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Indian Rivers and Waterways

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This topic covers major Indian rivers, their basins, hydroelectric projects, and historical water management systems. Questions on river geography are essential for SSC, banking, railways, UPSC, and state exams. Solving these questions builds mapping and factual accuracy for test takers.

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Indian Rivers and Waterways Questions

Multiple choice physiography of maharashtra rocks and rock types geography

River Krishna emerges from ________ in Maharashtra.

  1. Trimbakeshwar

  2. Mahabaleswar

  3. Satara

  4. Wardha
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B Correct answer
Explanation

River Krishna is one of the most important peninsular Rivers in India. It is one of the most extensive rivers in central-southern India. It emerges from Mahabaleswar in the vicinity of Jor village in the state of Maharashtra. The river ultimately pours into the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh, on the eastern shorelines of India. The length of Riiver Krishna is almost 1,300 km. The delta of the river is one of the productive regions in India. This river functions as a source of irrigation water for Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh.

Multiple choice physiography of maharashtra rocks and rock types geography

River Godavari emerges from ______ in Maharashtra.

  1. Trimbakeshwar

  2. Mahabaleswar

  3. Satara

  4. Wardha
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A Correct answer
Explanation

River Godavari is an important River in India. It flows from western to southern India. This river emerges from Trimbakeshwar in Nashik District of Maharashtra. After setting off, the river runs towards the east, traversing the Deccan Plateau. In the end, the river empties into the Bay of Bengal at Narasapuram in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. River Godavari is 1,465 km long and ranks as the second longest river in the country. The drainage basin of the river is present in six states of India: Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Orissa.

Multiple choice chemistry water in our life how can we conserve water? droughts, floods and water conservation conservation of water and its importance and methods

Which of the following will be an advantage of inter-linking the rivers in India?

  1. Lot of people will be displaced

  2. Floods will take place uniformly throughout the country

  3. Surplus water will be distributed uniformly

  4. The cost of implementain will be very high
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Surplus water will be distributed uniformly. The Indian rivers inter-link is a proposed large scale civil engineering project that aims to effectively manage water resources in India by linking Indian rivers and tunnels and so reduce persistent floods in some parts and water shortage in other parts of India.
Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

What are the major causes of floods in Bihar?

  1. Increased conversion of forests to agricultural and pastoral land in the middle hills of Nepal

  2. Increase in the annual run-off in the Sapt Kosi river

  3. The flow of Sapt Kosi river has grown 2.5 times

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Flooding in Bihar is caused by a combination of factors, including deforestation in the Nepal hills, increased siltation, and the high discharge of the Kosi river.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

In Assam, floods are caused by two river systems- the mighty Brahmaputra in the north and Barak in the _______.

  1. East

  2. West

  3. South

  4. North-West
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Brahmaputra river flows through the northern part of Assam, while the Barak river system is located in the southern part of the state.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

The river that is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" is ______.

  1. Kosi.

  2. Mahanadi.

  3. Godavari.

  4. Krishna.
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A Correct answer
Explanation
The Kosi River is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" as the yearly floods influence around 21,000 sq km of fertile farming grounds in this way disturbing the rural economy. Floods claim numerous thousand of life of Human and Cattle.
Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

The basin which is highly flood-prone is ________.

  1. Ganga basin

  2. Brahmaputra and Barak basins

  3. Peninsular rivers basin

  4. All of these
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Explanation

The Ganga Basin gets flooded mostly in the northern part by its northern tributaries. The badly affected states of the Ganga basin are West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Besides the Ganga, rivers like Sharada, Rapti, Gandak and Ghaghra cause flood in eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. The Yamuna is famous for flooding Haryana and Delhi. Bihar experiences massive dangerous floods every year. River Burhi, Bagmati, Gandak, Kamla along with many small rivers contribute to that. In West Bengal, rivers like Mahananda, Bhagirathi, Damodar, Ajay etc. causes floods because of tidal effects and insufficient river channels.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

Which of the following river is also known as 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

  1. Damodar

  2. Yamuna

  3. Jhatta

  4. Hooghly
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Damodar River is historically known as the Sorrow of Bengal due to its devastating floods in the West Bengal region. Other rivers like the Kosi are known as the Sorrow of Bihar.

Multiple choice geography rivers, coasts and glaciation landforms created by wind erosion wind and coast denudation river landform

Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?

  1. Mahanadi

  2. Narmada

  3. Krishna

  4. Godavari
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Narmada river flows through a rift valley and enters the Arabian Sea, forming an estuary rather than a delta. Rivers like the Mahanadi, Krishna, and Godavari flow into the Bay of Bengal and typically form deltas.

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Which of the following rivers occupies a riftvalley?

  1. Narmada

  2. Cauvery

  3. Mahanadi

  4. Sutlej
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Narmada river rises in the Amarkantaka hills in Madhya Pradesh. It flows towards the west in a rift valley formed due to faulting. Its length is about 1312 km. This river drains into the Arabian Sea. It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

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Where is the source of river Mississippi?

  1. Lake Ontario

  2. Great Slave Lake

  3. Lake Itasca

  4. Lake Victoria
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent. It's  source is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and it flows generally south for 2,320 miles to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.