Description : Which of the following rivers of India carries the most water (a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra (c) Yamuna (d) Godavari
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal? (a) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly (b) Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari (c) Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra (d) Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India? (a) Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi (b) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavari (c) Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Yamuna (d) Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet? (1) Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej (2) Ganga, Sutlej & Yamuna (3) Brahmaputra, Ganga & Sutlej (4) Chenab, Ravi & Sutlej
Last Answer : (1) Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej Explanation: Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej have their source of origins in Tibet. The Brahmaputra originates in the Angsi glacier, located on the northern side of the ... Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. The source of the Sutlej is near Lake Rakshast al in Tibet.
Description : Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga? (a) Yamuna (b) Son (c) Gomti (d) Sutlej shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/Ganga? (1) Ghagra (2) Gomti (3) Kosi (4) Betwa
Last Answer : (4) Betwa Explanation: The Betwa is a river in Northern India, and a tributary of the Yamuna. Also known as the Vetravati, the Betwa rises in the Vindhya Range just north of Hoshangabad in ... and the Yamuna Rivers takes place in the Hamirpur town in Uttar Pradesh, in the vicinity of Orchha.
Description : 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
Description : Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga? (a) Yamuna (b) Sone (c) Chambal (d) Hugli
Description : The Yamuna and the Sone are the tributaries of the river (a) Jhelam (b) Beas (c) Ravi (d) Ganga shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : What name does Brahmaputra take as is discharges into the Bay of Bengal? (1) Ganga (2) Jamuna (3) Padma (4) Meghna
Last Answer : (4) Meghna Explanation: The Padma is the name used in Bangladesh for a major trans-boundary river, known in India as the main distributary of the Ganges. the river system that originated in the ... with the Meghna near Chandpur and adopts the name 'Meghna' before flowing into the Bay of Bengal.
Description : Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping (a) Damodar (b) Mahanadi (c) Sone (d) Yamuna
Description : Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/ Ganga? (1) Ghagra (2) Gomti (3) Kosi (4) Betwa
Last Answer : Betwa
Description : Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of (a) Ganga (b) Indus (c) Brahmaputra (d) Yamuna
Description : Tehri Dam is being constructed on river – (1) Ganga (2) Brahmaputra (3) Bhagirathi (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : (3) Bhagirathi Explanation: The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC ... Tehri Darn has been the object of protests by environmental organizations and local people of the region.
Description : Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part? (1) Indus (2) Ganga (3) Brahmaputra (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : (1) Indus Explanation: The Sutlej River, is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej is sometimes known as the ... to its south and east is arid, and is known as Cholistan a part of Bahawalpur Division.
Description : On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively? (a) Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Tapi (b) Cauvery, Krishna, Narmada, Beas (c) Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi (d) Godavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna
Description : Jamshedpur city is located at the confluence site of rivers (a) Subarnarekha and Korkai (b) Ganges and Yamuna (c) Kosi and Brahmaputra (d) Damodar and Mayurakshi
Description : Longest Railway Bridge on Indian Railway is 1. Sone Bridge at Dehri on Sone* 2. Yamuna Bridge at Kalpi 3. Ganga Bridge near Patna 4. Pamban Bridge
Last Answer : 1. Sone Bridge at Dehri on Sone*
Description : Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? [I. Tax & Central Excise 1993] (a) Indrawati (b) Son (c) Gomati (d) Yamuna
Description : Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad ? [RRB 1991] (a) Gandak (b) Ghaghra (c) Kosi (d) Yamuna
Description : Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas? (1) Yamuna (2) Sindu (3) Saraswathi (4) Ganga
Last Answer : (2) Sindu Explanation: The Trans-Himalayan Rivers originate beyond the Great Himalayas. These are the Indus. the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra rivers. The Trans Himalayan Indus River rises near the ... in southeastern Ladakh near its confluence with the River Gurtang at an elevation of 4,200 m.
Description : Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga? (1) Indrawati (2) Son (3) Gomati (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : (1) Indrawati Explanation: Indravati is a tributary of the Godavari River, located in central India.
