Drainage
1. Which one of the following is true about the term ‘drainage’?
(A) The lake system of an area
(B) The irrigation system of an area
(C) The river system of an area
(D) Various tributaries of an area
2. Which one of the following is a true statement about the drainage basin?
(A) The area drained by a single river system
(B) The area drained by the river Brahmaputra
(C) The area drained by several river systems
(D) The area having adequate irrigational infrastructure
3. Which one of the following drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree?
(A) Dendrite (B) Trellis
(C) Radial (D) Rectangular
4. Arrange the following rivers from north to south.
(I) Narmada (II) Satluj (III) Mahanadi (IV) Godavari
Answer code:
(A) II, III, I, IV (B) II, I, IV, III
(C) II, I, III, IV (D) II, IV, I, III
5. Which one of the following drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
(A) Dendrite (B) Rectangular (C) Trellis (D) Radial
6. Which among the following river flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and emerges from the mountains at Attock.
(A) Chenab (B) Brahmaputra (C) Satluj (D) Indus
7. Which one of the following is Himalayan River?
(A) Ganga (B) Krishna (C) Mahanadi (D) Cauvery
8. Most of the peninsular rivers are dependent on which one of the following factor?
(A) Slope of terrain (B) Climate of the area
(C) Rainfall (D) Fertility of the soil
9. At which one of the following places, the river Indus originates?
(A) Nepal (B) Tibet, near lake Mansarovar
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Yamunotri
10. Which among the following lake is not situated at eastern coast of India?
(A) Pulicat (B) Kolleru
(C) Chilika (D) Vembanad
11. Which pair is incorrect?
(A) Godavari – Penganga (B) Krishna - Tunghabhadra
(C) Yamuna - Betwa (D) Ganga – Mahanadi
12. How much of the total water carried by Indus river system can be used by India according to Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan?
(A) 10% (B) 30% (C) 20% (D) 25%
13. At which one of the following places, the river Ganga emerges from mountains to the plains?
(A) Lucknow (B) Devprayag (C) Haridwar (D) Meerut
14. Which one of the following is the origin place of the river Yamuna?
(A) Gangotri Glacier (B) Devprayag
(C) Mansarovar Lake, Nepal (D) Yamunotri Glacier
15. Which one of the following are the main tributaries of river Yamuna which come from the Peninsular plateau?
(A) Ghaghara, Gandak and Kosi (B) Ganga, Kosi, and Alaknanda
(C) Son, Betwa and Chambal (D) Mahanadi, Damodar and Kosi
16. Which one of the following terms is used for the river Ganga when it is joined by river Brahmaputra in Bangladesh?
(A) Bhagirathi (B) Meghna (C) Alaknanda (D) Hoogly
17. Which one of the following is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta?
(A) Sundarban Delta (B) Krishna Delta
(C) Mississippi-Missouri Delta (D) Nile River Delta
18. Which among the following rivers flow through a rift valley?
(A) Damodar (B) Tungbhadra (C) Krishna (D) Tapi
19. Which one of the following rivers enters India through a gorge in Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Ganga (B) Indus
(C) Satluj (D) Brahmaputra
20. River Kaveri flows through the state of:
(A) M.P., Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
(B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
(C) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
21. Which one of the following Peninsular Rivers flow westward and drain into the Arabian Sea?
(A) Krishna and Cauvery (B) Luni and Chambal
(C) Narmada and Tapi (D) Mahanadi and Hoogly
22. River Luni drains into:
(A) Ganga delta (B) Kerala Coast
(C) Rann of Kutchch (D) Godavari Delta
23. Which among the following is not a natural lake?
(A) Chilika (B) Pulicat (C) Nagarjunsagar (D) Dal
24. Which one of the following rivers is the longest river of the Peninsular India?
(A) Godavari (B) Mahanadi (C) Narmada (D) Tapi
25. Which one of the following is a tributary of the river Krishna?
(A) Purna (B) Tungabhadra (C) Manjra (D) Wardha
26. The river Godavari is also known as :
(A) Uttari Ganga (B) Purvi Ganga
(C) Dakshin Ganga (D) Paschim Ganga
27. “Ox-bow” lakes are found in:
(A) Delta region (B) Flood plains
(C) Near foothills of mountain (D) Near glaciers
28. Which one of the following waterfalls is situated on the river Cauveri/Kaveri?
(A) Niagra (B) Sivasamudram (C) Duandhar (D) Angel
29. The river Brahmaputra is known as Jamuna in......
(A) Tibet (B) Bangladesh (C) Nepal (D) Bhutan
30. Which one of the following rivers makes the second largest waterfall in India?
(A) Mahanadi (B) Tungabhadra (C) Kaveri (D) Yamuna
31. Which one of the following is a fresh water lake?
(A) Kolayat (B) Sambhar lake (C) Loktak (D) Chilika
32. The Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum join together to enter the Indus near in Pakistan at:
(A) Peshawar (B) Mithankot (C) Pathankot (D) Islamabad
33. Which one of the following is responsible for affecting the quality of water?
(A) Rainfall (B) Glaciers
(C) Industrial waste (D) Running water
34. Which tributary of Indus originates from Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Satluj (B) Sarda (C) Ravi (D) Chenab
35. Which is the largest tributary of the Ganga?
(A) Godavari (B) Gandak (C) Mahanadi (D) Yamuna
36. Nagarjuna Sagar is a river valley project. Name the river?
(A) Kaveri (B) Godavari (C) Yamuna (D*) Krishna
37. Match the following:
(1) Lake Wular (a) Largest Inland Salt Water Lake
(2) Lake Guru Gobind Sagar (b) Tectonic Lake
(3) Lake Kolleru (c) Lagoon
(4) Lake Sambhar (d) Bhakra Nangal
Answer code:
(A) 1-d / 2-c / 3-a / 4-b
(B) 1-d / 2-c / 3-b / 4-a
(C) 1-b / 2-d / 3-c / 4-a
(D) 1-c / 2-d / 3-b / 4-a
38. The headwaters of the Ganga is called the ...... .
(A) Bhagirathi (B) Indus
(C) Gangotri Glacier (D) None of the above
39. Where do the Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi rise?
(A) Punjab Himalaya (B) Nepal Himalaya
(C) Himachal Himalaya (D) Kumaon Himalaya
40. Which one is not the tributary of Krishna?
(A) Koyana (B) Bhima (C) Tungabhadra (D) Dibang
41. The Sunderban delta is the home of which animal?
(A) Royal Bengal Tiger (B) One-horned rhinoceros
(C) Tibetan wild ass (D) Asiatic lion
42. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?
(A) Beas (B) Chenab (C) Ravi (D) Sutlej
43. In which course of a river meanders are formed?
(A) Upper course (B) Mouth of River
(C) Middle course (D) Both upper & middle
44. Which one of the following rivers is different from the other three rivers with reference to its source of origin?
(A)River Indus (B)River Brahmaputra
(C)River Ganga (D)River Satluj
45. Which Indian river originates beyond Himalayas in Tibet?
(A) Indus (B) Satluj
(C) Tsangpo (D) All the above
46. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’?
(A) UP (B)Haryana
(C)Punjab (D)Jammu & Kashmir
47. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian Territory?
(A) Mahanadi (B) Brahmaputra (C) Ravi (D) Chenab
48. The Ganga Action Plan was initiated in
(A) 1985 (B) 1988 (C) 1986 (D) 1990
49. Which among the one following river does not make a delta?
(A) Mananadi (B) Godavari (C) Narmada (D) Kaveri
50. Sardar Sarobar Dam is constructed on river
(A) Sutlej (B) Narmada (C) Saraswati (D) Godavari
51. The longest river of Peninsular India is :
(A) Narmada (B) Godavari (C) Amravati (D) Kaveri
52. Indus Water Treaty between Pakistan and India signed in:
(A) 1947 (B) 1960 (C) 1967 (D) 1970
53. Majuli is the largest riverine Island of the world, it is located in :
(A) River Narmada (B) River Godavari
(C) River Brahmaputra (D) River Indus
54. A water body between the bar and the coast is called :
(A) Gorge (B) Canyon (C) Lagoon (D) Cliff
55. Given below are some causes of floods :
1. Heavy & prolonged rainfall
2. Silting of river beds
3. Collapse of dams
4. Landslide
Which of the following is/are incorrect ?
