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 : Indrawati
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 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 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
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 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 : "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 : 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 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 right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include (a) Alakananda (b) Yamuna (c) Son (d) Tons
Description : Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping? [IAS 1998] (a) Damodar (b) Mahanadi (c) Son (d) Yamuna
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of (a) Ganga (b) Indus (c) Brahmaputra (d) Yamuna
Description : Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) Sutlej (d) Ravi
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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.
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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Which of the following rivers flows from East to West and makes an estuary? (1) Yamuna (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Last Answer : (3) Narmada Explanation: The Narmada is the largest of all west flowing peninsular rivers. It forms estuary in the Gulf of Khambat. There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the largest.
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 : Consider the following rivers: 1. Kishenganga 2. Ganga 3. Wainganga 4. Penganga The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North - South direction is (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4 (c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 1, 2, 4, 3
Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Narmada (d) Ganga
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 : Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Description : Match the following: Rivers Origin A. Indus 1. Uttarakhand B. Ganga 2. Tibet C. Godavari 3. Madhya Pradesh D. Narmada 4. Maharashtra 5. Karnataka A B C D (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 3 4 1 2
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 : 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 : Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place? (1) Dev Prayag (2) Karan Prayag (3) Gangotri (4) Rudra Prayag
Last Answer : (1) Dev Prayag Explanation: It is at Dev Prayag in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand that Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet and take the name Ganga or Ganges River. It is one of the ... are formed at Gaumukh, at the foot of the Gangotri glacier and Khatling glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya.
Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (1) Cauvery (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Ganga
Last Answer : (3) Narmada Explanation: Most of the west flowing rivers of Indian peninsula do not form delta. They form estuary. Narmada is one of them. It is so because rocky terrain of the ... presently partially navigable in the estuary reach around Bharuch but the river has never been a transport artery.
Description : Which one of the following rivers In India has been declared as the National River? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Ganga (4) Narmada
Last Answer : (3) Ganga Explanation: Indravati is a tributary of the Godavari River, located in central India.
Description : Which tributary of the Ganga System flows northwards? -Do You Know?
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