Description : Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into which it drains? (a) Indus (b) Godavari (c) Ganga (d) Brahmaputra
Description : Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order? [IAS 2003] (a) Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari (b) Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari (c) Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari (d) Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
Description : Consider the following rivers: 1. Ganga 2. Brahmaputra 3. Godavari 4. Krishna Which of these rivers build a common delta? [CDS 2001] (a) 1 and 4 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 and 4
Description : In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is : [CPO AC 2003] (a) Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada (b) Ganga - Godavari - Brahmaputra - Narmada (c) Brahmaputra - Narmada - Godavari - Ganga (d) Ganga - Brahmaputra - Godavari – Narmada
Description : Which one of the following rivers flows across China, India and Bangladesh? (1) Chang Jiang (2) Brahmaputra (3) Indus (4) Ganga
Last Answer : (2) Brahmaputra Explanation: The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river whiclh flows through China, India and Bangladesh. With its origin in the Manasarovar Lake region, located in the Himalayas in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River,it flows into Arunachal Pradesh.
Description : On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed? (1) Chambal (2) Yamuna (3) Sone (4) Periyar
Last Answer : (3) Sone Explanation: Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is on the border of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. It is on ... sea level. The river flows north roughly through the central part of Surguja district for 160 kilometres.
Description : Taj Mahal is located on the bank of river: A. Jamna (Yamuna) B. Ganges (Ganga) C. Nerbada D. Brahmaputra
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ? (1) Indus (2) Ganga (3) Brahmaputra (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indus
Description : Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river – (1) Teesta (2) Brahmaputra (3) Hooghly (4) Sone
Last Answer : (2) Brahmaputra Explanation: Guwahati - formerly known as Praglyotishpura and Durjoya in ancient Assam, and Gauhati in the modern era - is an ancient urban area, the largest city of Assam, the ... city is between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau.
Last Answer : The combined stream of Padma and Meghna is known as Meghna.
Description : Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known as (a) Padma (b) Meghna (c) Hugli (d) Swarn Ganga
Description : The Indian riven of the Indus Basin are (a) Sutlej, Beas and Ravi (b) Ganga, Beas and Sutlej (c) Betwa, Sone and Kosi (d) Gomati, Kosi, Gandak
Description : Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards? [CDS 2008] (a) Kosi (b) Ghaghara (c) Gandak (d) Sone
Description : The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of A. Sutlej and Beas B. Jhelum and Chenab C. Ravi and Chenab D. Ganga and Yamuna
Last Answer : ANSWER: B
Description : Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? (1) Indrawati (2) Son (3) Gomati (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indrawati
Description : Which of the following are alternative names for the river "Brahmaputra"? (1) Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo (2) Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna (3) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo (4) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo
Last Answer : (4) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo Explanation: The Brahmaputra goes by a number of names during its journey from the Angst glacier in the Himalayas to the sea (Bay of Bengal). It ... and finally the Meghna. From here, it is known as Meghna before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Description : Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley? (1) Luni (2) Chambal (3) Sone (4) Tapti
Last Answer : (4) Tapti Explanation: There are three Peninsular rivers which flow in a rift valley. Narmada flows westward between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between, different ranges.
Description : Jute cultivation in India is concentrated in delta area of which of the following rivers? a. Ganga b. Mahanadi c. Brahmaputra d. Godavari
Last Answer : a. Ganga
Description : The river Ganga has two major sources— (1) Bhagirathi and Alakananada (2) Bhagirathi and Yamuna (3) Bhagirathi and Saraswati (4) Alakananda and Gandak
Last Answer : (1) Bhagirathi and Alakananada Explanation: The name Ganges is used for the river between the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, in the Himalayas, and the India-Bangladesh ... considered to be at Haridwar, where its Himalayan headwater streams debouch onto the Gangetic Plain.
Description : In ancient times the name Ratnakar denote (a) Arabian Sea (b) Bay of Bengal (c) Indian Ocean (d) Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
Description : The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include (a) Alakananda (b) Yamuna (c) Son (d) Tons
Description : Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) Sutlej (d) Ravi
Description : Match the following: [Asstt Commdt 2011] River Tributary A. Godavari 1. Son B. Krishna 2. Chambal C. Yamuna 3. Bhima D. Ganga 4. Manjira A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 4 2 3 1 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 1 3 2 4
Description : Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource? (1) Jaisamand (2) Ganga river (3) Yamuna river (4) Chilika lake
Last Answer : (3) Yamuna river Explanation: Fresh water is a renewable resource. River Ganges, Yamuna River and Jaisamand Lake come under this category. However, Chilka Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha.
Description : The River in India known as the open sewer is – (1) the Ganga (2) the Yamuna (3) the Narmada (4) the Godavari
Last Answer : (2) the Yamuna Explanation: The rivers Ganga and Yamuna are known as the open sewer.