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(1)
Which is the correct definition of drainage basin?
[A]
An area drained by a river and its tributaries
[B]
The boundary line separating one drainage basin from the other
[C]
A river drain is a specific area
[D]
None of the above
Answer: An area drained by a river and its tributaries
(2)
From which glacier River Ganga originated?
[A]
Siachin glacier
[B]
Bokhar Chu glacier
[C]
Gangotri glacier
[D]
Mansrovar glacier
(3)
Which place in India Bhagirathi merges with Alaknanda River to formed River Ganga?
[A]
Devprayag
[B]
Vishnuprayag
[C]
Joshimath
[D]
Allahabad
(4)
Which river is popularly known as Dakshin Ganga?
[A]
Godavari
[B]
Mahanadi
[C]
Periyar
[D]
Sihawa
(5)
Which of the following river originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli range?
[A]
Luni
[B]
Saraswati
[C]
Narmada
[D]
Sabarmati
(6)
Which of the following Indian peninsular river has the largest river basin?
[A]
Godavari
[B]
Krishna
[C]
Ganga
[D]
None of the above
(7)
Which of the following state in India known for the famous lake 'Fulhar'?
[A]
Uttar Pradesh
[B]
Jammu & Kashmir
[C]
Uttarakhand
[D]
Madhya Pradesh
(8)
Which of the following is not the tributaries of the Indus River?
[A]
Luni
[B]
Zaskar
[C]
Gilgit
[D]
Shyok
(9)
Which of the following waterfalls is the highest waterfall in India?
[A]
Kunchikal falls
[B]
Bee falls
[C]
Barchipani falls
[D]
Jog falls
(10)
From where does the Chenab originate?
[A]
Bara Lacha Pass
[B]
Nathu La
[C]
Khardung La
[D]
Rohtang Pass
(11)
Where does the Jhelum River join the Chenab?
[A]
Jinnah
[B]
Trimmu
[C]
Chashma
[D]
Islam
(12)
Where does the Jhelum river emerge forming the India-Pakistan boundary?
[A]
Potwar Plateau
[B]
Shillong Plateau
[C]
Iranian Plateau
[D]
Rohtas Plateau
(13)
Which one of the following does not belong to the tributaries of Jhelum in Kashmir?
[A]
Sind
[B]
Lidar
[C]
Bari
[D]
Pohru
(14)
Where does Indus river empty itself?
[A]
Arabian Sea
[B]
Red Sea
[C]
Andaman Sea
[D]
None Of The Above
(15)
In the end of its mountainous journey at Attock, Indus river is joined by which river from Afghanistan?
[A]
Kabul river
[B]
Hari river
[C]
Amu Darya
[D]
Helmand river
(16)
Which one of the following rivers does not belong to antecedent rivers in respect of outer range of Himalayas?
[A]
Kamla
[B]
Gola
[C]
Rapti
[D]
Chenab
(17)
Which one of the following does not belong to antecedent rivers in respect of lesser and outer ranges of Himalayas?
[A]
Ramganga
[B]
Jhelum
[C]
Gola
[D]
Ravi
(18)
Which one of the following does not belong to antecedent rivers in respect of all three parallel ranges of Himalayas?
[A]
Gola
[B]
Ghaghra
[C]
Brahmaputra
[D]
Ganga
(19)
Which one of the following does not belong to Himalayan rivers?
[A]
Cauvery
[B]
Gandak
[C]
Brahmaputra
[D]
Alaknanda
(20)
Which of the following is the India’s most important region for water precipitation?
[A]
Himalayas
[B]
Western Ghats
[C]
Eastern Ghats
[D]
Satpura and Vindhyas
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