Description : Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river (a) Krishna (b) Godavari (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [IAS 2008] Waterfall : River 1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari 2. Jog Falls : Sharavati 3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
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 of the following south Indian rivers has the largest basin? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the penisular India from north to south is (a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vaigai (b) Subarnarekha, ... Cauvery, Pennar and Vaigai (d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai and Pennar
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 : Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers? [NDA 2008] (a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Cauvery (d) Krishna
Description : Arrange the following rivers from South to North: [CPO SI 2002] 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Mahanadi (a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 3, 4, 1, 2 (c) 2, 4, 3, 1 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Description : The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is : [IAS 2002] (a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai (b) ... , Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai (d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
Description : Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Cauvery
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 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 : 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 Dowlaiswaram Anicut" is an important canal system in the (a) Godavari Delta (b) Krishna Delta (c) Ganga Delta (d) Cauvery Delta
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 Alamatti is on the river (a) Godavari (b) Cauvery (c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi
Description : ______ river is sometimes referred to as "Dakshin Ganga". (a) Panner (b) Godavari (c) Krishna (d) Cauvery
Description : The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Description : Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river? [NDA 2008] (a) Godavari (b) Sharavati (c) Cauvery (d) Krishna
Description : The second largest basin in Peninsular India is: (a) Cauvery Basin (b) Godavari Basin (c) Narmada Basin (d) Krishna Basin
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 : 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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress? (a) Tapi (b) Godavari (c) Cauvery (d) Mahanadi
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Places) (Rivers) A. Hyderabad 1. Godavari B. Tiruchirapalli 2. Tapi C. Surat 3. Cauvery D. Nasik 4. Musi Codes: A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 1 2 3 4 (c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 2 4 1 3
Description : Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley? (a) Cauvery (b) Narmada (c) Kosi (d) Godavari
Description : Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing? (a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Tapti (d) Cauvery
Description : The Sivasamudram Falls is on : [Teachers' Exam 1994] (a) Cauvery (b) Subernarekha (c) Indravati (d) None of these
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Rivers) (Dams) A. Cauvery 1. Alamatti B. Krishna 2. Mettur C. Narmada 3. Gandhi Sagar D. Chambal 4. Sardar Sarovar Codes: (a) 1 4 2 3 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 1 3 4 2
Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Narmada (d) Ganga
Description : Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008] (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Narmada
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 : 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 : The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Periyar (4) Tungabhadra
Last Answer : Periyar
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 : 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 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 : 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 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 : Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river (1) Ganga (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Cauvery
Last Answer : Cauvery
Description : Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna? (a) Tungabhadra (b) Malaprabha (c) Ghataprabha (d) Amravati
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.
Last Answer : Narmada
Description : Where in India is the rift valley to be found? (a) Brahmaputra Valley (b) Godavari Valley (c) Cauvery Valley (d) Narmada Valley