(A) 2 & 3 (B) 1 & 4
(C) All are correct (D) All are incorrect
56. Any elevated area, such as a mountain or upland, separates two drainage basins is known as a:
(A) Watershed (B) Cliff
(C) Water divide (D) Catchment area
57. Read the following statements:
(1) Himalayan rivers form gorges
(2) Himalayan rivers are perennial.
(3) Himalayan rivers form rectangular drainage pattern
Which is incorrect?
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 3 (D) Only 3
58. The radial pattern develops when streams flow in different directions from:
(A) a central peak or dome like structure
(B) a strongly jointed rocky terrain.
(C) where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other
(D) where the river channel follows the slope of the terrain
59. Which city is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems?
(A) Peshawar (B) Kabul (C) Srinagar (D) Ambala
60. Which among the following rivers on reaching the Namcha Barwa (7757 m), takes a ‘U’ turn and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a gorge?
(A) Brahmaputra (B) Indus (C) Son (D) Gandak
61. In Tibet Brahmaputra river carries a smaller volume of water and less silt because:
(A) it is a region of high rainfall
(B) it has a braided channel
(C) it is a cold and a dry area
(D) it forms many riverine islands
62. Match the following:
A B
(1) ‘Dhuadhar falls’ (a) Chambal
(2) Water divide (b) Western Ghats,
(3) Shikaras (c) J & k
(4) Ravines (d) Narmada River
Choose the answer from the options given below:
(A) 1 – b ; 2 – d ; 3 – a ; 4 – c
(B) 1 – d ; 2 – b ; 3 – c ; 4 – a
(C) 1 – a ; 2 – c ; 3 – b ; 4 – d
(D) 1 – b ; 2 – a ; 3 – c ; 4 – d
63. Which among the following is not a large lake?
(A) Caspian sea (B) Dead sea (C) Red sea (D) Aral sea
64. Which two peninsular rivers flow through trough?
(A) Narmada and Krishna (B) Narmada and Tapti
(C) Indus and Tapti (D) Godavari and Tungabhadra
65. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
(A) Loktak (B) Bhimtal (C) Dal lake (D) Wular lake
66. Match the following:
A B
(1) Tsangpo (a) Marshland
(2) Penganga (b) Tibet
(3) Sundari tree (c) Gold field
(4) Kolar (d) Godavari
Choose the answer from the options given below:
(A) 1 – b ; 2 – d ; 3 – a ; 4 – c
(B) 1 – d ; 2 – b ; 3 – c ; 4 – a
(C) 1 – a ; 2 – c ; 3 – b ; 4 – d
(D) 1 – b ; 2 – a ;3 – c ; 4 – d
67. River Sutlej and Brahmaputra form
(A) Consequent drainage (B) Trellis drainage
(C) Radial drainage (D) Antecedent drainage
68. Which is incorrect?
(A) Bhagirathi is a head stream of Ganga. It originates from Gomukh
(B) Alaknanda another head stream of Ganga originates from Mansarovar lake
(C) Jamuna originates from Jamnotri glacier
(D) Indus originates from Tibet.
69. Which of the following Indian River form the second largest river basin?
(A) Ganga (B) Brahmaputra (C) Godavari (D) Krishna
70. Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh known as:
(A) Dibang (B) Dihang (C) Lohit (D) Kenula
71. Son is a tributary of :
(A) Yamuna (B) Ganga
(C) Damodar (D) None of the above.
72. Jog falls are located on river
(A) Pykara (B) Cauvery (C) Sharavathy (D) Sholayar
73. Topographically towards which of the following sides, the surface of Peninsular India is tilted :
(A) East to South (B) North to South
(C) North West to South East (D) North to East
74. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganges river :
(A) Ghagra (B) Yamuna (C) Gandak (D) Tapi
75. Indo-Gangetic plain is an example of :
(A) Structural plain (B) Depositional plain
(C) Outwash plain (D) Erosional plain
76. Which of the following rivers of India is also known as Tsangpo, Dihang and Jamuna at various places :
(A) Ganga (B) Narmada
(C) Damodar (D) Brahamputra
77. Which river does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?
(A) Mahanadi (B) Ganga
(C) Tapi (D) Brahmaputra
78. Which coast is known for its back waters?
(A) The Malabar Coast in Kerala.
