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GK (Oceans and Rivers)

Description: Expected questions on world's oceans, seas, rivers and lakes.
Number of Questions: 25
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Which two rivers together form the Sunderban delta?

  1. Ganges and Indus

  2. Ganges and Brahmaputra

  3. Yamuna and Indus

  4. Ganges and Yamuna


Correct Option: B

The world's largest canyon, the Grand Canyon, is on

  1. Tigris river

  2. Colorado river

  3. Seine river

  4. Mississippi river


Correct Option: B

The river Brahmaputra drains into which of the following Himalayan rivers?

  1. Ganges

  2. Indus

  3. Yamuna

  4. Damodar


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the world's largest salt water lake?

  1. Caspian Sea

  2. Lake Victoria

  3. Lake Superior

  4. Lake Baikal


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the world's largest fresh water lake?

  1. Caspian Sea

  2. Lake Superior

  3. Lake Victoria

  4. Lake Baikal


Correct Option: B

Which river is also called 'Yellow River'?

  1. Thames

  2. Kosi

  3. Hwang Ho

  4. Tigris


Correct Option: C

On the bank of which river is the famous 'Kumbamela' in Haridwar held?

  1. Yamuna

  2. Indus

  3. Ganges

  4. Mahanadi


Correct Option: C

One of the principal rivers of the world originates from the Black Forest in West Germany. Which is this river?

  1. Euphrates

  2. Thames

  3. Danube

  4. Seine


Correct Option: C

River Ganges has the largest basin in India. Which river has the second largest basin in India?

  1. Mahanadi

  2. Godavari

  3. Narmada

  4. Cauveri


Correct Option: B

The Atlantic and Pacific oceans are connected by which of the following canals?

  1. Panama Canal

  2. Suez Canal

  3. Kiel Canal

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

  1. Panama Canal

  2. Suez Canal

  3. Kiel Canal

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which strait separates Asia and North America?

  1. Bering Strait

  2. Panama Strait

  3. Pak Strait

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which mountain range forms the water divide between Indus and Ganga river systems?

  1. Satpura range

  2. Aravalli range

  3. Western Ghats

  4. Eastern Ghats


Correct Option: B

Which sea is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic ocean but is mostly idenfied as a seperate body of water?

  1. Caspian Sea

  2. Dead Sea

  3. Mediterranean Sea

  4. Red Sea


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is not among the great lakes of the world?

  1. Baikal

  2. Superior

  3. Michigan

  4. Eerie


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Indian rivers drains into the Rann of Kutch?

  1. River Luni

  2. River Damodar

  3. River Cauveri

  4. River Kosi


Correct Option: A

Which is the longest river of Europe?

  1. Thames

  2. Volga

  3. Danube

  4. Seine


Correct Option: B

What is a narrow strip of water joining two large bodies of water called?

  1. Strait

  2. Isthmus

  3. Bay

  4. Island


Correct Option: A

Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

  1. Luni

  2. Kosi

  3. Damodar

  4. Brahmaputra


Correct Option: C

Which navigation canal links the Baltic Sea and the North Sea?

  1. Panama Canal

  2. Suez Canal

  3. Kiel Canal

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which Indian river carries the largest body of water before flowing into the ocean?

  1. Ganga

  2. Brahamaputra

  3. Indus

  4. Yamuna


Correct Option: A

Which Indian state is known for its backwaters?

  1. Kerala

  2. Goa

  3. Karnataka

  4. Assam


Correct Option: A

Angel waterfall is situated in

  1. USA

  2. Venezuela

  3. Russia

  4. France


Correct Option: B

The river Tungabhadra is the tributary of which river?

  1. Krishna

  2. Godavari

  3. Narmada

  4. Cauveri


Correct Option: A

What is the area drained by a river called?

  1. Bay

  2. Basin

  3. Isthmus

  4. Strait


Correct Option: B
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