Description : Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory? (1) Godavari (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (4) Ghaghara
Last Answer : (4) Ghaghara Explanation: Karnali or Ghaghara River is a perennial transboundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Mansarovar. It cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sarda River at ... Ganges. With a length of 507 kilometres (315 mi) it is the largest river in Nepal.
Description : Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Yamuna (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (3) Sutlej
Last Answer : Sutlej
Description : The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ? (1) Jhelum (2) Chenab (3) Indus (4) Ravi
Last Answer : Chenab
Description : The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on (1) Vyas river (2) Jhelum river (3) Sutlej river (4) Ghaghara river
Last Answer : Sutlej river
Description : The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is (1) Sutlej (2) Ravi (3) Luni (4) Jhelum
Description : Srinagar is located on the bank of the river (1) Indus (2) Jhelum (3) Chenab (4) Ravi
Last Answer : Indus
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 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 : Which of the following rivers flows from East to West and makes an estuary? (1) Yamuna (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Last Answer : Narmada
Description : Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ? (1) Ganges (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Tapti
Last Answer : Tapti
Description : Arrange the following rivers from South to North. (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi (1) (a), (c), (b), (d) (2) (c), (d), (a), (b) (3) (b), (d), (c), (a) (4) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Last Answer : (a), (b), (c), (d)
Description : Gandhara Civilization was situated between the rivers: A. Chenab and Jhelum B. Ravi and Chenab C. Jhelum and Kabul D. Indus and Jhelum
Last Answer : ANSWER: D
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 world's highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers? (1) Jhelum (2) Chenab (3) Indus (4) Ravi
Last Answer : (2) Chenab Explanation: The Chenab Bridge is an arch bridge under construction is in India. It spans the Chenab River between Bakkal and Kauri, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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 : The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on – (1) Vyas river (2) Jhelum river (3) Sutlej river (4) Ghaghara river
Last Answer : (3) Sutlej river Explanation: Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. It is India's second ... it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Darn in Madhya Pradesh.
Description : The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river (1) Ravi (2) Tapti (3) Beas (4) Don
Last Answer : Beas
Description : The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is– (1) Bhakra Nagal (2) Kahalgaon (3) Ranjit Sagar dam (4) Rihand dam
Last Answer : Ranjit Sagar dam
Description : Which of the rivers does not originate in Indian territory
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 : Which river serves the largest cultivable area ? (1) Ganga (2) Saryu (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
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 : The longest river of peninsular India is (1) Krishna (2) Kaveri (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Last Answer : Godavari
Description : The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Periyar (4) Tungabhadra
Last Answer : Periyar
Description : Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas ? (1) Godavari (2) Gandak (3) Tapti (4) Narmada
Description : Nasik is situated on the bank of the river : (1) Mahanadi (2) Tapti (3) Krishna (4) Godavari
Description : Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river (1) Ganga (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Cauvery
Last Answer : Cauvery
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 largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river (1) Hooghly (2) Bhagirathi (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Hooghly
Description : The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river (1) Kaveri (2) Krishna (3) Godavari (4) Indus
Description : Surat is situated on the banks of the river (1) Tapti (2) Mahanadi (3) Bhima (4) Godavari
Description : The longest river of Peninsular India is : (1) Narmada (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Cauvery
Description : On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built ? (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Cauvery (4) Periyar
Last Answer : Mahanadi
Description : Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau? (1) Narmada river (2) Son river (3) Betwa river (4) Godavari river
Last Answer : Narmada river
Description : Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley ? (1) Godavari (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Mahanadi
Description : In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow (1) from West to East (2) from North to South (3) like a ring (4) in transverse direction
Last Answer : like a ring
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 rivers makes an estuary? (1) Cauvery (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Ganga
Description : The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as (1) Rudraprayag (2) Devaprayag (3) Haridwar (4) Kedarnath
Last Answer : Devaprayag
Description : Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Alaknanda (2) Bhagirathi (3) Gandak (4) Ghaghra
Last Answer : Bhagirathi
Description : The fertile land between two rivers is called (1) Watershed (2) Water divide (3) Doab (4) Terai
Last Answer : Doab
Description : Which one of the following factors is the main reason for the peninsular rivers to flow towards east? (1) Western part is rainy (2) Western Ghats act as major water-divide (3) Rivers follow rift valleys (4) Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
Last Answer : Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
Description : The longest of all the Indus tributaries is the (a) Ravi (b) Beas (c) Chenab (d) Jhelum
Description : Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form _____ river. (a) Jhelum (b) Indus (c) Ravi (d) Chenab
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Khanki Headworks is situated on the river: A. Indus B. Ravi C. Chenab D. Jhelum
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : Gandhara Civilization was situated between: A. Chenab and Jhelum B. Ravi and Chenab C. Jhelum and Kabul D. Indus and Jhelum
Description : Jhelum Gandhara Civilization was situated between: A. Chenab and Jhelum B. Ravi and Chenab C. Jhelum and Kabul D. Indus and Jhelum
Description : The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river: A. Sutlej B. Ravi C. Jhelum D. Ganga
Description : Indus Gandhara Civilization was situated between: A. Chenab and Jhelum B. Ravi and Chenab C. Jhelum and Kabul D. Indus and Jhelum