(B) Coromandel coast in Tamil nadu
(C) The Kannad Coast in Karnataka
(D) The Konkan Coast in Maharashtra
79. Match the following:
A B
(1) Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir (a) Krishna
(2) Nagarjuna Sagar (b) Kaveri
(3) Govind Sagar (c) Satluj
(4) Gandhi Sagar (d) Chambal
Choose the answer from the options given below:
(A) 1 – b ; 2 – d ; 3 – a ; 4 – c
(B) 1 – d ; 2 – b ; 3 – c ; 4 – a
(C) 1 – a ; 2 – c ; 3 – b ; 4 – d
(D) 1 – b ; 2 – a ;3 – c ; 4 – d
80. Ganga in West Bengal known as:
(A) Jamuna (B) Hooghly
(C) Saraswati (D) Meghana
Answer key
01 (C) 02 (A) 03 (A) 04 (C) 05(C)
06 (D) 07 (A) 08 (C) 09 (B) 10(D)
11 (D) 12 (C) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15(C)
16 (B) 17 (A) 18 (D) 19 (D) 20(B)
21 (C) 22 (C) 23 (C) 24 (A) 25(B)
26 (C) 27 (B) 28 (B) 29 (B) 30(C)
31 (C) 32 (B) 33 (C) 34 (D) 35(D)
36 (D) 37 (C) 38 (A) 39 (B) 40(D)
41 (A) 42 (D) 43 (C) 44 (C) 45(D)
46 (C) 47 (B) 48 (A) 49 (C) 50(B)
51 (B) 52 (C) 53 (C) 54 (C) 55(C)
56 (C) 57 (D) 58 (A) 59 (D) 60(A)
61 (C) 62 (B) 63 (C) 64 (B) 65(D)
66 (A) 67 (D) 68 (B) 69 (C) 70(B)
71 (B) 72 (C) 73 (C) 74 (D) 75(B)
76 (D) 77 (C) 78 (A) 79 (D) 80(B)
(A) The lake system of an area
(B) The irrigation system of an area
(C) The river system of an area
(D) Various tributaries of an area
2. Which one of the following is a true statement about the drainage basin?
(A) The area drained by a single river system
(B) The area drained by the river Brahmaputra
(C) The area drained by several river systems
(D) The area having adequate irrigational infrastructure
3. Which one of the following drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree?
(A) Dendrite (B) Trellis
(C) Radial (D) Rectangular
4. Arrange the following rivers from north to south.
(I) Narmada (II) Satluj (III) Mahanadi (IV) Godavari
Answer code:
(A) II, III, I, IV (B) II, I, IV, III
(C) II, I, III, IV (D) II, IV, I, III
5. Which one of the following drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
(A) Dendrite (B) Rectangular (C) Trellis (D) Radial
6. Which among the following river flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and emerges from the mountains at Attock.
(A) Chenab (B) Brahmaputra (C) Satluj (D) Indus
7. Which one of the following is Himalayan River?
(A) Ganga (B) Krishna (C) Mahanadi (D) Cauvery
8. Most of the peninsular rivers are dependent on which one of the following factor?
(A) Slope of terrain (B) Climate of the area
(C) Rainfall (D) Fertility of the soil
9. At which one of the following places, the river Indus originates?
(A) Nepal (B) Tibet, near lake Mansarovar
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Yamunotri
10. Which among the following lake is not situated at eastern coast of India?
(A) Pulicat (B) Kolleru
(C) Chilika (D) Vembanad
11. Which pair is incorrect?
(A) Godavari – Penganga (B) Krishna - Tunghabhadra
(C) Yamuna - Betwa (D) Ganga – Mahanadi
12. How much of the total water carried by Indus river system can be used by India according to Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan?
