Through which sea-lane does the proposed Sethusamudram Canal pass?
- a) Gulf of Mannar
- b) Malacca Strait
- c) Gulf of Kutch
- d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ans: a
Loktak is which of the following geographical features?
- a) Valley
- b) Lake
- c) River
- d) Mountain Range
Ans: b
On which river are the Shivasamudram Falls located?
- a) Krishna
- b) Godavari
- c) Cauvery
- d) Mahanadi
Ans: c
The fertile land situated between two rivers is called:
- a) Drainage Basin
- b) Watershed
- c) Doab
- d) Lowland
Ans: c
Which river is the longest among the Peninsular rivers of India?
- a) Krishna
- b) Cauvery
- c) Narmada
- d) Godavari
Ans: d
Which river is referred to as the “Dakshin Ganga”?
- a) Krishna
- b) Godavari
- c) Mahanadi
- d) Cauvery
Ans: b
Which of the following rivers originates outside India?
- a) Brahmaputra
- b) Beas
- c) Ravi
- d) Jhelum
Ans: a
Which river flows beyond the Himalayan region?
- a) Ganga
- b) Yamuna
- c) Sutlej
- d) Ravi
Ans: c
Which of the following rivers originates beyond the Himalayas?
- a) Indus
- b) Saraswati
- c) Ganga
- d) Yamuna
Ans: a
Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers merge at:
- a) Karnaprayag
- b) Devprayag
- c) Rudraprayag
- d) Gangotri
Ans: b
Which river in India flows through alluvial sediments?
- a) Ganga
- b) Indus
- c) Brahmaputra
- d) Yamuna
Ans: a
Which of the following rivers does not form a delta?
- a) Ganga
- b) Godavari
- c) Mahanadi
- d) Tapti
Ans: d
Which state is not a part of the Narmada Valley?
- a) Madhya Pradesh
- b) Rajasthan
- c) Gujarat
- d) Maharashtra
Ans: b
Match the river with its tributary:
- Chambal – Yamuna
- Son – Narmada
- Manas – Brahmaputra
Which pair is correctly matched?
- a) 1 and 3
- b) 1 and 2
- c) 1, 2, and 3
- d) Only 2
Ans: a
Which river forms an estuary?
- a) Narmada
- b) Cauvery
- c) Krishna
- d) Mahanadi
Ans: a
Match the cities with the rivers:
- A. Jabalpur – 1. Ravi
- B. Paris – 2. Narmada
- C. London – 3. Seine
- D. Lahore – 4. Thames
Select the correct match: - a) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
- b) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
- c) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
- d) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
Ans: a
Which is an important river of the Indian desert?
- a) Luni
- b) Narmada
- c) Krishna
- d) Beas
Ans: a
In which state is Majuli, the world’s largest river island, located?
- a) Arunachal Pradesh
- b) Assam
- c) Tripura
- d) Mizoram
Ans: b
Which group of rivers originate in Tibet?
- a) Brahmaputra, Indus, Sutlej
- b) Ganga, Sutlej, Yamuna
- c) Brahmaputra, Ganga, Sutlej
- d) Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej
Ans: a
Which was not a purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage?
- a) Regulating water flow into Bangladesh
- b) Preventing siltation of Kolkata Port
- c) Controlling erosion at Kolkata Port
- d) Promoting navigation in the Ganga
Ans: d
Which river in peninsular India has the second-largest basin?
- a) Godavari
- b) Krishna
- c) Cauvery
- d) Mahanadi
Ans: b
Which of the following rivers forms an estuary?
- a) Krishna
- b) Mahanadi
- c) Kosi
- d) Narmada
Ans: d
Why is the Damodar River known as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’?
- a) Frequent flooding
- b) Severe soil erosion
- c) Numerous dangerous waterfalls
- d) Not a perennial river
Ans: a
The city of Pune is situated on the banks of which river?
- a) Surat
- b) Ahmedabad
- c) Nagpur
- d) Mula-Mutha
Ans: d