This is an MCQ-based quiz on Drainage.
This includes The Himalayan Rivers, The Peninsular Rivers, Lakes, and Role of Rivers in Economy.
The city located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river system is
Which river is called the Dihang when it enters India in Arunachal Pradesh
The world’s largest drainage basin is of the
The Vembanad Lake is located in
Which one of the following peninsular river of India flows west and makes estuaries?
The Krishna
The Mahanadi
The Godavari
The Tapi
Which one of the following lake is artificial?
The valley of Kashmir is famous for the
The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-I was started in the year:
The drainage basin of the Mahanadi is not shared by
Which of the peninsular rivers is called the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
The Mahanadi
The Krishna
Godavari
Tha tapi
Which of the following state is not drained by River Ganga:
What are the characteristics of a river? (i) Rivers are fast moving water bodies (ii) River originate from glacier, springs, lake etc. (iii) Rivers are slow moving mass of the ice and slow. (iv) Rivers are used for irrigation, navigation, generation of hydropower etc.
The river Narmada originate from:
In which of the following states is the Wular lake located:
Which lake in Odisha is home to a lot of migratory birds coming from Mongolia, Russia and South-East Asia?
What is the total length of river Ganga?
The river originating from the Gonasika hills of the Keonjhar district is
Which of the following rivers rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra?
In the final stage before meeting the seas and oceans, river breakup into various streams called as
Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree:
Radial
Dendritic
Centrifugal
Trellis