(A) 10% (B) 30% (C) 20% (D) 25%
13. At which one of the following places, the river Ganga emerges from mountains to the plains?
(A) Lucknow (B) Devprayag (C) Haridwar (D) Meerut
14. Which one of the following is the origin place of the river Yamuna?
(A) Gangotri Glacier (B) Devprayag
(C) Mansarovar Lake, Nepal (D) Yamunotri Glacier
15. Which one of the following are the main tributaries of river Yamuna which come from the Peninsular plateau?
(A) Ghaghara, Gandak and Kosi (B) Ganga, Kosi, and Alaknanda
(C) Son, Betwa and Chambal (D) Mahanadi, Damodar and Kosi
16. Which one of the following terms is used for the river Ganga when it is joined by river Brahmaputra in Bangladesh?
(A) Bhagirathi (B) Meghna (C) Alaknanda (D) Hoogly
17. Which one of the following is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta?
(A) Sundarban Delta (B) Krishna Delta
(C) Mississippi-Missouri Delta (D) Nile River Delta
18. Which among the following rivers flow through a rift valley?
(A) Damodar (B) Tungbhadra (C) Krishna (D) Tapi
19. Which one of the following rivers enters India through a gorge in Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Ganga (B) Indus
(C) Satluj (D) Brahmaputra
20. River Kaveri flows through the state of:
(A) M.P., Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
(B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
(C) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
21. Which one of the following Peninsular Rivers flow westward and drain into the Arabian Sea?
(A) Krishna and Cauvery (B) Luni and Chambal
(C) Narmada and Tapi (D) Mahanadi and Hoogly
22. River Luni drains into:
(A) Ganga delta (B) Kerala Coast
(C) Rann of Kutchch (D) Godavari Delta
23. Which among the following is not a natural lake?
(A) Chilika (B) Pulicat (C) Nagarjunsagar (D) Dal
24. Which one of the following rivers is the longest river of the Peninsular India?
(A) Godavari (B) Mahanadi (C) Narmada (D) Tapi
25. Which one of the following is a tributary of the river Krishna?
(A) Purna (B) Tungabhadra (C) Manjra (D) Wardha
26. The river Godavari is also known as :
(A) Uttari Ganga (B) Purvi Ganga
(C) Dakshin Ganga (D) Paschim Ganga
27. “Ox-bow” lakes are found in:
(A) Delta region (B) Flood plains
(C) Near foothills of mountain (D) Near glaciers
28. Which one of the following waterfalls is situated on the river Cauveri/Kaveri?
(A) Niagra (B) Sivasamudram (C) Duandhar (D) Angel
29. The river Brahmaputra is known as Jamuna in......
(A) Tibet (B) Bangladesh (C) Nepal (D) Bhutan
30. Which one of the following rivers makes the second largest waterfall in India?
(A) Mahanadi (B) Tungabhadra (C) Kaveri (D) Yamuna
31. Which one of the following is a fresh water lake?
(A) Kolayat (B) Sambhar lake (C) Loktak (D) Chilika
32. The Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum join together to enter the Indus near in Pakistan at:
(A) Peshawar (B) Mithankot (C) Pathankot (D) Islamabad
33. Which one of the following is responsible for affecting the quality of water?
(A) Rainfall (B) Glaciers
(C) Industrial waste (D) Running water
34. Which tributary of Indus originates from Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Satluj (B) Sarda (C) Ravi (D) Chenab
35. Which is the largest tributary of the Ganga?
(A) Godavari (B) Gandak (C) Mahanadi (D) Yamuna
36. Nagarjuna Sagar is a river valley project. Name the river?
(A) Kaveri (B) Godavari (C) Yamuna (D*) Krishna
37. Match the following:
(1) Lake Wular (a) Largest Inland Salt Water Lake
(2) Lake Guru Gobind Sagar (b) Tectonic Lake
(3) Lake Kolleru (c) Lagoon
(4) Lake Sambhar (d) Bhakra Nangal
Answer code:
(A) 1-d / 2-c / 3-a / 4-b
(B) 1-d / 2-c / 3-b / 4-a
(C) 1-b / 2-d / 3-c / 4-a
(D) 1-c / 2-d / 3-b / 4-a
38. The headwaters of the Ganga is called the ...... .
(A) Bhagirathi (B) Indus
(C) Gangotri Glacier (D) None of the above
39. Where do the Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi rise?
(A) Punjab Himalaya (B) Nepal Himalaya
(C) Himachal Himalaya (D) Kumaon Himalaya
40. Which one is not the tributary of Krishna?
(A) Koyana (B) Bhima (C) Tungabhadra (D) Dibang
41. The Sunderban delta is the home of which animal?
(A) Royal Bengal Tiger (B) One-horned rhinoceros
(C) Tibetan wild ass (D) Asiatic lion
42. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?
