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 : 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
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
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
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.
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
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
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 : Narmada originates from its source situated in the State of (a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh
Description : Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in: (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Chhattisgarh
Description : Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin? [NDA 1993] (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh shop.ssbcrack.com
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 one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (3) Gujarat (4) Maharashtra
Last Answer : (2) Rajasthan Explanation: The Narmada basin, hemmed between Vindhya and Satpura ranges, extends over an area of 98,796 km2 and lies between east longitudes 72 degrees 32' to 81 degrees 45' and ... states of Madhya Pradesh (86%), Gujarat (14%) and a comparatively smaller area (2%) in Maharashtra.
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
Description : River Godavari flows through: [NDA 1994] (a) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh (b) Maharashtra, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh (c) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
Description : The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states (a) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (b) West Bengal and Bihar (c) Maharashtra and Karnataka (d) Haryana and Punjab
Description : Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna river flow? (a) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh (b) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh (c) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra, Karnataka
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The States involved In the Dandakaranya Project are (a) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka (b) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (c) Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Description : River Cauvery flows through the state of (a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (c) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Description : Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India? [IAS 2007] (a) Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat (b) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh (c) Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh (d) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Description : In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale? (1) Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh (2) Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka (3) Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland (4) Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Last Answer : (2) Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka Explanation: India is the fourth largest producer of natural rubber accounting for 6.5 per cent of the total world production. Kerala is the foremost producer of natural ... of the total area and 91.68 per cent of the total production of rubber in the country.
Description : Which are the States in which the Agasthyarnala biosphere is spread? (1) Andhra Pradesh - Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu - Karnataka (3) Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh (4) Kerala -Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Kerala -Tamil Nadu Explanation: The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and includes 3,500.36 square km of which 1828 km2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km2 is ... and Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu, South India at the southern end of the Western Ghats.
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 : The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is – (1) Ganga (2) Brahmaputra (3) Indus (4) Teesta
Last Answer : (2) Brahmaputra Explanation: Yarlung Tsangpo is a watercourse that originates at Tamlung Tso lake in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar. It later forms the South Tibet ... point is called the Brahmaputra River. From Assam (India) the river enters Bangladesh at Ramnabazar.
Description : Match the following: [NDA 2004] Tourist Place State A. Amber Fort 1. Uttar Pradesh B. Auroville 2. Pondicherry C. Buland Darwaza 3. Karnataka D. Gol Gumbaz 4. Rajasthan 5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Tamil Nadu A B C D (a) 4 6 1 2 (b) 1 2 5 3 (c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 1 6 5 2
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Mangrove) (State) A. Achra Ratnagiri 1. Karnataka B. Coondapur 2. Kerala C. Pichavaram 3. Andhra Pradesh D. Vembanad 4. Maharashtra 5. Tamil Nadu Codes: A B C D (a) 2 1 5 4 (b) 4 5 3 2 (c) 2 5 3 4 (d) 4 1 5 2
Description : Match the following: [Asstt Comm PF 2002] River valley project State A. Purna Project 1. Gujarat B: Bhima Project 2. Maharashtra C. Kakrapara Project 3. Punjab D. Tehri Dam Project 4. Uttaranchal 5. Uttar Pradesh 6. Karnataka A B C D (a) 1 6 5 3 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 1 3 5 4 (d) 2 6 1 3
Description : Which of the following is the longest river in India? [LIC 1994] (a) Ganga (b) Narmada (c) Brahmaputra (d) Godavari
Description : Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga? (1) Krishna (2) Godavari (3) Kaveri (4) Narmada
Last Answer : (2) Godavari Explanation: The Godavari (Vridha Ganga or Dakshina Ganga) is the largest river system of the peninsular India and rises near Nasik in Maharashtra. Godavari is considered the Dhakshin (Southern) Ganga and Draksharama Dhakshin Kasi.
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 : Match the following: A. Corbett National Park 1. Madhya Pradesh B. Hazaribagh National Park 2. Uttaranchal C. Kanha National Park 3. Maharashtra D. Shivpuri National Park 4. Bihar A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 4 1 1 (c) 3 2 3 4 (d) 1 3 2 4
Description : Match the following: [CDS 2005] Tourism Place State A. Munnar 1. Gujarat B. Lonavla 2. Kerala C. Panehamarhi 3. Madhya Pradesh D. Saputara 4. Maharashtra Codes: A B C D (a) 1 3 4 2 (b) 2 4 3 1 (c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 2 3 4 1
Description : Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located? [IAS 2008] (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) Rajasthan
Description : Jim Corbett National Park is situated in – (1) Uttarakhand (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Himachal Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Uttarakhand Explanation: Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Halley National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is ... district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment.
Description : The 'Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal' was constituted to resolve the water sharing between – (1) Gujarat and Rajasthan (2) Gujarat and Maharashtra (3) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (4) Gujarat and Daman and Diu
Last Answer : (3) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Explanation: Under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956, the Central Government constituted Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) on ... River valley development between the four States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Last Answer : Narmada
Last Answer : Rajasthan
Description : The river system which depends more on melting of snow for its water supply is the (a) Ganga (b) Indus (c) Godavari (d) Brahmaputra
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 : 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 : Which of the following rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland' from Central Highland in northern India? (a) Chambal (b) Krishna (c) Godavari (d) Narmada
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 rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? (a) Narmada (b) Tapti (c) Gandak (d) Godavari
Description : Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley? (a) Cauvery (b) Narmada (c) Kosi (d) Godavari
Description : What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths? [IAS 2003] (a) Godavari - Mahanadi - Narrnada - Tapi (b) Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi (c) Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi (d) Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi
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 : Which one of the following rivers flows between Vindhya-Satpura ranges? (1) Chambal (2) Ken (3) Godavari (4) Narmada
Last Answer : (4) Narmada Explanation: The Vindhya Range constitutes the main dividing line between the geological regions of the IndoGangetic Plain and the Peninsula. This range lies north of the Narmada River which flows through a narrow gorge between Vindhya in the north and Satpuras in the south.
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 : Which are the two States (other than UP) having the highest representation in Lok Sabha? (1) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (2) Bihar and Maharashtra (3) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (4) Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan
Last Answer : (2) Bihar and Maharashtra Explanation: There are 80 Lok Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Maharashtra with 48 seats and both Andhra. Pradesh and West Bengal with 42 seats each. Bihar has 40 Lok Sabha seats.
Description : The states which have a common High Court are – (1) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (2) Gujarat and Orissa (3) Maharashtra and Goa (4) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Last Answer : (3) Maharashtra and Goa Explanation: Bombay High Court at Mumbai, Maharashtra, is one of the oldest High Courts of India with jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra & Goa, and, the Union ... Haveli. The High Court has regional benches at Nagpur and Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Panaji, Goa.