RIVERS IN INDIA ( Question : 1995-2010)
| 2010 |
| With reference to the river Luni, which one of the following statements is correct? |
| (a) It flows into Gulf of Khambhat. |
| (b) It flows into Gulf of Kuchchh. |
| (c) It flows into Pakistan and merges with a tributary of Indus. |
| (d) It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of Kuchchh. |
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| Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? |
| Dam / Lake River |
| (a) Govind Sagar - Satluj |
| (b) Kolleru Lake - Krishna |
| (c) Ukai Reservoir - Tapi |
| (d) Wular Lake - Jhelum |
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| Rivers that pass through Himachal Pradesh are : |
| (a) Beas and Chenab only |
| (b) Beas and Ravi only |
| (c) Chenab, Ravi and Satluj only |
| (d) Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj and Yamuna |
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| 2009 |
| Consider the following statements |
| 1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala |
| 2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh |
| (a) 1 only (b) 2 only |
| (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 |
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| Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India? |
| (a) Beas (b) Chenab |
| (c) Ravi (d) Sutlej |
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| At which of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one of |
| them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of |
| Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea? |
| (a) Amarkantak (b) Badrinath |
| (c) Mahabaleshwar (d) Nasik |
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| Consider the following pairs: |
| Tributary River Main River |
| 1. Chambal : Narmada |
| 2. Sone : Yamuna |
| 3. Manas : Brahmaputra |
| Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? |
| (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only |
| (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 only |
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| 2008 |
| With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associates? |
| (a) Chambal (b) Narmada |
| (c) Tapi (d) Bhima |
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| Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? |
| Waterfalls : River |
| 1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari |
| 2. Jog Falls : Sharavati |
| 3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery |
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| (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only |
| (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 |
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| 2007 |
| Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: |
| List-I (Town) List-II (River never to it) |
| A. Betul 1. Indravati |
| B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada |
| C. Jabalpur 3. Shipra |
| D. Ujjain 4. Tapti |
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| (a) 1 4 2 3 |
| (b) 4 1 2 3 |
| (c) 4 1 3 2 |
| (d) 1 4 3 2 |
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| Which one of the following rivers originates at Amarkantak? |
| (a) Damodar (b) Mahanadi |
| (c) Narmada (d) Tapti |
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| Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located? |
| (a) Hyderabad (b) Bhopal |
| (c) Lucknow |
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| Assertion (A): River Kalinadi is an east-flowing river in the southern part of India. |
| Reason (R): The Deccan Plateau is higher along its western edge and gently towards |
| The Bay of Bengal in the East. |
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| 2006 |
| Which one of the following statements is not correct? |
| (a) Mahanadi River rises in Chhattisgarh (b) Godavari River rises in Maharashtra |
| (c) Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh (d) Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Between which of the following was the ancient tewn of Takshasila located? |
| (a) Indus and Jhelum (b) Jhelum and Chenab |
| (c) Chenab and Ravi (d) Ravi and Beas |
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| From north towards south, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given |
| rivers in India? |
| (a) Shyok – Spiti – Zaskar – Satluj (b) Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – Satluj |
| (c) Zaskar – Shyok – Satluj – Spiti (d) Zaskar – Satluj – Shyok – Spiti |
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| 2005 |
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| Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which of the following? |
| (a) Chambal Project (b) Kosi Project |
| (c) Damodar Valley Project (d) Bhakra Nangal Project |
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| 2004 |
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| Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan? |
| (a) Bharatpur (b) Jaipur |
| (c) Jodhpur (d) Udaipur |
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| Assertion (A): West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas. |
| Reason (R): There rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments. |
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| 2003 |
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| What is the correct sequence of the rivers - Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the |
| descending order of their lengths? |
| (a) Godavari – Mahanadi – Narmada – Tapi |
| (b) Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi |
| (c) Narmada – Godavari – Tapi – Mahanadi |
| (d) Narmada – Tapi – Godavari – Mahanadi |
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| 2002 |
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| Which one of the following is not a lagoon? |
| (a) Ashtamudi lake (b) Chilka lake |
| (c) Periyar lake (d) Pulicat lake |
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| The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to |
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| (a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vaigai |
| (b) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai and Pennar |
| (c) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vaigai |
| (d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai and Pennar |
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| 2000 |
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| Which one of the following statements in not true? |
| (a) Ghaggar’s water is utilised in the Indira Gandhi Canal |
| (b) Narmada rises from Amarkantak region |
| (c) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjira river |
| (d) Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari |
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| 1999 |
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| Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: |
| List I (Rivers) List II (Dams) |
| A. Cauvery 1. Alamatti |
| B. Krishna 2. Mettur |
| C. Narmada 3. Gandhi Nagar |
| D. Chambal 4. Sardar Sarovar |
| A B C D |
| (a) 1 4 2 3 |
| (b) 2 1 4 3 |
| (c) 2 1 3 4 |
| (d) 1 3 4 2 |
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| 1998 |
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| The water pollution is river is measured by the dissolved amount of |
| (a) Chlorine (b) Ozone |
| (c) Nitrogen (d) Oxygen |
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| Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping? |
| (a) Damodar (b) Mahanadi |
| (c) Son (d) Yamuna |
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| 1997 |
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| The Alamatti is on the river |
| (a) Godavari (b) Cauvery |
| (c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi |
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| The canal-carrying capacity of Farrakka is |
| (a) 75,000 Cusecs ( b) 70,000 Cusecs |
| (c) 40,000 Cusecs (d) 35,000 Cusecs |
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| 1996 |
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| Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? |
| 1. Idukki : Thermal power station |
| 2. Sabarigiri : Hydro-electric project |
| 3. Ghatprabha : Irrigation project |
| 4. Ramganga : Multipurpose project |
| (a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 2 |
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| Consider the following rivers: |
| 1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga |
| 3. Waingaga 4. Penganga |
| The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is |
| (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| (c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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| 1995 |
| Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles |
| farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam? |
| (a) Cauvery (b) Tungabhadra |
| (c) Krishna (d) Godavari |
