Description : The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as – (1) Rudraprayag (2) Devaprayag (3) Haridwar (4) Kedarnath
Last Answer : (2) Devaprayag Explanation: Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand. India, and is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda ... in the Garhwal Himalaya. These two sacred rivers join to form the Ganges (Ganga) in Devprayag.
Description : Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Alaknanda (2) Bhagirathi (3) Gandak (4) Ghaghra
Last Answer : Bhagirathi
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2007] Name of Confluence River merging with Alaknanda A. Vishnu Prayag 1. Bhagirathi B. Karna Prayag 2. Mandakini C. Rudra Prayag 3. Pindar D. Deva Prayag 4. Dhauli Ganga A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 (c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 4 3 2 1
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The town which is situated at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is – (1) Rudra Prayag (2) Deo Prayag (3) Vishnu Prayag (4) Kama Prayag
Last Answer : (2) Deo Prayag Explanation: The Alaknanda rises at the confluence and feet of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand near the border with Tibet. The headwaters of the Bhagirathi are ... the Garhwal Himalaya. These two sacred rivers join to form the Ganges (Ganga) in Devprayag.
Description : Where is the confluence of river Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
Last Answer : Devprayag
Description : Town located on the confluence of river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is
Description : Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers? (1) Alaknanda (2) Bhagirathi (3) Gandak (4) Ghaghra
Last Answer : (2) 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 ... about the environmental consequences of locating a large dam in the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayan foothills.
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 : Where do Bhagirathi and Alakananda join Ganga? (1) Gangotri (2) Karanprayag (3) Devprayag (4) Rudraprayag
Last Answer : (3) Devprayag Explanation: Alaknanda joins Bhagirathi at Devprayag to form the Ganges. Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is one ... be the place where sage Devasharma led his ascetic life, giving birth its present name, Devprayag.
Description : The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river (1) Hooghly (2) Bhagirathi (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Hooghly
Description : Where do river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet
Description : Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Yamuna (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (3) Sutlej
Last Answer : Sutlej
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 : 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 : 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 is not the tributary of Ganga ? (1) Indrawati (2) Son (3) Gomati (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indrawati
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 : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (1) Cauvery (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Ganga
Description : Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory? (1) Godavari (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (4) Ghaghara
Last Answer : Ghaghara
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 : 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 : Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ? [IAS 2003] (A) Brahamaputra (B) Sutlej (C) Indus (D) Bhagirathi (a) A and C (b) Band C (c) A, Band C (d) A, B, C and D
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : On which one of the following rivers the Tehri Dam is being constructed? (a) Bhagirathi (b) Yamuna (c) Kosi (d) Sutlej
Last Answer : (a) Bhagirathi
Description : With reference to Haldia Port, answer the following questions : (i) At the confluence of which two rivers is it located ? -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Haldia port is located at the confluence of Hugh and Haldia. (ii) Haldia port was developed to release congestion at the Kolkata port and to enable docking of larger vessels which cannot enter Kolkata port.
Description : Khartoum is situated at the confluence of which rivers? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What is the name of the confluence of Padma and Meghna rivers ?
Last Answer : The confluence of Padma and Meghna rivers is called Chandpur.
Description : Which river is formed at the confluence of two rivers ?
Last Answer : Meghna river has formed at the confluence of two rivers.
Description : When did the Sumerians first settle near the confluence of the rivers?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Which German city and port is at the confluence of the rivers Neckar and Rhine?
Last Answer : Mannheim
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
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Khartoum is situated at the confluence of which rivers?
Last Answer : White Nile and Blue Nile
Description : Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (a) Tides (b) Tsunami (c) Current (d) Cyclone
Last Answer : (b) Tsunami
Description : The Himalayas are also known by the name (1) ancient mountains (2) fold mountains (3) valley mountains (4) Indus mountains
Last Answer : fold mountains
Description : The northern part of the west coast is known as (1) Coromandal coast (2) Malabar coast (3) Konkan coast (4) Northern circars
Last Answer : Konkan coast
Description : The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as (1) Konkan Coast (2) Malabar Coast (3) Coromandel Coast (4) Canara Coast
Last Answer : Malabar Coast
Description : Where is ‘Raisina Hills’? (1) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated (2) The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as ‘Shankara-charya Hill’ (3) The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu. (4) The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda’s statue was erected.
Last Answer : Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
Description : Name the two streams which unite at Devaprayag to form into river Ganga. -Geography
Last Answer : The two streams that unite at Devaprayag to form into the river Ganga are Alaknanda and Bhagirathi.
Description : ‘The Ganga is navigable from its mouth right upto Haridwar.’ -SST 10th
Last Answer : The area near the mouth of the Ganga is an extremely plain region with a very gentle slope. Due to the gentle slope, the rivers flow very steadily in the plain.
Description : The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is (1) Haridwar (2) Namchobarva (3) Alakananda (4) Ambala
Last Answer : (4) Ambala Explanation: Any elevated area, such as a mountain or upland, that separates two drainage basins is known as water divide; for example, the water divide between the Indus and the ... on this water divide. Similarly, the Western Ghats form the main water divide in Peninsular India.
Description : Which is the longest river of peninsular India
Last Answer : Godavari
Description : Which of the following is not an Arab country? (1) Israel (2) Syria (3) Jordan (4) Lebanon
Last Answer : Israel
Description : What is ‘Talcher’ important for? (1) Heavy water plant (2) Hydro–electricity generation (3) Cable industry (4) Atomic reactor
Last Answer : Heavy water plant
Description : Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute ? (1) The Central Government and Karnataka (2) The Central Government and Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (4) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery
Last Answer : Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Description : Which was the first hydel power project in India ? (1) Pallivasal in Kerala (2) Paikara in Tamil Nadu (3) Siva Samudram in Karnataka (4) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Siva Samudram in Karnataka
Description : The largest fresh water in India is (1) Dal Laka (2) Bhimtal Laka (3) Wular Laka(4) Nainital Laka
Last Answer : Wular Laka
Description : Which river serves the largest cultivable area ? (1) Ganga (2) Saryu (3) Godavari (4) Krishna