(A) Beas (B) Chenab (C) Ravi (D) Sutlej
43. In which course of a river meanders are formed?
(A) Upper course (B) Mouth of River
(C) Middle course (D) Both upper & middle
44. Which one of the following rivers is different from the other three rivers with reference to its source of origin?
(A)River Indus (B)River Brahmaputra
(C)River Ganga (D)River Satluj
45. Which Indian river originates beyond Himalayas in Tibet?
(A) Indus (B) Satluj
(C) Tsangpo (D) All the above
46. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’?
(A) UP (B)Haryana
(C)Punjab (D)Jammu & Kashmir
47. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian Territory?
(A) Mahanadi (B) Brahmaputra (C) Ravi (D) Chenab
48. The Ganga Action Plan was initiated in
(A) 1985 (B) 1988 (C) 1986 (D) 1990
49. Which among the one following river does not make a delta?
(A) Mananadi (B) Godavari (C) Narmada (D) Kaveri
50. Sardar Sarobar Dam is constructed on river
(A) Sutlej (B) Narmada (C) Saraswati (D) Godavari
51. The longest river of Peninsular India is :
(A) Narmada (B) Godavari (C) Amravati (D) Kaveri
52. Indus Water Treaty between Pakistan and India signed in:
(A) 1947 (B) 1960 (C) 1967 (D) 1970
53. Majuli is the largest riverine Island of the world, it is located in :
(A) River Narmada (B) River Godavari
(C) River Brahmaputra (D) River Indus
54. A water body between the bar and the coast is called :
(A) Gorge (B) Canyon (C) Lagoon (D) Cliff
55. Given below are some causes of floods :
1. Heavy & prolonged rainfall
2. Silting of river beds
3. Collapse of dams
4. Landslide
Which of the following is/are incorrect ?
(A) 2 & 3 (B) 1 & 4
(C) All are correct (D) All are incorrect
56. Any elevated area, such as a mountain or upland, separates two drainage basins is known as a:
(A) Watershed (B) Cliff
(C) Water divide (D) Catchment area
57. Read the following statements:
(1) Himalayan rivers form gorges
(2) Himalayan rivers are perennial.
(3) Himalayan rivers form rectangular drainage pattern
Which is incorrect?
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 3 (D) Only 3
58. The radial pattern develops when streams flow in different directions from:
(A) a central peak or dome like structure
(B) a strongly jointed rocky terrain.
(C) where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other
(D) where the river channel follows the slope of the terrain
59. Which city is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems?
(A) Peshawar (B) Kabul (C) Srinagar (D) Ambala
60. Which among the following rivers on reaching the Namcha Barwa (7757 m), takes a ‘U’ turn and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a gorge?
(A) Brahmaputra (B) Indus (C) Son (D) Gandak
61. In Tibet Brahmaputra river carries a smaller volume of water and less silt because:
(A) it is a region of high rainfall
(B) it has a braided channel
(C) it is a cold and a dry area
(D) it forms many riverine islands
62. Match the following:
A B
(1) ‘Dhuadhar falls’ (a) Chambal
(2) Water divide (b) Western Ghats,
(3) Shikaras (c) J & k
(4) Ravines (d) Narmada River
Choose the answer from the options given below:
