145. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the :
(a) Yamuna canal
(b) Sirhand canal
(c) Indira Gandhi canal
(d) Upper Bari Doab canal
Ans: (c)
146. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Krishna (b) Mahanadi
(c) Godavari (d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
147. Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (b)
148. Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/ Ganga?
(a) Ghagra (b) Gomti
(c) Kosi (d) Betwa
Ans: (d)
149. Girna Project is situated in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Orissa
(d) Chhattisgarh
Ans: (b)
150. Arrange the following rivers from South to North.
(a) Cauvery (b) Krishna
(c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi
(a) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(b) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(c) (b), (d), (c), (a)
(d) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Ans: (d)
151. Farakka Barrage was commissioned to
(a) save Kolkata port
(b) link North and South Bengal
(c) supply drinking water to Kolkata
(d) divert water to Bangla-desh
Ans: (a)
152. Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed. Dam River
(a) Gandhi Sagar 1. Bhagirathi
(b) Jayakwadi 2. Krishna
(c) Nagarjuna 3. Godavari
(d) Tehri 4. Chambal
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 4 2 1 3
Ans: (a)
153. Match the dams and the rivers across which these have been constructed : Dam River
a. Farakka 1. Krishna
b. Tehri 2. Ravi
c. Thein 3. Ganga
d. Nagarjuna 4. Bhagirathi a b c d
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (c)
154. River Damodar is called „Sorrow of Bengal‟ because it
(a) gets flooded often causing havoc
(b) causes maximum soil erosion
(c) forms number of dangerous waterfalls
(d) is not a perennial river
Ans: (a)
155. On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built ?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery (d) Periyar
Ans: (a)
156. The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is–
(a) Bhakra Nagal
(b) Kahalgaon
(c) Ranjit Sagar dam
(d) Rihand dam
Ans: (c)
157. The longest river of Peninsular India is :
(a) Narmada (b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Ans: (b)
158. Match the Dams and the States in which they are situated :
Dam State
(a) Tungabhadra (a) Kerala
(b) Lower Bhawani (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Idukki (c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Nagarjuna Sagar (d) Karnataka
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (c) (b) (d) (a)
(b) (b) (d) (c) (a)
(c) (d) (c) (a) (b)
(d) (a) (d) (b) (c)
Ans: (c)
159. Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory?
(a) Godavari (b) Jhelum
(c) Ravi (d) Ghaghara
Ans: (d)
160. Match the dams and the States in which they are situated :
Dam State
A. Hirakud B. Mettur
C. Mahanadi D. Almatti
1. Chhattisgarh 2. Orissa
3. Karnataka 4. Tamil Nadu
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 4 1 3 2
Ans: (b)
161. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory ?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ravi (d) Chenab
Ans: (b)
162. Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed.
Dam
A. Ukai
B. Rana Pratap Sagar
C. Thein D. Hiracud River
1. Mahanadi 2. Ravi
3. Chambal 4. Tapti
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (a)
163. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the :
(a) Yamuna Canal
(b) Sirhind Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) Upper Bari Doab Canal
Ans: (c)
164. Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal ?
(a) Lower Ganga Canal
(b) Sarada Canal
(c) Eden Canal
(d) Sirhind Canal
Ans: (c)
165. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (b)
166. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ?
(a) Koyana Project – Maharashtra
(b) Sharavathy Project – Karnataka
(c) Balimela Project – Orissa
(d) Sabarigiri Project – Gujarat
Ans: (d)
167. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river
(a) Tapti (b) Mahi
(c) Chambal (d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
168. In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common ?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (b)
169. Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers ?
(a) Alaknanda (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Gandak (d) Ghaghra
Ans: (b)
170. Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b)Bihar
(c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
Ans: (a)
171. What is the longest irrigation canal in India called ?
(a) Yamuna Canal
(b) Sirhand Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) Upper Bari Doab Canal
Ans: (c)
172. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Tulbul Project – Himachal Pradesh
(b) Srisailam Project – Tamil Nadu
(c) Papanasam Project – Karnataka
(d) Ukai Project – Gujarat
Ans: (d)
173. Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ?
