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TRIPLE S—STUDY PLAN-STRATEGY-SUCCESS Drainage, Irrigation and Rivers(1-100)

1. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the:


(1) Yamuna Canal
(2) Sirhand Canal
(3) Indira Gandhi Canal
(4) Upper Bari Doab Canal

2. The longest river of Peninsula India is:


(1) Narmada
(2) Godavari
(3) Mahanadi
(4) Cauvery

3. Match the Dams and the States in which they are situated:
Dam
(A) Tungabhadra
(B) Lower Bhawani
(C) Idukki
(D) Nagarjun Sagar
State
(1) Kerala
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Karnataka
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1) 3 2 4 1
(2) 2 4 3 1
(3) 4 3 1 2
(4) 1 4 2 3

4. Match the Dams and the States in which they are situated:
Dam
(A) Hirakud
(B) Mettur
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Almatti
State
(1) Chhattisgarh
(2) Orissa
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1) 3 2 4 1
(2) 2 4 3 1
(3) 1 3 2 4
(4) 4 1 3 2

5. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?

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(1) Mahnadi
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Ravi
(4) Chenab

6. The Siachen glacier’s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers:
(1) Beas
(2) Satluj
(3) Shylok
(4) Nubra

7. Name the longest lake in India:


(1) Pangong Lake
(2) Pullicat Lake
(3) Kolleru Lake
(4) Vembanand Lake

8. Which of the following are the alternative names of the river ‚Brahmaputra‛?
(1) Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
(2) Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna
(3) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung
(4) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo.

9. Which of the largest peninsular river in India?


(1) Krishna
(2) Godavari
(3) Cauvery
(4) Mahanadi

10. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as


(1) Rudraprayag
(2) Devaprayag
(3) Haridwar
(4) Kedarnath

11. If Hwang is the sorrow of China which river is sorrow of Bihar?


(1) Damodar river
(2) Koshi river
(3) Yamuna river
(4) Ravi river

12. In north-East India, __________is known to be the largest fresh water lake
(1) Dal Lake
(2) Chilika Lake
(3) Loktak Lake
(4) Tsomoriri Lake

13. What is Damodar valley Corporation?

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(1) Statutory body


(2) Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar valley
(3) A Private Enterprise located in Bihar
(4) A non government organisation

14. On the tributary of which river has Rihand dam been constructed?
(1) Chambal
(2) Yamuna
(3) Sone
(4) Periyar

15. Shivasamundram Falls are found in the course of river


(1) Krishna
(2) Godawari
(3) Kaveri
(4) Mahanadi

16. River Indus originates from


(1) Hindukush Range
(2) Himalayan Range
(3) Karakoram Range
(4) Kailash Range

17. Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta?
(1) Ganges
(2) Godavari
(3) Mahnadi
(4) Tapti

18. Surat is situated on the banks of the river


(1) Tapti
(2) Mahanadi
(3) Bhima
(4) Godavari

19. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river


(1) Teesta
(2) Brahamputra
(3) Hoogly
(4) Sone

20. The sideways erosion which widens the river valley called?
(1) Lateral Corrosion
(2) Vertical Corrosion
(3) Side Corrosion
(4) Mean Corrosion

21. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?

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(1) Brahamautra, Indus & Sutlej


(2) Ganga, Sutlej, & Yamuna
(3) Brahamaputra, Ganga & Sutlej
(4) Chenab, Ravi & Sutlej

22. The ‘Pong Dam’ is on the river


(1) Ravi
(2) Tapti
(3) Beas
(4) Don

23. River Narmada originates from which place?


(1) Amarkantak
(2) Himalayans
(3) Brahmagiri
(4) Baralachala Pass

24. Punjab has a large numbers of inundation canals drawing from


(1) Jhelum river
(2) Chenab river
(3) Beas river
(4) Sutlej river

25. What is ‘Dakshin Gangotri’?


(1) River valley in Andhra Pradesh
(2) Unmanned station located in Antarctica
(3) Second source of river Ganga
(4) Island in the Indian Ocean

26. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river system is
(1) Haridwar
(2) Namcha barwa
(3) Alakananda
(4) Ambala

27. Which of the following was not the purpose for building Farakka barrage?
(1) checking water flowing into the Bangladesh
(2) checking silting of Kolkata port
(3) preventing erosion of Kolkata port
(4) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

28. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river:


(1) Mahanadi
(2) Tapti
(3) Krishna
(4) Godawari

29. Srinagar is located on the bank of river

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(1) Indus
(2) Jhelum
(3) Chenab
(4) Ravi

30. The river which is used for inland waterways in India is_______
(1) Ganga
(2) Cauveri
(3) Mahi
(4) Luni

31. Match the following


Rivers
a. Gomti
b. Brahmaputra
c. Godavari
d. Kaveri
Towns
1. Guwahati
2. Rajamundry
3. Trichirapalli
4. Lucknow
Code
a b c d
(1) 3 4 2 1
(2) 2 1 3 4
(3) 4 1 2 3
(4) 4 2 1 3

32. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India?


