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India's Rivers

131 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 4 of 6

Q76. Which is the highest tidal river in India?

  1. ACauvery
  2. BMahanadi
  3. CHooghly
  4. DKrishna and Godavari
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Answer: C) Hooghly

Q77. Betwa river meets at-

  1. AGanges
  2. Bfrom Yamuna
  3. Cfrom the Brahmaputra
  4. Dfrom Son
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Answer: B) from Yamuna

Q78. Which of the following rivers is famous for changing its course?

  1. AGanges
  2. BKosi
  3. CDamodar
  4. DGomti
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Answer: B) Kosi

Q79. Which river has the largest mouth in India?

  1. AGodavari
  2. BKrishna
  3. CBhagirathi
  4. DHooghly
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Answer: D) Hooghly

Q80. Which of the following rivers originates from Madhya Pradesh?

  1. AMahanadi
  2. BTapi
  3. CKrishna
  4. DGodavari
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Answer: B) Tapi

Q81. Which of the following rivers is not a part of the Himalayan drainage system?

  1. AGodavari
  2. BIndus
  3. CBrahmaputra
  4. DGanges
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Answer: A) Godavari

Q82. Which of the following rivers ultimately falls into the Arabian Sea?

  1. ACauvery
  2. BNarmada
  3. CGanges
  4. DYamuna
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Answer: B) Narmada

Q83. Which of the following rivers does not flow into the sea?

  1. AGodavari
  2. BNarmada
  3. CBanas
  4. DGanges
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Answer: C) Banas

Q84. Which of the following rivers originates in Nepal and joins the river Ganga?

  1. AKosi
  2. BJhelum
  3. CChenab
  4. DRavi
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Answer: A) Kosi

Q85. Which of the following rivers originates from the Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh?

  1. APeriyar
  2. BRavi
  3. CNarmada
  4. DGomti
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Answer: C) Narmada

Q86. By what name is the 'Yarlung Tsangbo River' known in India?

  1. AGanges
  2. BIndus
  3. CBrahmaputra
  4. Dof Mahanadi
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Answer: C) Brahmaputra

Q87. Which of the following rivers fall into the Bay of Bengal?

  1. AGanga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
  2. BMahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri
  3. CLuni, Narmada and Tapti
  4. DBoth A and B
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Answer: D) Both A and B

Q88. Musi and Bhima are tributaries of the river ........

  1. AMahanadi
  2. BBrahmaputra
  3. CKrishna
  4. DCauvery
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Answer: B) Brahmaputra

Q89. Which of the following rivers of India is called 'biological desert'?

  1. ANoyal
  2. BDamodar
  3. CBhiwani
  4. DBhadar
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Answer: C) Bhiwani

Q90. River Ganga originates from Gangotri Glacier and ends in ............

  1. AArabian Sea
  2. BIndian Ocean
  3. CBay of Bengal
  4. Dpacific ocean
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Answer: C) Bay of Bengal

Q91. Which of the following rivers does not join the Yamuna River?

  1. AKen
  2. BBetwa
  3. CSon
  4. DChambal
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Answer: C) Son

Q92. Which is the river along with Alaknanda at whose confluence Rudraprayag is situated?

  1. ABhagirathi
  2. BMandakini
  3. CNandakini
  4. DDhauliganga
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Answer: B) Mandakini

Q93. Which of the following rivers has the largest catchment area?

  1. ANarmada
  2. BMahanadi
  3. CGodavari
  4. DKrishna
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Answer: C) Godavari

Q94. Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the Kaveri River?

  1. AHemavathi
  2. BArkavati
  3. CIndravati
  4. DAmravati
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Answer: C) Indravati

Q95. Which one of the following pairs of rivers and tributaries is not correctly matched?

  1. AGodavari-Indravati
  2. BGanga-Penganga
  3. CKrishna-Bhima
  4. DLuni-Sukari
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Answer: B) Ganga-Penganga

Q96. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Indus River?

  1. ADiameter
  2. BRavi
  3. CChenab
  4. DTawi
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Answer: D) Tawi

Q97. The origin of river Sutlej is-

  1. AIn India
  2. BIn China
  3. Cin Pakistan
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: D) none of these

Q98. Which of the following statements is not true?

  1. AThe Mahanadi River originates in Chhattisgarh.
  2. BThe Godavari originates in Maharashtra.
  3. CThe Kaveri originates in Andhra Pradesh.
  4. DThe Tapti originates in Madhya Pradesh.
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Answer: C) The Kaveri originates in Andhra Pradesh.

Q99. The origin of the Indus River is -

  1. Afrom the Hindukush mountain range
  2. Bfrom the Himalayan ranges
  3. Cfrom the Karakoram Mountains
  4. Dfrom the Kailash range
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Answer: D) from the Kailash range

Q100. Which of the following rivers originates in Madhya Pradesh and falls into the Gulf of Khambhat?

  1. AParvati River
  2. BLuni River
  3. CMahi River
  4. DJawai River
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Answer: C) Mahi River

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