Question Related Rivers

1. The Narmada and Tapati are flowing towards

a) West

b) East

c) North

d) South

Answer A

2. Except Narmada and Tapati, all the rivers in peninsular plateau are flowing towards

a) West

b) East

c) North

d) South

Answer B

3. The rivers in the south of the country are

a) Mahanadi and Krishna

b) Godavari

c) Cauvery

d) All the above

Answer D

4. The rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery drain into

a) Bay of Bengal

b) Indian Ocean

c) Arabean Sea

d) Black Sea

Answer A

5. Which is the largest among the peninsular rivers?

a) Krishna

b) Mahanadi

c) Godavari

d) Penna

Answer C

6. Mahabaleshwar is located in

a) Maharashtra

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Kerala

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer A

7. The river Mahanadi rises near

a) Trayambak in Maharastra

b) Sivalik in Bastar hills

c) Bhagirathi

d) Mahabaleswa

Answer B

8. The river Godavari joins Bay of Bengal near

a) Vishakapatnam

b) Bhuvaneswar

c) Srikakulam

d) Rajamandry

Answer D

9. Which of the following are the west flowing rivers?

a) Narmada and Tapti

b) Sabarmati

c) Mahi

d) All the above

Answer D

10. Which of the following rivers are called Himalayan rivers?

a) Indus

b) Ganga

c) Brahmaputra

d) All the above

Answer D

11. Where does the river Indus rises?

a) Kailashgiri in Tibet

b) Manasasarovar

c) Trayambak

d) Mahabaleswar

Answer A

12. Bastar hills are located in the state of

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer B

13. The second largest river among the peninsular rivers is

a) Krishna

b) Godavar

c) Penna

d) Tungabhadra

Answer A

14. The river Godavari flows for the distance of

a) 1890 kms.

b) 1200 kms.

c) 1450 kms.

d) 1890 kms.

Answer C

15. The drainage basin area of Godavari is

a)4,92,012 sq.kms.

b) 3,12,812 sq.kms.

c) 3,92,812 sq.kms.

d) 2,52,312 sq.kms.

Answer B

16. The drainage basin of Godavari spread in the states of

a) Maharastra and Madhya pradesh

b) Madhya pradesh and Orissa

c) Andra pradesh and Karnataka

d) All the above

Answer D

17. The river Godavari rises at

a) Bastar Hills

b) Gangotri

c) Trayambak

d) Mahabaleswaram

Answer C

18. The river Brahmaputra first enters into the state of

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Punjab

c) Haryana

d) Arunachal pradesh

Answer D

19. The Brahmaputra river in Arunachal pradesh is called as

a) Padma

b) Dihang

c) Narmada

d) Mahi

Answer B

20. What is the total length of Brahmaputra river?

a) 3100 kms.

b) 2100 kms.

c) 4000 kms

d) 2900 kms.

Answer D

21. How much distance does the Brahmaputra river flow in India?

a) 725 kms.

b) 432 kms.

c) 587 kms.

d) 834 kms.

Answer A

22. Which of the following river is noted for floods?

a) Godavari

b) Ganga

c) Brahmaputra

d) Krishna

Answer C

23. Trayambak is located in the Nasik district of

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Maharashtra

c) Kerala

d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer B

24. Where do the Brahmagiri hills located?

a) Coorg district in Karnataka

b) Nasik district in Maharashtra

c) Ballary district in Karnataka

d) Mahendragir in Orissa

Answer A

25. How much distance does the Cauvery river flow?

a) 390 kms.

b) 876 kms.

c) 1200 kms

d) 760 kms

Answer D

26. Where does the Cauvery reach the Bay of Bengal?

a) Krishnapatnam

b) Kaveripatnam

c) Mahendragiri

d) Bhimunipatnam

Answer B

27. Kaveripatnam is in the state of

a) Kerala

b) Karnataka

c) Tamilnadu

d) Maharasthra

Answer C

28. Where does the river Narmada rise?

a) Amarantak

b) Trayambak

c) Mahabaleswaram

d) Coorge

Answer A

29. What are the important tributaries of the Indus

a) Jhelum and Chenab

b) Ravi and Beas

c) Sutlej

d) All the above

Answer D

30. The river Ganga is formed by the streams

a) Tapati and Gandak

b) Kosi and Gandak

c) Alaknanda and Bhagirathi

d) Alaknanda and Kosi

Answer C

31. The streams Alaknanda and Bhagirathi unite at

a) Kasi

b) Devaprayag

c) Ahmadabad

d) Mathura

Answer B

32. The stream Alaknanda rises near

a) Garhwal (Tibet border)

b) Aravalli

c) Trayambak

d) Mahabaleswar

Answer A

33. Where does the Bhagirathi rise?

a) Prayaga

b) Kunlun

c) Gangotri peak

d) Siachin

Answer C

34. The river Krishna flows for the distance of

a) 1189 kms.

b) 1065 kms.

c) 1296 kms.

d) 1489 kms.

Answer C

35. The drainage area of river Krishna is

a) 2,58,948 sq. kms.

b) 1,23,456 sq. kms.

c) 3,78,432 sq. kms.

d) 2,98,876 sq. kms.

Answer A

36. The river Krishna rises near

a) Trayambak

b) Mahabaleswar

c) Coorge

d) Bastar hills

Answer B

37. The river Krishna flows through

a) Maharashtra

b) Karnataka

c) Andhra pradesh

d) All the above

Answer D

38. The drainage area of the river Cauvery covers in the states of

a) Karnataka

b) Tamilnadu

c) Kerala

d) All the above

Answer D

39. The drainage basin of the river Mahanadi consists in the states of

a) Madhya pradesh and Orissa

b) Bihar and Maharashtra

c) Andhra pradesh, Orissa, Kerala

d) a and b

Answer D

40. The river Cauvery rises in the

a) Mahendragir hills

b) Brahmagiri hills

c) Bastar hill

d) Maikal hills

Answer B

41. What is the largest drainage basin in India?

a) Ganga

b) Godavari

c) Krishna

d) Cauvery

Answer A

42. In Bangladesh the river Ganga is called as

a) Mishmi

b) Ravi

c) Kosi

d) Padma

Answer D

43. Before the joining the Bay of Bengal Brahmaputra river joins with

a) Padma

b) Indus

c) Jelum

d) Ravi

Answer A

44. Where does the river Brahmaputra rise?

a) Trayambak

b) Gangotri

c) Schemayoungdung glacier

d) Mahabaleswar

Answer C

45. Where do the schemayoungdung glacier located?

a) South-West of Mansarovar lake

b) Mishmi hills

c) Abu hills

d) Aravallies

Answer A

46. Amarantak is located in

a) Abu hills

b) Mikal hills

c) Siwalik hills

d) Nilagiri hills

Answer B

47. The drainage basin of the river Narmada consists in the state of

a) Madhya pradesh

b) Maharashtra

c) Gujrat

d) All the above

Answer D

48. The river Tapati rises near

a) Multai

b) Coorge

c) Mahendragiri

d) Trayambakam

Answer A

49. The Indus river flows in the state of

a) Himachal Pradsh

b) Punjab

c) Jammu and Kashmir

d) Haryana

Answer C

50. The Indus river joins with

a) Arabian sea

b) Black Sea

c) India Ocean

d) Red Sea

Answer A

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