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Answer - D
Damodar was known as the sorrow of Bengal, as
it would flood the plains of Bengal and cause
widespread destruction annually.
It would flood Hooghly and Howrah almost
every year. However, since the construction of
dams, the havoc has been tamed to some extent.
Answer - c
Answer - C
Panchnad refers to a group of left bank tributaries of
Indus. All of them originate across the Himalayas, and
flow into the Indian states.
They are Ravi, Jhelum, Satluj, Beas and Chenab. Clearly,
Indus is not one of the five
Answer - b
Which one of the following is the place of
confluence of the Alkananda and the
Bhagirathi?
(a) Vishnu Prayag
(b) Karan Prayag
(c) Rudra Prayag
(d) Deva Prayag
Answer - d
Name a river of antecedent drainge.
(a) Indus
(b) Godawari
(c) Narmada
(d) Padma
Answer - a
Which is the north-flowing tributary of Ganga?
(a) Kosi
(b) Ghaghra
(c) Son
(d) Chambal
Answer - c
A relief which divides two areas drained by the
river is known as
(a) Watershed
(b) River basin
(c) Drainage pattern
(d) Water management
Answer - a
Name the source of the Krishna River.
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Mansarovar lake
(c) Mahableshwar
(d) ZanskarValley
Answer - c
In the mountainous course, the Himalayan rivers form
(a) Meander
(b) Gorges
(c) Braided channels
(d) Delta
Answer - b
What is the source of the Jhelum River?
(a) Zanskar Valley
(b) Mansarovar lake
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Wular lake
Answer - d
Which region has the youngest rivers in India?
(a) the Eastern Ghats
(b) the Western Ghats
(c) the Himalayas
(d) Deccan plateau
Answer - c
River Kaveri flows through
(a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat
(b) Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal
(c) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan
(d) Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu
Answer - d
Name the main watershed of Peninsular rivers.
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) the Western Ghats
(c) the Eastern Ghats
(d) Himalayan Mountains
Answer - b
Name the source of River Indus.
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Mansarovar lake
(c) Gangotri
(d) Zanskar Valley
Answer - b
Name an important river of Peninsular India
forming an estuary at its mouth.
(a) Ganga
(b) Godawari
(c) Narmada
(d) Padma
Answer - C
Assertion (A): Perennial rivers mostly originate from the
Himalayas.
Reason (R): The fountains in the Himalayas feed the
rivers.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer - c
Assertion (A) : River system can continue to cut down
its valleys at approximately the same rate as uplift and
so maintains its general pattern and direction.
Reason (R) : In case of an antecedent drainage system,
the river is said to have originated before a period of
uplift and folding of land as a result of earth movement.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer - b
Assertion
Most of the East flowing rivers over the Deccan plateau
have deltas at their mouth.
Reason
These rivers have courses through soft rocks of the
Deccan plateau.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true
Answer - b
Match the Column
Answer
1. (c)
2. (d)
3. (e)
4. (a)
5. (b)
Arrange the drainage system from West to East
1. Ganga River System
2. Indus River System
3. Brahmaputra River System
Answer - 2,1,3
