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1) Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river

system?
(a) Ambala
(b) Allahabad
(c) Haridwar
(d) None of the Above

2)  Which of the two states does river Kaveri pass through?


(a) Telangana and Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

3) Which among the following tributaries of Ganga came from the peninsular uplands?
(a) Kosi
(b) Gandak
(c) Betwa
(d) Yamuna

4)  The River Mahanadi rises from which one of the following states?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Orrisa

5) . Which one of the following freshwater lake is the largest in India?


(a) Wular
(b) Dal
(c) Nainital
(d) Barapani

6) Which one of the following river is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?


(a) The Narmada
(b) The Godavari
(c) The Krishna
(d) The Tapi

7)  What is the name of the Brahamputra river in Bangladesh?


(a) Jamuna
(b) Lohit
(c) Dibang
(d) Tsangpo 
8) The river Indus originates in:
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Bhutan
(c) Tibet
(d) Nepal

9) Which of these Peninsular rivers flows towards the west?


(a) Godavari
(b) Tapi
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Krishna

10) Which one of the following drainage patterns develops on a strongly jointed rocky
terrain?
(a) Trellis
(b) Centrifugal
(c) Radial
(d) Rectangular

11)When the streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure,
a .......... pattern is developed.
(a) Dendritic Pattern
(b) Trellis Pattern
(c) Rectangular Pattern
(d) Radial pattern
12)which river forms braided channel in its river course
(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Krishna
13)Name the place where Ganga and Yamuna meet .
a) Ujjain
b) Allahabad
c) Varanasi
d) Haridwar
14)Which of them is a west flowing river.
(a) Godavari
(b) Tapi
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Krishna
15)Which of them forms a gorge.
(a) Godavari
(b) Narmada
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Krishna
16) A mountain or an upland which separates two drainage basins is called:
(a) Drainage pattern
(b) River basin
(c) Water divide
(d) None of these
17) Which one of the following rivers does not join with other rivers to enter the Indus near
Mithankot in Pakistan?
(a) Satluj
(b) Beas
(c ) Ganga
(d) Ravi

18) Which river is the largest peninsular river in India?


(a) Ganga
(b) Narmada
(c) Godavari
(d) Krishna

19) Which of the following lakes is formed due to tectonic activity?


(a) Koleru
(b) Dal
(c) Wular
(d) Loktak

20)  .................... in Assam, is the largest riverine island formed by river Brahmaputra.
(a) Majuli
(b) Sunderban
(c) Namcha Barwa
(d) Tsangpo

21)  The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase – I started in the year ..................
(a) 1984
(b) 1985
(c) 1986
(d) 1987
22) Which is NOT a common features formed by a river while flowing through lower course?
(a) Flood Plains
(b) Meandering
(c) Levees
(d) Tributaries

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