(1) Indus
(2) Brahamaputra
(3) Ganges
(4) Damodar

33. Consider the following pairs:


Tributary Main River
a. Chambal : Narmada
b. Sone : Yamuna
c. Manas : Brahamaputra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(1) a, b and c
(2) a and b only
(3) b and c only
(4) c only

34. The longest dam in India is

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(1) Bhakra Dam


(2) Nagarjun Sagar Dam
(3) Hirakund Dam
(4) Kosi Dam

35. Cauvery water sharing is a dispute between


(1) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
(2) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(3) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
(4) Karnataka and Maharashtra

36. Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river system?
(1) Varanasi
(2) Caya
(3) Ambala
(4) Allahabad

37. Which of the following river is not the tributary of Ganga?


(1) Indrawati
(2) Son
(3) Gomati
(4) Yamuna

38. Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River?
(1) Godavari
(2) Krishna
(3) Ganga
(4) Narmada

39. The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the
following rivers?
(1) Jhelum
(2) Chenab
(3) Indus
(4) Ravi

40. Which river flows between the Satpura and the Vindhyas?
(1) Godawari
(2) Gandhak
(3) Tapti
(4) Narmada

41. The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river?


(1) Godavari
(2) Krishna
(3) Periyar
(4) Tungabhadra

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42. The River in India known as the open sewer is


(1) Ganga
(2) Yamuna
(3) Narmada
(4) Godavari

43. In ’annular’ pattern, rivers flow


(1) from West to East
(2) from north to South
(3) like a ring
(4) in transverse direction

44. Which river in India flows in a rift valley?


(1) Cauvery
(2) Tapti
(3) Narmada
(4) Krishna

45. Which river does not form a delta?


(1) Ganga
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Godavari
(4) Tapi

46. The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is
(1) Mahanadi
(2) Godavari
(3) Krishna
(4) Bhima

47. The only perennial river in Peninsular India is_


(1) Godavari
(2) Kaveri
(3) Krishna
(4) Bhima

48. Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource?


(1) Jalsamand
(2) Ganga river
(3) Yamuna river
(4) Chilika lake

49. Which rivers serves the largest cultivable area?


(1) Ganga
(2) Saryu
(3) Godavari
(4) Krishna

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50. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?


(1) Ganga
(2) Sutlej
(3) Cauvery
(4) Brahamputra

51. Which was the first hydel power project in India?


(1) Pallivasal in Kerala
(2) Paikara in Tamil Nadu
(3) Siva Samundram in Karnataka
(4) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh

52. Rajasthan canal receives water from which one of the following river?
(1) Yamuna
(2) Jhelum
(3) Ravi
(4) Sutlej

53. Ahmedabad is situated along the bank of


(1) Sabarmati river
(2) Narmada river
(3) Banas river
(4) Luni river

54. What is ‚Talcher‛ important for?


(1) Heavy Water Plant
(2) Hydro-Electricity Generation
(3) Cable Industry
(4) Atomic Reactor

55. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir is situated in:


(1) Chhattisgarh
(2) Jharkhand
(3) Uttarkhand
(4) Uttar Pradesh

56. Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas?


(1) Yamuna
(2) Sindu
(3) Saraswati
(4) Ganga

57. Which of the following states is known as the traditional region for Tank Irrigation?
(1) Assam
(2) Gujarat
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Orrisa

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58. Which state of India has made rain water harvesting compulsory for all houses?
(1) Haryana
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Punjab

59. Through which states does the river Chambal flow?


(1) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar
(2) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
(4) Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

60. Which among the following Indian river flows westwards and falls into Arabian sea?
(1) Narmada
(2) Ganga
(3) Mahanadi
(4) Godavari

61. Which of the following river originates in Nepal and flows into the Ganges?
(1) Kosi
(2) Jhelum
(3) Chenab
(4) Ravi

62. Salal Dam is built on which of the following rivers?


(1) Chenab
(2) Mahanadi
(3) Krishna
(4) Sutlej

63. Which of the following is not a water harvesting method used in Rajasthan?
(1) Johads
(2) Khadis
(3) Guls or Kuls
(4) Tanka

64. Which one of the following is the largest fresh water lake in India?
(1) Dal Lake
(2) Pulicat Lake
(3) Wular Lake
(4) Titicaca Lake

65. By which name is the Gandhak river in Nepal known?


(1) Vishnupriya
(2) Shivandini
(3) Narayani
(4) Burhi Gandak

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66. Farraka barrage is a major reason for contention between India and_______
(1) Bangladesh
(2) Pakistan
(3) China
(4) Nepal

67. Which among the following is the tallest dam of the India?
(1) Indira Sagar dam
(2) Tehri dam
(3) Mettur dam
(4) Konya dam

