Description : Nasik is situated on the bank of the river : (1) Mahanadi (2) Tapti (3) Krishna (4) Godavari
Last Answer : Godavari
Description : Surat is situated on the banks of the river – (1) Tapti (2) Mahanadi (3) Bhima (4) Godavari
Last Answer : (1) Tapti Explanation: Surat, previously known as Suryapur, is a well developed commercial city of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is located 306 km south of state capital Gandhinagar, ... the "Embroidery capital of India" with the highest number of embroidery machines than any other city.
Description : Match the following: [Asstt Comm PF 2002] City River passing through the city A. Nasik 1. Krishna B. Surat 2. Cauvery C. Ujjain 3. Godawari D. Vijayawada 4. Shipra 5. Tapti A B C D (a) 3 5 4 1 (b) 4 1 3 2 (c) 3 1 4 2 (d) 4 5 3 1
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Surat is situated on the banks of the river (1) Tapti (2) Mahanadi (3) Bhima (4) Godavari
Last Answer : Tapti
Description : Which one of the following statements in not correct? [IAS 2006] (a) Mahanadi River rises in Chattisgarh (b) Godavari River rises in Maharashtra (c) Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh (d) Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Narmada :Jabalpur 2. Godavari : Nasik 3. Mahanadi : Cuttack Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ______ in the ______ district of Andhra Pradesh. (a) Godavari, West Godavari (b) Mahanadi, Krishna (c) Krishna, Nalgonda (d) Tungabhadra, East Godavari
Description : The Alamatti is on the river (a) Godavari (b) Cauvery (c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi
Description : The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called "The River of Sorrow" is (a) Mahanadi (b) Damodar (c) Krishna (d) Godavari
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river (a) Krishna (b) Godavari (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Description : The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Description : Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river – (1) Krishna (2) Godavari (3) Cauvery (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (3) Cauvery Explanation: Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has wound its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. ... divides the river into twin waterfalls. This creates the fourth largest island in the rivers course.
Description : Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley? (1) Godavari (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (2) Narmada Explanation: Narmada is the only river in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through ... valley through which the Narmada River and Tapti River flow in their present journey to the Arabian Sea.
Description : Which is largest peninsular river in India? (1) Krishna (2) Godavari (3) Cauvery (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (2) Godavari Explanation: In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India. It has a total length of 1465 km. IL is also the second ... basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having larger drain-age basins.
Description : Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Cauvery (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (1) Godavari Explanation: After the Ganga river basin, the Godavari River Basin has the second largest river basin with a drain-age area of 312,812 km2. In terms of length, catchment area and ... the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga' - the South Ganges river.
Description : The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is – (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Narmada
Last Answer : (3) Krishna Explanation: The Godavari originates in the Western Ghats Trimbakcshwar, in the Nashik Subdivision or District of Maharashtra at a height of 920 m. The Krishna River rises in the Western Ghats, ... hill (1,057 m), in the Anuppur District zone of the Shandol of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
Description : Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing? (a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Tapti (d) Cauvery
Description : Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary? (1) Ganga (2) Tapti (3) Godavari (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (2) Tapti Explanation: Tapti river empties into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, forming an estuary. It is fed by monsoon rains. The mean flow rate is about 600 cu m ... seasonal temperature range, with high daytime temperatures, and low nighttime temperatures (due to extremely low humidity).
Description : Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta? (1) Ganges (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Tapti
Last Answer : (4) Tapti Explanation: Most of the west flowing rivers do not form delta. They form estuary. Examples are Narmada and Tapti.
