Description : According to a report in the science journal 'Nature Geoscience' twenty four out of thirty-three deltas, in the world are sinking and thus shrinking. The Indian delta in the 'Greater Peril' category is (1) Brahmani (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Krishna
Last Answer : (4) Krishna Explanation: The study found that some of the Indian deltas -- Brahman' delta in Orissa, and Godavari and Mahanadi in Andhra Pradesh - are at a greater risk as the rate of sediment ... maximum relative sealevel rise of 13-150 mm per year is seen in the Chao Phraya delta in Thailand.
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 : 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 : 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 : ______ 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
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
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 : 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 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 : Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Cauvery (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (1) Godavari Explanation: After the Ganga river basin, the Godavari River Basin has the second largest river basin with a drain-age area of 312,812 km2. In terms of length, catchment area and ... the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga' - the South Ganges river.
Description : The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Description : Which river serves the largest cultivable area ? (1) Ganga (2) Saryu (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Ganga
Description : "The Dowlaiswaram Anicut" is an important canal system in the (a) Godavari Delta (b) Krishna Delta (c) Ganga Delta (d) Cauvery Delta
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 : 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 : 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 is largest peninsular river in India? (1) Krishna (2) Godavari (3) Cauvery (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (2) Godavari Explanation: In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India. It has a total length of 1465 km. IL is also the second ... basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having larger drain-age basins.
Description : The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river – (1) Hooghly (2) Bhagirathi (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : (1) Hooghly Explanation: An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean. One of the major estuaries of the Ganges, the largest as well as longest river of ... a live estuary supporting biodiversity and better known for its Hilsa fishery and the famous Sunderban mangroves.
Description : Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Ganga (4) Narmada
Description : The second largest basin in Peninsular India is: (a) Cauvery Basin (b) Godavari Basin (c) Narmada Basin (d) Krishna Basin
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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Which one among the following statements regarding India's coal is not correct? [CDS 2012] (a) 98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period (b) Unknown amount of coal ... Tertiary rocks (d) Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
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 : Teesta forms a part of which major river system? (a) Ganga (b) Krishna (c) Cauvery (d) Brahmaputra shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : The Idukki hydroelectric plant la on the river (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Periyar (d) Tungabhadra
Description : The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ______ in the ______ district of Andhra Pradesh. (a) Godavari, West Godavari (b) Mahanadi, Krishna (c) Krishna, Nalgonda (d) Tungabhadra, East Godavari
Description : The Alamatti is on the river (a) Godavari (b) Cauvery (c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi
Description : The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called "The River of Sorrow" is (a) Mahanadi (b) Damodar (c) Krishna (d) Godavari
Description : Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river (a) Krishna (b) Godavari (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Description : Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river? [NDA 2008] (a) Godavari (b) Sharavati (c) Cauvery (d) Krishna
Description : Match the following: [SSC Graduate 2003] Dam River A. Gandhi Sagar 1. Bhagirathi B. Jayakawadi 2. Krishna C. Nagarjuna 3. Godavari D. Tehri 4. Chambal A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 3 1 4 2 (c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 4 2 1 3
Description : Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river – (1) Krishna (2) Godavari (3) Cauvery (4) Mahanadi
Last Answer : (3) Cauvery Explanation: Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has wound its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. ... divides the river into twin waterfalls. This creates the fourth largest island in the rivers course.
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 : 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 Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river – (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Periyar (4) Tungabhadra
Last Answer : (3) Periyar Explanation: Thd Idukki hydroelectric plant is on the river Periyar in Kerala
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 : Nasik is situated on the bank of the river – (1) Mahanadi (2) Tapti (3) Krishna (4) Godavari
Last Answer : (4) Godavari Explanation: Nasik, also known as the Wine Capital of India, or as India's Napa Valley, is located in Maharashtra in the Western Ghats, on the western edge of the Deccan peninsula on the banks of the Godavari.
Description : River Luni drains into (a) Kerala Coast (b) Ganga delta (c) Godavari delta (d) Rann of Kachchh
Description : Which river does not form a delta? (1) Ganga (2) Brahmputra (3) Godavari (4) Tapi
Last Answer : (4) Tapi Explanation: West-flowing rivers in India such as Narmada and Tapti do not form deltas. They flow through fault region created by the mountains Vindhya and Satpura which is rocky and devoid of any alluvial material. Thus they don't carry much sediments to form deltas.
Description : Which of the following south Indian rivers has the largest basin? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Description : Match the following: [SSC Graduate 2003] Dam River A. Farakka 1. Krishna B. Tehri 2. Ravi C. Thein 3. Ganga D. Nagarjuna 4. Bhagirathi A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 4 1 2 3
Description : The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river (1) Hooghly (2) Bhagirathi (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Hooghly
Description : Which region in India is known as the 'Rice Bowl of India'? (a) Indo-Gangetic Plain (b) Krishna-Godavari Delta region (c) North-East region (d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu