following river?A. YamunaB. ChambalC. NarmadaD. KrishnaAns: C

13. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, located in Karnataka is built on which of the following river?A. CauveryB. GodavariC. KrishnaD. Mahanadi

13. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, located in Karnataka is built on which of the following river?A. CauveryB. GodavariC. KrishnaD. MahanadiAns: A

14. Which of the following river is the home

for fresh water dolphins?

A. Brahamaputra

B. Yamuna

C. Ganga

D. Sabarmati

14. Which of the following river is the home

for fresh water dolphins?

A. Brahamaputra

B. Yamuna

C. Ganga

D. Sabarmati

Ans: C

15. At which place Alaknanda and Bhagirathi meets

and take the name Ganga?

A. Devprayag

B. Allahabad

C. Haridwar

D. Rishikesh

16. Which is the longest river in the India?

A. Nile

B. Ganga

C. Hwang Ho

D. Brahmaputra

16. Which is the longest river in the India?

A. Nile

B. Ganga

C. Hwang Ho

D. Brahmaputra

Ans: D

17. Which of following is is the only perennial river of the

state, which enters Rajasthan at Chaurasigarh?

A. Loni

B. Ghaggar

C. Hakra

D. Chambal

17. Which of following is is the only perennial river of the

state, which enters Rajasthan at Chaurasigarh?

A. Loni

B. Ghaggar

C. Hakra

D. Chambal

d

18. Which of following is the only river in India that runs in a

rift valley running west amid the Vindhya and Satpura

Mountain Ranges?

A. Godavari

B. Narmada

C. Saravati

D. Tapi

19. Consider the following statement(s) related to the Chambal

River

I. It flows northwards across the state and meets the Yamuna

River.

II. It is the only perennial river of the state, which enters

Rajasthan at Chaurasigarh.

Which of the following is/are correct?

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. Neither I nor II

19. Consider the following statement(s) related to the Chambal

River

I. It flows northwards across the state and meets the Yamuna

River.

II. It is the only perennial river of the state, which enters

Rajasthan at Chaurasigarh.


A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. Neither I nor II

c

20. Which of the following river is known as “Sorrow

of Bihar”?

A. Gandak

B. Tapi

C. Koshi

D. Son

21. Which one of the following river does not form any Delta at

its mouth?

A. Ganga

B. Mahanadi

C. Tapti

D. Cauvery

22. Consider the following statement(s) related to the Son River

I. The first dam on the Son was built in 1873–74 at Dehri.

II. The Indrapuri Barrage was constructed, 8 kilometres (5 mi)

upstream, and commissioned in 1968.


A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. Neither I nor II

23. Consider the following statement(s) related to the Son River

I. It originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, just east of

the headwater of the Narmada River, and flows north- northwest

through Madhya Pradesh state.

II. It flows to the parallels the Kaimur hills, flowing east-northeast

through Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar states tojoin the

Ganges just above Patna.


A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I & II

D. Neither I nor II

24. Which of the following river is one of only

three rivers in peninsular India that run from

east to west - the others being the Narmada

River and the Mahi River?

A. Ganga

B. Mahanadi

C. Tapti

D. Yamuna

25. In which state river Kishanganga flows?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Jammu and Kashmir

D. Assam

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