Description : Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea? [Teachers' Exam 1991] (a) Chambal and Betwa (b) Damodar and Mahanadi (c) Narmada and Tapti (d) Krishna and Cauveri
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 : Which of the following south Indian rivers has the largest basin? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Description : Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of (a) Inland fisheries (b) Estuarine fisheries (c) Coastal fisheries (d) Deep sea fisheries
Description : The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the penisular India from north to south is (a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vaigai (b) Subarnarekha, ... Cauvery, Pennar and Vaigai (d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai and Pennar
Description : Among the following rivers, which one is the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008] (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Narmada
Description : Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers? [NDA 2008] (a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Cauvery (d) Krishna
Description : Arrange the following rivers from South to North: [CPO SI 2002] 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Mahanadi (a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 3, 4, 1, 2 (c) 2, 4, 3, 1 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Description : The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is : [IAS 2002] (a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai (b) ... , Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai (d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
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
Description : Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Description : Which of the following is false? (a) Krishna serves Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh (b) Godavari serves Madhya Pradesh (c) Mahanadi serves Bihar and Orissa (d) Narmada serves Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Description : The 'Chilka lake region' lies in between the deltas of: [NDA 2003] (a) Ganga and Mahanadi (b) Godavari and Krishna (c) Mahanadi and Godavari (d) Krishna and Cauvery
Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (1) Krishna (2) Mahanadi (3) Godavari (4) Narmada
Last Answer : (4) Narmada Explanation: An estuary is a body of water formed where fresh-water from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with the seawater. Estuaries and the lands surrounding them are ... not form delta, they form estuary. The Narmada makes an estuary with Gulf of Khambat near Bharuch.
Description : According to a report in the science journal 'Nature Geoscience' twenty four out of thirty-three deltas, in the world are sinking and thus shrinking. The Indian delta in the 'Greater Peril' category is (1) Brahmani (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Krishna
Last Answer : (4) Krishna Explanation: The study found that some of the Indian deltas -- Brahman' delta in Orissa, and Godavari and Mahanadi in Andhra Pradesh - are at a greater risk as the rate of sediment ... maximum relative sealevel rise of 13-150 mm per year is seen in the Chao Phraya delta in Thailand.
Description : On which river, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built? a) Godavari River b) Satluj River c) Krishna River d) Mahanadi River
Last Answer : c) Krishna River
Description : On which River, Tungabhadra Dam is built? a) Godavari River b) Kaveri River c) Mahanadi River d) Krishna River
Last Answer : d) Krishna River
Description : On which one of the following rivers Mettur dam is constructed? (a) River Kaveri (b) River Krishna (c) River Godavari (d) River Mahanadi
Last Answer : (a) River Kaveri
Description : The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Narmada
Last Answer : Krishna
Description : Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley ? (1) Godavari (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : Narmada
Description : Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula? (a) Tapti (b) Narmada (c) Mahanadi (d) Periyar
Description : Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ? (1) Ganges (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Tapti
Description : Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary ? (1) Ganga (2) Tapti (3) Godavari (4) Mahanadi
Description : Sardar Sarovar Dam is situated on the river named (a) Ganga (b) Godavari (c) Mahanadi (d) Narmada
Last Answer : (d) Narmada
Description : Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas? (1) Godavari (2) Gandak (3) Tapti (4) Narmada
Last Answer : (4) Narmada Explanation: Narmada river rises near Amarkantak plateau. Its length is about 1,312 km.
Description : Which river is under dispute involving Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat? (1) Krishna (2) Narmada (3) Koyna (4) Tapti
Last Answer : (2) Narmada Explanation: Narmada River flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, then along the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and the border between Madhya Pradesh and ... in Gujarat. These states have been at loggerhead over the sharing of waters of the river.
Description : Which river in India flows in a riftvalley? (1) Cauvery (2) Tapti (3) Narmada (4) Krishna
Last Answer : (2) Tapti Explanation: Annular pattern refers to a ringshaped drainage system. Over circular underground rock structures such as batholiths, the drainage network may develop into a series of concentric rings.
Description : Which one among the following statements regarding India's coal is not correct? [CDS 2012] (a) 98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period (b) Unknown amount of coal ... Tertiary rocks (d) Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
Description : The longest river of peninsular India is : (a) Narmada (b) Godavari (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauveri
Description : The longest river of peninsular India is (1) Narmada (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Cauvery
Last Answer : (2) Godavari Explanation: The Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India with a length of 1465 km.
Description : The longest river of Peninsular India is – (1) Narmada (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Cauvery
Last Answer : (2) Godavari Explanation: The Godavari is a river in the south-central India. It starts in the western state of Maharashtra and flows through the modern state of Andhra Pradesh before reaching ... Plateau into the Bay of Bengal near Yanam and Antarvedi in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.