Recent questions tagged geography-of-india

Description : Which is the longest river of peninsular India

Last Answer : Godavari

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 : 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 : Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Yamuna (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (3) Sutlej 

Last Answer : Sutlej

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

Last Answer : Ganga

Description : Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource ? (1) Jaisamand (2) Ganga river (3) Yamuna river (4) Chilika lake

Last Answer : Yamuna river

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 : Which river in India flows in a rift-valley? (1) Cauvery (2) Tapti (3) Narmada (4) Krishna

Last Answer : Narmada

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 : Salal is the hydro power project in: (1) Haryana (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Punjab 

Last Answer : Haryana

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

Last Answer : Narmada

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 place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems ? (1) Varanasi (2) Caya (3) Ambala (4) Allahabad

Last Answer : Ambala

Description : Cauvery water sharing is a dispute between (1) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (3) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (4) Karnataka and Maharashtra

Last Answer : Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Description : The longest dam in India is (1) Bhakra Dam (2) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (3) Hirakud Dam (4) Kosi Dam

Last Answer : Hirakud Dam

Description : The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is (1) Sutlej (2) Ravi (3) Luni (4) Jhelum

Last Answer : Sutlej

Description : The river which is used for inland waterways in India is ___. (1) Ganga (2) Cauveri (3) Mahi (4) Luni

Last Answer : Ganga

Description : Srinagar is located on the bank of the river (1) Indus (2) Jhelum (3) Chenab (4) Ravi

Last Answer : Indus

Description : Nasik is situated on the bank of the river : (1) Mahanadi (2) Tapti (3) Krishna (4) Godavari

Last Answer : Godavari

Description : Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river (1) Ganga (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Cauvery

Last Answer : Cauvery

Description : The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river ? (1) Krishna (2) Chambal (3) Kosi (4) Sutlej

Last Answer : Krishna

Description : An important river of the Indian desert is (1) Luni (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Beas

Last Answer : Luni

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 : 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 Chukha Power Project was built by India in (1) Nepal (2) Bhutan (3) Myanmar (4) Bangladesh

Last Answer : Bhutan

Description : Which is the world’s longest entirely lined irrigation canal? (1) Indira Gandhi Canal (2) Nangal Hydel Channel (3) Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal (4) Sardar Sarovar Project

Last Answer : Sardar Sarovar Project 

Description : The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river (1) Ravi (2) Tapti (3) Beas (4) Don

Last Answer : Beas

Description : Which river is under dispute involving Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat? (1) Krishna (2) Narmada (3) Koyna (4) Tapti

Last Answer : Narmada

Description : The first multi-purpose project of independent India is (1) Bhakra-Nangal (2) Damodar (3) Hirakud (4) Nagarjunasagar

Last Answer : Damodar

Description : The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at (1) Nizam Sagar (2) Shivasamudram (3) Ramagundam (4) Mettur

Last Answer : Shivasamudram

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 : The river which joins Ganga from southern side is : (1) Betwa (2) Chambal (3) Son (4) Ken

Last Answer : Son

Description : Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built ? (1) On river Sutlej (2) On river Chambal (3) On river Narmada (4) On river Gandak

Last Answer : On river Chambal

Description : The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is (1) Gomati (2) Chambal (3) Damodar (4) Kosi 

Last Answer : Kosi

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 

Last Answer : Krishna

Description : The “Alamatti Dam” is constructed on the river (1) Kaveri (2) Seeleru (3) Krishna (4) Tungabhadra

Last Answer : Krishna

Description : The Cogentrix Power Project is located in (1) Karnataka (2) Kerala (3) Gujarat (4) Madhya Pradesh

Last Answer : Karnataka

Description :  The dispute about the “Mullaperiyar dam” concerns which states? (1) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (2) Tamil Nadu ana Kerala (3) Kerala and Karnataka (4) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

Last Answer : Tamil Nadu ana Kerala

Description : The largest Masonry dam has been constructed on the river (1) Krishna (2) Rihand (3) Sutlej (4) Mahanadi

Last Answer : Krishna

Description : The originating point of river godavri is (1) Nasik (2) Pune (3) Mumbai (4) Sholapur

Last Answer : Nasik

Description : Surat is located on the banks of the river : (1) Narmada (2) Sharavathi (3) Mahi (4) Tapti

Last Answer : Tapti