68. The Gang-Bhagirathi-Hoogli river system is the national waterway number


(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4

69. At which of the following towns the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi combines to form River ganga?
(1) Haridwar
(2) Rishikesh
(3) Rudraprayag
(4) Devprayag

70. Bhavanisagar Dam or Lower Bhavani Dam, is located in which state?


(1) Tripura
(2) Bihar
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Telangana

71. The man-made reservoir Gobind Sagar located in Bilaspur is situated in which of the following
states?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Punjab
(4) Himachal Pradesh

72. Which among the following rivers does not flow from east to West?
(1) Narmada
(2) Tapti
(3) Cauvery
(4) Mahi

73. Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project is located on which of the following rivers?
(1) Sutlej
(2) Jhelum
(3) Chenab
(4) Padma

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74. How much water has been allowed to India for irrigation, power generation and transport
purposes from Indus Treaty?
(1) 10%
(2) 15%
(3) 20%
(4) 25%

75. ‘Sardar Sarovar dam’ is on which of the following rivers?


(1) Krishna
(2) Godawari
(3) Narmada
(4) Mahanadi

76. Which river of India has an inland drainage?


(1) Tapi
(2) Ganga
(3) Godavari
(4) Luni

77. Banaras is located on the banks of which river


(1) Ganga
(2) Yamuna
(3) Saraswati
(4) Narmada

78.’Jog falls’ is located on which river


(1) Narmada
(2) Krishna
(3) Godavari
(4) Sharavati

79. Who among the following proclaimed dams as the ‚Temples of modern India‛?
(1) Rajendra Prasad
(2) Jawaharlal Nehru
(3) Sardar Patel
(4) Mahatma Gandhi

80. Which river is known as the Sorrow of Bihar?


(1) Ganga
(2) Gandhak
(3) Kosi
(4) Son

81. Kishanganga Project is a major reason for contention between India and ______
(1) Nepal
(2) Bangladesh
(3) Pakistan

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(4) China

82. Which of the following rivers flow from south to north?


(1) Godavari
(2) Cauvery
(3) Krishna
(4) Betwa

83. Which are the two major rivers which emerge from the Amarkantak plateau, but they flow in
different directions?
(1) Chambal and Betwa
(2) Chambal and Sone
(3) Narmada and Sone
(4) Narmada and Betw

84. By what name is the combined water stream of Ganga and Brahmaputra known?
(1) Padma
(2) Jamuna
(3) Meghna
(4) Tsango

85. Which of the following rivers of peninsular India is distinct from the remaining three?
(1) Narmada
(2) Cauvery
(3) Krishna
(4) Godavari

86. Jog Falls is situated on which river?


(1) Sharavati
(2) Cauvery
(3) Narmada
(4) Chambal

87. Kapildhara Falls is situated on which river?


(1) Tapi
(2) Cauvery
(3) Narmada
(4) Chambal

88. Trans-Himalaya rivers are:


(1) Sutlej, Indus, Ganga
(2) Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Indus
(3) Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga
(4) Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Ganga

89. Which regional division the Himalayas is situated between the Kali and Tista
(1) Punjab and Himalaya
(2) Nepal and Himalaya

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(3) Assam and Himalaya


(4) Kumaon and Himalaya

90. Idukki hydroelectric power project is situated in which state?


(1) Kerala
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Arunachal Pradesh
(4) Karnataka

91. Which of the following is not correctly matched?


(1) Shivasundaram Falls- Kaveri
(2) Dhaundhar Falls- Narmada
(3) Sahastra Dhara Falls- Baldy
(4) Gersoppa Falls- Kaveri

92. Which is the highest river dam in India?


(1) Hirakud Dam
(2) Bhakra Dam
(3) Sardar Sarovar Dam
(4) Tehri Dam

93. Which of the following is the longest river of south India?


(1) Godavari
(2) Narmada
(3) Krishna
(4) Tungabhadra

94. On the banks of which river is Aurangabad situated?


(1) Godavari
(2) Kham
(3) Musi
(4) Mahanadi

95.The Maharana Pratap Sagar reservoir on the river Beas in Himachal Pradesh is also known as ____
(1) Pong Dam
(2) Ukai Dam
(3) Dharoi Dam
(4) Tehri Dam

96. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Indus river?


(1) Zaskar
(2) Nubra
(3) Shyok
(4) Lohit

97. The Musi and Bhima are tributaries of the river____


(1) Mahanadi
(2) Krishna

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(3) Kaveri
(4) Brahamaputra

98. Baglihar Dam is constructed on which river?


(1) Chenab
(2) Ravi
(3) Sutlej
(4) Indus

99. Majuli, the largest river island in the world is located in


(1) Arunacha Pradesh
(2) Assam
(3) Nagaland
(4) Uttar Pradesh

100. Which of the following is the longest rivers in India?


(1) Kaveri
(2) Godavari
(3) Brahmaputra
(4) Ganga

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