Description : Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards? [CDS 2008] (a) Kosi (b) Ghaghara (c) Gandak (d) Sone
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The Yamuna and the Sone are the tributaries of the river (a) Jhelam (b) Beas (c) Ravi (d) Ganga shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Consider the following rivers: 1. Betwa 2. Kosi 3. Gandak Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river? [NDA 2008] (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
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 : 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 : Bhakra Nangal River Valley Project is made on the river: (a) Sutlej-Beas (b) Ravi-Chenab (c) Ganga (d) Son
Last Answer : (a) Sutlej-Beas
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 : Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad ? [RRB 1991] (a) Gandak (b) Ghaghra (c) Kosi (d) Yamuna
Description : Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for (1) Kosi (2) Gandak (3) Brahmaputra (4) Ganga
Last Answer : (3) Brahmaputra Explanation: The Brahmaputra River is known by several names in the four countries (China, India, Bhutan and Bangladesh) that it flows through.
Last Answer : (3) Brahmaputra Explanation: The Brahmaputra River is known by several names in the four countries (China, India, Bhutan and Bangladesh) that it flows through. With its origin in the Angsi ... Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet, the upper stream of Brahmaputra in Tibet is called Yarlung Tsangpo.
Description : Which of the following combinations of riven and cities situated on their banks is wrong? (a) Lucknow - Gomati (b) Ayodhya - Saryu (c) Badrinath - Alaknanda (d) Vijayawada – Narmada
Description : The longest of all the Indus tributaries is the (a) Ravi (b) Beas (c) Chenab (d) Jhelum
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
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 : Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) Sutlej (d) Ravi
Description : Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning? (a) Ganga and Indus (b) Ganga and Brahmaputra (c) Beas and Tapi (d) Indus and Brahmaputra
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 : The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is – (1) Gomati (2) Chambal (3) Damodar (4) Kosi
Last Answer : (4) Kosi Explanation: Immediately after independence, policy planners sought a solution to the recurring flood menace faced by people of North Bihar from the Kosi and other rivers flowing ... to provide substantial flood cushion along with large irrigation and power benefits to both countries.
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 : The ______ river with its tributaries drains the state of Sikkim. (a) Gandak (b) Kosi (c) Tista (d) Brahmaputra
Description : River is called 'The Sorrow of the Bengal'. (a) Sone (b) Damodar (c) Hooghly (d) Kosi
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The 'sorrow of Bihar' is – (1) Damodar (2) Kosi (3) Son (4) Gandak
Last Answer : (2) Kosi Explanation: Kosi is known as the "sorrow of Bihar", as it has caused widespread human suffering in the past due to flooding and very frequent changes in course, when it flows ... attributed to the heavy silt it carries during the monsoon season and flooding in India has extreme effects.
Description : The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river: A. Sutlej B. Ravi C. Jhelum D. Ganga
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built? (1) On river Sutlej (2) On river Chambal (3) On river Narmada (4) On river Gandak
Last Answer : (2) On river Chambal Explanation: The Rana Pratap Sagar Darn is a gravity masonry darn of 53.8 metres height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in India. It was officially declared open on 9 February 1970 by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.
Description : Harappa city is situated on the bank of: A. Chenab River B. Ravi River C. Sutlej River D. Indus River
Description : Harappa city is situated on the bank of: A. Ravi river B. Sutlej river C. Chenab river D. Indus river
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Harappa is located on the bank of: A. Ravi River B. Chenab River C. Sutlej River D. Indus River
Description : The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the (a) Yamuna (b) Chambal (c) Sutlej (d) Sutlej and Beas
Description : Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from – (1) Jhelum river (2) Chenab river (3) Beas river (4) Sutlej river
Last Answer : (4) Sutlej river Explanation: Punjab has large number of the Sutlej inundation canals, which are taken out from the rivers without any regulating system like weirs etc. at their head. Such canals ... in flood and there is excess water. Some of such inundation canals are Sirhind, Bhakra, etc.
Description : The Siachin Glacier's melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers : (1) Beas (2) Sutlej (3) Shylok (4) Nubra
Last Answer : (4) Nubra Explanation: The Nubra River is a tributary of the River Shyok that originates from the Rimo Glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier. It flows through the Nu-bra valley in the northern part of Ladakh and then joins the Indus River in Skardu, Pakistan.
Description : The Nagaijunasagar dam is constructed on the river? (1) Krishna (2) Chambal (3) Kosi (4) SutleJ
Last Answer : (1) Krishna Explanation: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the world's largest masonry dam at the time of its construction, which is built across Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar in Guntur district & ... India; it also is one of the earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydro-electric projects in India.
Description : The river which joins Ganga from southern side is : (1) Betwa (2) Chambal (3) Son (4) Ken
Last Answer : (3) Son Explanation: Son is the principal southern tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River, rising in Madhya Pradesh state. The river cuts through the Kaimur Range and joins the Ganges above Patna ... The Son valley is geologically almost a continuation of that of the Narmada River to the southwest.
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
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
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 : 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 : The 'Pong Dam' is constructed on the river – (1) Ravi (2) Tapti (3) Beas (4) Don
Last Answer : (3) Beas Explanation: The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Darn, is an earth-fill embankment darn on the Bras River just upstream of Talwara in the state of Himachal Pradesh, he purpose of the ... power generation. At the time of its completion, the Pong Darn was the tallest of its type in India.
Description : Which of the following rivers has its source outside India? (1) Brahmaputra (2) Beas (3) Ravi (4) Jhelum
Last Answer : (1) Brahmaputra Explanation: Brahmaputra River, also called Tsangpo-Bralunaputra, is a transboundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. With its origin from Talung Tso Lake in southwestern Tibet ... Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh (India) where it is known as Dihang or Siang.
Description : Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ? (1) Indus (2) Ganga (3) Brahmaputra (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indus
Description : Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga? (a) Yamuna (b) Sone (c) Chambal (d) Hugli
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
Description : Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? [PCS 1995] 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : "Meghna" is the combined stream of which two rivers? (1) Ganga and Yamuna (2) Ganga and Gomti (3) Ganga and Sone (4) Ganga and Brahmaputra
Last Answer : (4) Ganga and Brahmaputra Explanation: Meghna River is the combined stream of the Ganges and Brahmaputra. It is an important river in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth fanning out to the Bay of Bengal.
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 : The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is (1) Gomati (2) Chambal (3) Damodar (4) Kosi
Last Answer : Kosi
Description : Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna (a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 3, 4, 1, 2 (c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Description : Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers? (1) Yamuna (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (4) Sutlej
Last Answer : (4) Sutlej Explanation: The Indira Gandhi Canal, earlier known as Rajas-than Canal, begins at the Harike Barrage-at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab. One of the ... projects in India, it utilizes the surplus water from these rivers for irrigating vast areas in Rajasthan.
Description : The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is – (1) Sutlej (2) Ravi (3) Luni (4) Jhelum
Last Answer : (1) Sutlej Explanation: The Indira Gandhi Canal starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state. The reservoir for the canal is built on the Sutlej
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