(a) Indus (b) Ganga
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Yamuna
Ans: (a)
174. Which State has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation ?
(a) Haryana (b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal
Ans: (c)
175. Which one of the followin hydroelectric projects does not belong to Tamil Nadu ?
(a) Idukki (b) Aliyar
(c) Periyar (d) Kundah
Ans: (a)
176. Where is Nathpa Jhakri Power Project located ?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
177. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as
(a) Rudraprayag (b) Devaprayag
(c) Haridwar (d) Kedarnath
Ans: (b)
178. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Indus (d) Teesta
Ans: (b)
179. Which dam of India is the highest?
(a) Mettur (b) Rihand
(c) Thein (d) Bhakra
Ans: (d)
180. In India, the irrigation of agricultural land is carried out maximum by
(a) Canals (b) Wells
(c) Tubewells (d) Tanks
Ans: (b)
181. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Cauvery (b) Krishna
(c) Narmada (d) Ganga
Ans: (c)
182. Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga ?
(a) Krishna (b) Godavari
(c) Kaveri (d) Narmada
Ans: (b)
183. Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join Arabian Sea ?
(a) Periyar (b) Cauvery
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti
Ans: (b)
184. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (b)
185. The river which is not West-flowing towards the Arabian Sea is
(a) Narmada (b) Tapi
(c) Periyar (d) Kaveri
Ans: (d)
186. Tehri Dam is being constructed on river
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Bhagirathi (d) Yamuna
Ans: (c)
187. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (b)
188. According to a report in the science journal „Nature Geoscience‟ twenty four out of thirty-three deltas in the world are sinking and thus shrinking. The Indian delta in the „Greater Peril‟
category is
(a) Brahmani (b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi (d) Krishna
Ans: (d)
189. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed ?
(a) Chambal (b) Yamuna
(c) Sone (d) Periyar
Ans: (c)
190. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river
(a) Krishna (b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (c)
191. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
(a) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(b) Orissa and West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d) Kerala and Karnataka
Ans: (c)
192. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India ?
(a) Sirhind Canal
(b) Yamuna Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) East Kosi Canal
Ans: (c)
193. River Indus originates from :
(a) Hindukush range
(b) Himalayan range
(c) Karakoram range
(d) Kailash range
Ans: (d)
194. Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ?
(a) Ganges (b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi (d) Tapti
Ans: (d)
195. Which of the following rivers has its source outside India?
(a) Brahmaputra (b) Beas
(c) Ravi (d) Jhclum
Ans: (a)
196. Surat is situated on the banks of the river
(a) Tapti (b) Mahanadi
(c) Bhima (d) Godavari
Ans: (a)
197. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
(a) Teesta (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Hooghly (d) Sone
Ans: (b)
198. Surat is located on the banks of the river :
(a) Narmada (b) Sharavathi
(c) Mahi (d) Tapti
Ans: (d)
199. Hirakud Dam has been constructed across the river
(a) Ganga (b) Mahanadi
(c) Kaveri (d) Brahmaputra
Ans: (b)
200. The originating point of river godavri is
(a) Nasik (b) Pune
(c) Mumbai (d) Sholapur
Ans: (a)
201. The largest Masonry dam has been constructed on the river
(a) Krishna (b) Rihand
(c) Sutlej (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (a)
202. The dispute about the “Mullaperiyar dam” concerns which states?
(a) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(b) Tamil Nadu ana Kerala
(c) Kerala and Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Ans: (b)
203. The Cogentrix Power Project is located in
(a) Karnataka (b) Kerala
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (a)
204. The river Brahmaputra is known as _______ as it enters Arunachal Pradesh.
(a) Dibang (b) Dihang
(c) Subansiri (d) Dhansiri
Ans: (b)
205. The river Ganga has two major sources—
(a) Bhagirathi and Alaka-nanada
(b) Bhagirathi and Yamuna
(c) Bhagirathi and Saraswati
(d) Alakananda and Gandak
Ans: (a)
206. The “Alamatti Dam” is constructed on the river
(a) Kaveri (b) Seeleru
(c) Krishna (d) Tungabhadra
Ans: (c)
207. The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river
(a) Kaveri (b) Krishna
(c) Godavari (d) Indus
Ans: (b)
208. The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river
(a) Hooghly (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Godavari (d) Krishna
Ans: (a)
209. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
(a) Gomati (b) Chambal
(c) Damodar (d) Kosi
Ans: (d)
210. „„Meghna‟‟ is the combined stream of which two rivers ?
