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Drainage

Description: Drainage (M)
Number of Questions: 15
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Uttarkashi is situated on the banks of the river

  1. Alaknanda

  2. Bhagirathi

  3. Ganga

  4. Mandakini


Correct Option: B

Majuli Island, the largest river island in India, is in the river

  1. Ganga

  2. Godavari

  3. Brahmaputra

  4. Krishna


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Majuli Island, the largest river island in India, is in the river Brahmaputra.

The famous Chachai Falls are situated in

  1. M.P.

  2. Chhattisgarh

  3. U.P.

  4. Bihar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chachai Falls is in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the 23rd highest waterfall in India.

The Amarkantak Hill is the source of two rivers flowing in two different directions (east and west). They are

  1. Narmada and Tapi

  2. Narmada and Mahanadi

  3. Tapi and Betwa

  4. Tapi and Son


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Amarkantak Hill is the source of two rivers flowing in two different directions (east and west). They are Narmada and Mahanadi.

The river Brahamputra drains not only the southern part of the Himalayas but also the northern slopes and the watershed is much further north than the main axis of the great Himalayan range. Such a drainage is called

  1. resequent

  2. consequent

  3. antecedent

  4. superimposed


Correct Option: C

The Farakka Barrage has been constructed on the river

  1. Hugli

  2. Brahmaputra

  3. Bhagirathi

  4. Padmini


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following characteristics is NOT relevant to the River Ganga?

  1. It is a braided river with numerous channels.

  2. It has multiple inter-twined sand-bars.

  3. It has extensive gully erosion.

  4. It deposits enormous sediment annually into the Bay of Bengal.


Correct Option: C

Why is the delta of the Ganga bigger than that of the Indus?

  1. The Ganga is broader than the Indus.

  2. The Ganga traverses a longer distance than the Indus.

  3. The path of the Indus is through arid area, while the Ganga collects more water along its path to the sea.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

 
List I (Rivers) LIST II (Their Tributaries)
A. Krishna 1. Chambal
B. Brahmputra 2. Indravati
C. Godavari 3. Tista
D. Yamuna 4. Bhima

  1. (A) - 4, (B) - 3, (C) - 2, (D) - 1

  2. (A) - 3, (B) - 4, (C) - 1, (D) - 2

  3. (A) - 4, (B) - 3, (C) - 1, (D) - 2

  4. (A) - 3, (B) - 4, (C) - 2, (D) - 1


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not a characteristic of peninsular rivers?

  1. They have a seasonal flow.

  2. They flow through open and graded shallow valleys with low gradients and little erosion.

  3. They have meandering tendencies, often shifting their beds.

  4. Most of these rivers can be said to have reached a mature state of development.


Correct Option: C

Mettur Dam is built across the

  1. Vaigai

  2. Kaveri

  3. Krishna

  4. Kabini


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mettur Dam is built across the Kaveri.

Which of the following pairs of "river name - its source" is not correctly matched?

  1. Godavari - Nasik

  2. Chambal - Mhow

  3. Krishna - Mahabaleshwar

  4. Narmada - Betul


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is not correctly matched.

Match the following:

List - I (Rivers) List - II (Examples)
A. Consequent 1. Sindhu, Brahmaputra
B. Subsequent 2. Swarnrekha, Son
C. Antecedent 3. Chambal, Betwa
D. Superimposed 4. Sharavathi, Periyar
  1. (A) - 2 (B) - 1 (C) - 3 (D) - 4

  2. (A) - 4 (B) - 3 (C) - 1 (D) - 2

  3. (A) - 2 (B) - 3 (C) - 1 (D) - 4

  4. (A) - 4 (B) - 1 (C) - 3 (D) - 2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
List - I (Rivers) List - II (Examples)
A. Consequent 4. Sharavathi, Periyar 
B. Subsequent 3. Chambal, Betwa 
C. Antecedent 1. Sindhu, Brahmaputra
D. Superimposed 2. Swarnrekha, Son

 

The Cauvery Dispute involves

  1. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

  2. Karnataka ,Tamil Nadu and Kerala

  3. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Pondichery

  4. Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondichery


Correct Option: D

Which of the following rivers does not originate from Trans-Himalayas?

  1. Ganga

  2. Satluj

  3. Sindh

  4. Brahmputra


Correct Option: A
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