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Indian Rivers and Waterways

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Indian Rivers and Waterways Questions

Multiple choice

Which river basin is the largest in India?

  1. Ganga River Basin

  2. Indus River Basin

  3. Brahmaputra River Basin

  4. Godavari River Basin
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The Ganga River Basin is the largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 1,086,000 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the second largest in India?

  1. Indus River Basin

  2. Brahmaputra River Basin

  3. Godavari River Basin

  4. Krishna River Basin
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The Indus River Basin is the second largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 960,000 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the third largest in India?

  1. Brahmaputra River Basin

  2. Godavari River Basin

  3. Krishna River Basin

  4. Mahanadi River Basin
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The Brahmaputra River Basin is the third largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 930,000 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the fourth largest in India?

  1. Godavari River Basin

  2. Krishna River Basin

  3. Mahanadi River Basin

  4. Narmada River Basin
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The Godavari River Basin is the fourth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 313,000 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the fifth largest in India?

  1. Krishna River Basin

  2. Mahanadi River Basin

  3. Narmada River Basin

  4. Tapi River Basin
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The Krishna River Basin is the fifth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 258,000 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the sixth largest in India?

  1. Mahanadi River Basin

  2. Narmada River Basin

  3. Tapi River Basin

  4. Cauvery River Basin
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The Mahanadi River Basin is the sixth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 141,000 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the seventh largest in India?

  1. Narmada River Basin

  2. Tapi River Basin

  3. Cauvery River Basin

  4. Sabarmati River Basin
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The Narmada River Basin is the seventh largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 98,796 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the eighth largest in India?

  1. Tapi River Basin

  2. Cauvery River Basin

  3. Sabarmati River Basin

  4. Chambal River Basin
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The Tapi River Basin is the eighth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 65,145 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the ninth largest in India?

  1. Cauvery River Basin

  2. Sabarmati River Basin

  3. Chambal River Basin

  4. Betwa River Basin
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The Cauvery River Basin is the ninth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 81,155 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the tenth largest in India?

  1. Sabarmati River Basin

  2. Chambal River Basin

  3. Betwa River Basin

  4. Ken River Basin
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The Sabarmati River Basin is the tenth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 21,674 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the eleventh largest in India?

  1. Chambal River Basin

  2. Betwa River Basin

  3. Ken River Basin

  4. Son River Basin
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The Chambal River Basin is the eleventh largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 14,322 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the twelfth largest in India?

  1. Betwa River Basin

  2. Ken River Basin

  3. Son River Basin

  4. Damodar River Basin
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The Betwa River Basin is the twelfth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 13,397 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the thirteenth largest in India?

  1. Ken River Basin

  2. Son River Basin

  3. Damodar River Basin

  4. Mahanadi River Basin
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The Ken River Basin is the thirteenth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 11,041 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the fourteenth largest in India?

  1. Son River Basin

  2. Damodar River Basin

  3. Mahanadi River Basin

  4. Narmada River Basin
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The Son River Basin is the fourteenth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 71,774 square kilometers.

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Which river basin is the fifteenth largest in India?

  1. Damodar River Basin

  2. Mahanadi River Basin

  3. Narmada River Basin

  4. Tapi River Basin
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The Damodar River Basin is the fifteenth largest river basin in India, covering an area of about 24,235 square kilometers.