(a) Ganga and Yamuna
(b) Ganga and Gomti
(c) Ganga and Sone
(d) Ganga and Brahmaputra
Ans: (d)
211. Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built ?
(a) On river Sutlej
(b) On river Chambal
(c) On river Narmada
(d) On river Gandak
Ans: (b)
212. The river which joins Ganga from southern side is :
(a) Betwa (b) Chambal
(c) Son (d) Ken
Ans: (c)
213. Which of the following rivers flows from East to West and makes an estuary?
(a) Yamuna (b) Krishna
(c) Narmada (d) Godavari
Ans: (c)
214. The Brahmaputra originates from which of the following glaciers?
(a) Siachen
(b) Gangotri
(c) Yamunotri
(d) Chemayungdung
Ans: (*)
215. The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at
(a) Nizam Sagar
(b) Shivasamudram
(c) Ramagundam
(d) Mettur
Ans: (b)
216. The first multi-purpose project of independent India is
(a) Bhakra-Nangal
(b) Damodar
(c) Hirakud
(d) Nagarjunasagar
Ans: (b)
217. Which river is under dispute involving Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat?
(a) Krishna (b) Narmada
(c) Koyna (d) Tapti
Ans: (b)
218. The „Pong Dam‟ is constructed on the river
(a) Ravi (b) Tapti
(c) Beas (d) Don
Ans: (c)
219. Which is the world‟s longest entirely lined irrigation canal?
(a) Indira Gandhi Canal
(b) Nangal Hydel Channel
(c) Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal
(d) Sardar Sarovar Project
Ans: (d)
220. The Chukha Power Project was built by India in
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar (d) Bangladesh
Ans: (b)
221. This delta is the largest in the world
(a) Ganga-Brahmaputra delta
(b) Kaveri delta
(c) Krishna delta
(d) Godavari delta
Ans: (a)
222. From origin to the delta, the Brahmaputra traverses
(a) Tibet, China and Myanmar (Burma)
(b) Bhutan, Nepal and India
(c) China, India and Bangladesh
(d) India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma)
Ans: (c)
223. What name does Brahmaputra take as is discharges into the Bay of Bengal ?
(a) Ganga (b) Jamuna
(c) Padma (d) Meghna
Ans: (d)
224. Which is the river on which Indira Sagar Dam is planned to be constructed ?
(a) Mahanadi (b)Godavari
(c) Krishna (d) Brahmaputra
Ans: (*)
225. The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on
(a) Vyas river
(b) Jhelum river
(c) Sutlej river
(d) Ghaghara river
Ans: (c)
226. The „sorrow of Bihar‟ is
(a) Damodar (b) Kosi
(c) Son (d) Gandak
Ans: (b)
227. The town which is situated at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is
(a) Rudra Prayag
(b) Deo Prayag
(c) Vishnu Prayag
(d) Karna Prayag
Ans: (b)
228. An important river of the Indian desert is
(a) Luni (b) Narmada
(c) Krishna (d) Beas
Ans: (a)
229. The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river ?
(a) Krishna (b) Chambal
(c) Kosi (d) Sutlej
Ans: (a)
230. Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary ?
