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 |
Select the correct answer using the code given below: |
(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 |
A B C D |
(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 |
south is |
(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 |