Description : The longest river of peninsular India is (1) Krishna (2) Kaveri (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Last Answer : (4) Godavari Explanation: The Godavari (1450 km) is the longest river of peninsular India, followed by Krishna (about 1300 km). It has the second largest river basin in India after the Ganges. It is often referred to as the Vridha (Old) Ganga or the Dakshina (South) Ganga.
Description : Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
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.
Last Answer : Godavari
Description : This delta is the largest in the world – (1) Ganga-Brahmaputra delta (2) Kaveri delta (3) Krishna delta (4) Godavari delta
Last Answer : (1) Ganga-Brahmaputra delta Explanation: The Ganges Delta (also known as the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, or the Sunderhans Delta) is a river delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh ... . The delta stretches from the Hooghly River on the west to the Meghna River on the east.
Description : The only perennial river in Peninsular India is _______. (1) Godavari (2) Kaveri (3) Krishna (4) Bhima
Last Answer : (2) Kaveri Explanation: Kaveri is the only perennial river in peninsular India. Though not snow fed like the rivers of north India, Kaveri receives rain water almost all through the year, ... , in which monsoon brings significant amount of rains even during its retreat from the Indian subcontinent.
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 : Ganga
Description : Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river? (1) Kaveri (2) Godavari (3) Saraswati (4) Krishna
Last Answer : (3) Saraswati Explanation: Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River drop-ping 253 m (830 ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India after the Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m (1100 ft) in Meghalaya. It is located near Sagara taluk, Shimoga district, Karnataka.
Description : The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river – (1) Kaveri (2) Krishna (3) Godavari (4) Indus
Last Answer : (2) Krishna Explanation: The Nagarjunasagar Dam is the world's largest masonry dam at the time of its construction, which is built across Krishna River at Nagarjunasagar in Guntur and Nalgonda ... ; it also is one of the earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydro-electric projects in India.
Description : This delta is the largest in the world (1) Ganga-Brahmaputra delta (2) Kaveri delta (3) Krishna delta (4) Godavari delta
Last Answer : Ganga-Brahmaputra delta
Description : The second largest river basin in India is of the river: [CBI 1994] (a) Brahmaputra (b) Narmada (c) Krishna (d) Godavari
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
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 is the longest river in India? [LIC 1994] (a) Ganga (b) Narmada (c) Brahmaputra (d) Godavari
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 : Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary? (1) Narmada (2) Kaveri (3) Krishna (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (1) Narmada Explanation: Narmada forms an estuary in the Gulf of Khambat. There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the largest.
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 : The second largest river system in India, next to the Ganga system, is that of ____. (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Brahmani (d) Baitarni
Description : ______ river is sometimes referred to as "Dakshin Ganga". (a) Panner (b) Godavari (c) Krishna (d) Cauvery
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
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 river serves the largest cultivable area? (1) Ganga (2) Saryu (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : (1) Ganga Explanation: The entire Ganga basin system effectively drains eight states.
Description : Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river – (1) Ganga (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Cauvery
Last Answer : (4) Cauvery Explanation: Shivanasamudra is a small town in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka, India. It is situated on the banks of the river Kaveri, which forms here the boundary to the ... of one of the first Hydro-electric Power stations in Asia, which was set up in the year 1902.
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 Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river (1) Kaveri (2) Krishna (3) Godavari (4) Indus
Last Answer : Krishna
Description : Which of the following rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland' from Central Highland in northern India? (a) Chambal (b) Krishna (c) Godavari (d) Narmada
Description : The second largest basin in Peninsular India is: (a) Cauvery Basin (b) Godavari Basin (c) Narmada Basin (d) Krishna Basin
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
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
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 Peninsular rivers which do not join the Arabian Sea are (a) Narmada and Tapi (b) Narmada and Cauvery (c) Godavari and Krishna (d) Tapi and Cauvery
Description : Among the following rivers, which one is the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008] (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Narmada
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : The river which is not West-flowing towards the Arabian Sea is – (1) Narmada (2) Tapi (3) Periyar (4) Kaveri
Last Answer : (4) Kaveri Explanation: The Kaveri, also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western ... Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths
Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Narmada (d) Ganga
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 : The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Narmada
Description : "The Dowlaiswaram Anicut" is an important canal system in the (a) Godavari Delta (b) Krishna Delta (c) Ganga Delta (d) Cauvery Delta
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 : 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 one of the following river flows through a rift valley ? (1) Godavari (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : Narmada
Description : The "Alamatti Dam" is constructed on the river – (1) Kaveri (2) Seeleru (3) Krishna (4) Tungabhadra
Last Answer : (3) Krishna Explanation: The Almatti Dam is a dam project on the Krishna. River in North Karnataka, India which was completed in July 2005. The dam is located on the edge of Bijapur and Bagalkot ... . The height of Almatti dam was originally restricted to 52.26 meters by the Supreme Court of India.
Description : Sardar Sarovar Dam is situated on the river named (a) Ganga (b) Godavari (c) Mahanadi (d) Narmada
Last Answer : (d) Narmada
Description : Hirakud Dam has been constructed across the river – (1) Ganga (2) Mahanadi (3) Kaveri (4) Brahmaputra
Last Answer : (2) Mahanadi Explanation: Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built in 1957, the dam is one of the world's longest earthen dam.
Description : On which of the following rivers is Koyena dam built? (a) Krishna (b) Kaveri (c) Ganga (d) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (a) Krishna
Description : Which river serves the largest cultivable area ? (1) Ganga (2) Saryu (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Description : Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river (1) Ganga (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Cauvery
Last Answer : Cauvery