(a) Narmada (b) Kaveri
(c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (a)
231. Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river
(a) Ganga (b) Godavari
(c) Krishna (d) Cauvery
Ans: (d)
232. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river :
(a) Mahanadi (b) Tapti
(c) Krishna (d) Godavari
Ans: (d)
233. Srinagar is located on the bank of the river
(a) Indus (b) Jhelum
(c) Chenab (d) Ravi
Ans: (a)
234. The river which is used for inland waterways in India is ___.
(a) Ganga (b) Cauveri
(c) Mahi (d) Luni
Ans: (a)
235. Match the following : Rivers
a. Gomti
b. Brahmaputra
c. Godavari
d. Kaveri Towns
1. Guwahati
2. Rajahmundry
3. Tiruchirapalli
4. Lucknow a b c d
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
Ans: (c)
236. The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is
(a) Sutlej (b) Ravi
(c) Luni (d) Jhelum
Ans: (a)
237. Consider the following pairs: Tributary Main River
a. Chambal : Narmada
b. Sone : Yamuna
c. Manas : Brahmaputra Which of the
pairs given above is/are correctly
matched?
(a) a, b and c (b) a and b only
(c) b and c only (d) c only
Ans: (c)
239. The longest dam in India is
(a) Bhakra Dam
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
(c) Hirakud Dam
(d) Kosi Dam
Ans: (c)
240. Cauvery water sharing is a dispute between
(a) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
(d) Karnataka and Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
241. Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems ?
(a) Varanasi (b) Caya
(c) Ambala (d) Allahabad
Ans: (c)
242. Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ?
(a) Indrawati (b) Son
(c) Gomati (d) Yamuna
Ans: (a)
243. Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Ganga (d) Narmada
Ans: (c)
244. The world‟s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ?
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab
(c) Indus (d) Ravi
Ans: (b)
245. Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas ?
(a) Godavari (b) Gandak
(c) Tapti (d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
246. The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Periyar (d) Tungabhadra
Ans: (c)
247. The River in India known as the open sewer is
(a) the Ganga (b) the Yamuna
(c) the Narmada (d) the Godavari
Ans: (a)
248. Which one of the following is the origin of the Brahmaputra river?
(a) Milam
(b) Gangotri
(c) Yamunotri
(d) Chemayungdung
Ans: (d)
249. Salal is the hydro power project in:
(a) Haryana
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Punjab
Ans: (b)
250. The river known as Padma in Bangladesh is
(a) Jamuna (b) Ganga
(c) Teesta (d)Brahmaputra
Ans: (b)
251. In „annular‟ pattern, rivers flow
(a) from West to East
(b) from North to South
(c) like a ring
(d) in transverse direction
Ans: (c)
252. Which river in India flows in a riftvalley?
(a) Cauvery (b) Tapti
(c) Narmada (d) Krishna
Ans: (c)
253. The longest river of peninsular Indi is
(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri
(c) Narmada (d) Godavari
Ans: (d)
254. The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari
(c) Krishna (d) Narmada
Ans: (c)
255. Which one of the following rivers flows between Vindhya-Satpura ranges ?
(a) Chambal (b) Ken
(c) Godavari (d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
256. Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource ?
(a) Jaisamand (b) Ganga river
(c) Yamuna river (d) Chilika lake
Ans: (c)
257. Which river serves the largest cultivable area ?
(a) Ganga (b) Saryu
(c) Godavari (d) Krishna
Ans: (a)
258. The largest fresh water in India is
(a) Dal Laka (b) Bhimtal Laka
(c) Wular Laka(d) Nainital Laka
Ans: (c)
259. Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory ?
(a) Ganga (b) Mahanadi
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Satluj
Ans: (c)
260. Which was the first hydel power project in India ?
(a) Pallivasal in Kerala
(b) Paikara in Tamil Nadu
(c) Siva Samudram in Karnataka
(d) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
261. Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ?
(a) Yamuna (b) Jhelum
(c) Ravi (c) Sutlej
Ans: (d)
262. Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute ?
(a) The Central Government and Karnataka
(b) The Central Government and Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery
Ans: (c)
263. What is „Talcher‟ important for?
(a) Heavy water plant
(b) Hydro–electricity generation
(c) Cable industry
(d) Atomic reactor
Ans: (a)
264. Where do Bhagirathi and Alakananda join Ganga ?
(a) Gangotri (b)Karanprayag
(c) Devprayag (d)Rudraprayag
Ans: (c)
265. Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas ?