(A) 1 – b ; 2 – d ; 3 – a ; 4 – c
(B) 1 – d ; 2 – b ; 3 – c ; 4 – a
(C) 1 – a ; 2 – c ; 3 – b ; 4 – d
(D) 1 – b ; 2 – a ; 3 – c ; 4 – d
63. Which among the following is not a large lake?
(A) Caspian sea (B) Dead sea (C) Red sea (D) Aral sea
64. Which two peninsular rivers flow through trough?
(A) Narmada and Krishna (B) Narmada and Tapti
(C) Indus and Tapti (D) Godavari and Tungabhadra
65. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
(A) Loktak (B) Bhimtal (C) Dal lake (D) Wular lake
66. Match the following:
A B
(1) Tsangpo (a) Marshland
(2) Penganga (b) Tibet
(3) Sundari tree (c) Gold field
(4) Kolar (d) Godavari
Choose the answer from the options given below:
(A) 1 – b ; 2 – d ; 3 – a ; 4 – c
(B) 1 – d ; 2 – b ; 3 – c ; 4 – a
(C) 1 – a ; 2 – c ; 3 – b ; 4 – d
(D) 1 – b ; 2 – a ;3 – c ; 4 – d
67. River Sutlej and Brahmaputra form
(A) Consequent drainage (B) Trellis drainage
(C) Radial drainage (D) Antecedent drainage
68. Which is incorrect?
(A) Bhagirathi is a head stream of Ganga. It originates from Gomukh
(B) Alaknanda another head stream of Ganga originates from Mansarovar lake
(C) Jamuna originates from Jamnotri glacier
(D) Indus originates from Tibet.
69. Which of the following Indian River form the second largest river basin?
(A) Ganga (B) Brahmaputra (C) Godavari (D) Krishna
70. Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh known as:
(A) Dibang (B) Dihang (C) Lohit (D) Kenula
71. Son is a tributary of :
(A) Yamuna (B) Ganga
(C) Damodar (D) None of the above.
72. Jog falls are located on river
(A) Pykara (B) Cauvery (C) Sharavathy (D) Sholayar
73. Topographically towards which of the following sides, the surface of Peninsular India is tilted :
(A) East to South (B) North to South
(C) North West to South East (D) North to East
74. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganges river :
(A) Ghagra (B) Yamuna (C) Gandak (D) Tapi
75. Indo-Gangetic plain is an example of :
(A) Structural plain (B) Depositional plain
(C) Outwash plain (D) Erosional plain
76. Which of the following rivers of India is also known as Tsangpo, Dihang and Jamuna at various places :
(A) Ganga (B) Narmada
(C) Damodar (D) Brahamputra
77. Which river does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?
(A) Mahanadi (B) Ganga
(C) Tapi (D) Brahmaputra
78. Which coast is known for its back waters?
(A) The Malabar Coast in Kerala.
(B) Coromandel coast in Tamil nadu
(C) The Kannad Coast in Karnataka
(D) The Konkan Coast in Maharashtra
79. Match the following:
A B
(1) Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir (a) Krishna
(2) Nagarjuna Sagar (b) Kaveri
(3) Govind Sagar (c) Satluj
(4) Gandhi Sagar (d) Chambal
Choose the answer from the options given below:
(A) 1 – b ; 2 – d ; 3 – a ; 4 – c
(B) 1 – d ; 2 – b ; 3 – c ; 4 – a
(C) 1 – a ; 2 – c ; 3 – b ; 4 – d
(D) 1 – b ; 2 – a ;3 – c ; 4 – d
80. Ganga in West Bengal known as:
(A) Jamuna (B) Hooghly
(C) Saraswati (D) Meghana
Answer key
01 (C) 02 (A) 03 (A) 04 (C) 05(C)
06 (D) 07 (A) 08 (C) 09 (B) 10(D)
11 (D) 12 (C) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15(C)
16 (B) 17 (A) 18 (D) 19 (D) 20(B)
21 (C) 22 (C) 23 (C) 24 (A) 25(B)
26 (C) 27 (B) 28 (B) 29 (B) 30(C)
31 (C) 32 (B) 33 (C) 34 (D) 35(D)
36 (D) 37 (C) 38 (A) 39 (B) 40(D)
41 (A) 42 (D) 43 (C) 44 (C) 45(D)
46 (C) 47 (B) 48 (A) 49 (C) 50(B)
51 (B) 52 (C) 53 (C) 54 (C) 55(C)
56 (C) 57 (D) 58 (A) 59 (D) 60(A)
61 (C) 62 (B) 63 (C) 64 (B) 65(D)
66 (A) 67 (D) 68 (B) 69 (C) 70(B)
71 (B) 72 (C) 73 (C) 74 (D) 75(B)
76 (D) 77 (C) 78 (A) 79 (D) 80(B)