Questions
Which of the following is correct?
- The rivers of northern plain have a dendritic drainage pattern.
- When the rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions, the drainage pattern is known as dendritic drainage pattern.
- When the primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other and secondary tributaries join them at right angles, the pattern is known as centripetal.
- When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the pattern is known as trellis.
- The drainage pattern resembling the branches of a tree is known as radial.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. An area drained by a river and its tributaries is called catchement area.
b. A river drains the water collected from a specific area, which is called river basin.
c. The boundary line separating one drainage basin from the other is known as watershed.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and c
- a, b and c
Which of the following is the place from where the Indus flows in India?
- Leh
- Rohtang pass
- Kailash mountain range
- Shipki La
- Uttarkashi
Which of the following rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal?
a. Ganga
b. Mahanadi
c. Brahmaputra
d. Mahi
- a, b, c and d
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- a and b
- a, c and d
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Watersheds cover large areas.
b. Watersheds are accepted as the most appropriate micro, meso or macro planning regions.
c. Watersheds are instrumental in helping rivers change their directions.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and c
- a, b and c
Which of the following rivers basins is not a major river basin with more than 20,000 sq. km of catchment area?
- Mahi
- Pennar
- Narmada
- Meghana
- Barak
Where is the source of river Alaknanda?
- Rohtang pass
- Satopanth glacier
- Pir panjal range
- Keylong
- Mansarovar
The Sardar Sarovar project has been constructed on which of the following rivers?
- Narmada
- Tapi
- Krishna
- Kaveri
- Godavari
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Peninsular rivers have a characteristic meandering course.
b. Peninsular rivers are non-perennial in nature.
c. Narmada and Tapi flow through rift valleys and are perennial in nature.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- b and c
Which of the following is not a tributary of the Yamuna?
- Tons
- Hindon
- Chambal
- Ken
- Gandak
Indus receives a number of Himalayan tributaries. Which of the following is not a tributary that is received by Indus?
- Shyok
- Son
- Gilgit
- Zaskar
- Hunza
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The Ramganga is an antecedent river rising in the Garhwal hills near Gairsain.
b. The the Gandhisagar dam has been constructed on the Chambal river.
c. The Yamuna, the western most and the longest tributary of the Ganga.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- b and c
- a, b and c
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Large rivers flowing on the Peninsular plateau have their origin in the Western Ghats.
b. Large Rivers with origins in western ghats drain in the Arabian sea.
c. The Narmada and Tapi are two large rivers which are exceptions as they discharge their waters in the Bay of Bengal.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a, b and c
- a and b
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
a. The pattern of flow of water in a river channel over a year is known as its discharge.
b. The flow of peninsular rivers increases considerably during monsoon rains.
c. There are striking differences in the river regimes in the eastern and the western parts of the Ganga Basin.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a and c
Which of the following rivers forms an estuary?
- Ganga
- Brahmaputra
- Indus
- Kaveri
- Narmada