(a) Yamuna (b) Sindu
(c) Saraswathi (d) Ganga
Ans: (b)
266. Which of the following states in known as the traditional region for Tank Irrigation?
(a) Assam (b)Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu (d)Orrisa
Ans: (c)
267. Which state of India has made rain water harvesting compulsory for all houses ?
(a) Haryana (b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Punjab
Ans: (c)
268. On which river is the Tehri dam built?
(a) Alakananda (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Ganga (d) Hooghly
Ans: (b)
269. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
(a) Kaveri (b) Godavari
(c) Saraswati (d) Krishna
Ans: (c)
270. The Siachin Glacier‟s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers :
(a) Beas (b) Sutlej
(c) Shylok (d) Nubra
Ans: (d)
271. Name the longest lake in India.
(a) Pangong Lake
(b) Pulicat Lake
(c) Kolleru Lake
(d) Vembanad Lake
Ans: (d)
272. (c) Which of the following are alternative names for the river “Brahmaputra” ?
(a) Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
(b) Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna
(c) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo and
Tsangpo
(d) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna
and Tsangpo
Ans: (d)
273. Which is largest peninsular river in India ?
(a) Krishna (b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (b)
274. If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China which river is sorrow of Bihar?
(a) Damodar river
(b) Koshi River
(c) Yamuna river
(d) Ravi river
Ans: (b)
275. In North-East India, ______ is known to be the largest freshwater lake.
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Chilika Lake
(c) Loktak Lake
(d) Tsomoriri Lake
Ans: (c)
276. What is Damodar Valley Corporation ?
(a) Statutory body
(b) Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
(c) A private enterprise located in Bihar
(d) A non government organisation
Ans: (a)
277. The longest river of peninsular India is
(a) Narmada (b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Ans: (b)
278. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for
(a) Kosi
(b) Gandak
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Ganga
Ans: (c)
279. The largest irrigation canal in India is ________
(a) Yamuna canal
(b) Indira Gandhi canal
(c) Sirhand canal
(d) Upper Bari Doab canal
Ans: (b)
280. Which of the following is the largest irrigation plant in India?
(a) Buckingham Canal
(b) Indira Gandhi Canal
(c) Upper Ganges Canal
(d) Tajewala Canal
Ans: (b)
281. The sideways erosion which widens the river valley called?
(a) Lateral Corrosion
(b) Vertical Corrosion
(c) Side Corrosion
(d) Mean Corrosion
Ans: (a)
282. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?
(a) Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej
(b) Ganga, Sutlej & Yamuna
(c) Brahmaputra, Ganga & Sutlej
(d) Chenab, Ravi & Sutlej
Ans: (a)
283. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
(a) Jhelum river
(b) Chenab river
(c) Beas river
(d) Sutlej river
Ans: (d)
284. What is Dakshin Gangotri ?
(a) River valley in Andhra Pradesh
(b) Unmanned station located in Antarctica
(c) Second source of River Ganga
(d) Island in the Indian Ocean
Ans: (b)
285. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is
(a) Haridwar
(b) Namchobarva
(c) Alakananda
(d) Ambala
Ans: (d)
286. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
(a) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
(b) Checking silting of Kolkata Port
(c) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
(d) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
Ans: (d)
287. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Ans: (a)
288. Name the longest lake in India?
(a) Pangong lake
(b) Pulicat Lake
(c) Kolleru Lake
(d) Vembanad Lake
Ans: (d)
289. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place ?
(a) Dev Prayag
(b) Karan Prayag
(c) Gangotri
(d) Rudra Prayag
Ans: (a)
290. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India ?
(a) Indus
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ganges (d) Damodar
Ans: (c)
291. Which river does not form a delta?
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmputra
(c) Godavari (d) Tapi
Ans: (d)
292. The only perennial river in Peninsular India is _____ .
(a) Godavari (b) Kaveri
(c) Krishna (d) Bhima
Ans: (b)
293. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
(a) Ganga (b) Sutlej
(c) Cauvery (d) Brahmaputra
Ans: (b)
294. Ahmedabad is situated along the bank of
(a) Sabarmati river
(b) Narmada river
(c) Banas river
(d) Luni river
Ans: (a)