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| 1751. |
Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of- |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Kaveri |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» D. Krishna | |
| 1752. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below- [UK-PSC 2016] List-I (Doab) List-II (Rivers) A. Bist Doab 1. Between Ravi and Chenab B. Bari Doab 2. Between Ravi and Beas C. Rachna Doab 3. Between Beas and Satluj D. Chaj Doab 4. Between Chenab and Jhelum |
| A. | A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 |
| B. | A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 |
| C. | A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 |
| D. | A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3 |
| Answer» B. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 | |
| 1753. |
Eastern Dhauliganga (Poorvi Dhauliganga) is a tributary of- [UK-PSC 2016] |
| A. | Alaknanda |
| B. | Kali River |
| C. | Gomti River |
| D. | Sharda River |
| Answer» C. Gomti River | |
| 1754. |
Which one of the following pairs is incorrect? [UK-PSC 2016] |
| A. | Dodi Tal - Uttarkashi |
| B. | Devriya Tal - Tehri |
| C. | Beni Tal - Chamoli |
| D. | Basuki Tal - Rudra Prayag |
| Answer» C. Beni Tal - Chamoli | |
| 1755. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below- [UK-PSC 2016] List-I (Source Region) List-II (River) 1. Bralimgiri Hills 1. Cauvery 2. Verinag Spring 2. Jhelum 3. Mahabaleshwar 3. Krishna 4. Chhota Nagpur Plateau 4. Subarnarekha |
| A. | A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 |
| B. | A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 |
| C. | A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 |
| D. | A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 |
| Answer» C. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 | |
| 1756. |
Which is the longest river in the Peninsular India? [UK-PSC 2016] |
| A. | Krishna |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» D. Mahanadi | |
| 1757. |
Rajarappa is situated on the confluence of which rivers? [Jharkh-PSC 2016] |
| A. | Damodar - Behera |
| B. | Damodar - Sheibukhi |
| C. | Damodar - Barakar |
| D. | Damodar ? Konar |
| Answer» B. Damodar - Sheibukhi | |
| 1758. |
Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta? |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Kaveri |
| Answer» C. Mahanadi | |
| 1759. |
Which of the following pair of waterfall - river is not properly matched? [Jharkh- PSC 2016] |
| A. | Hundru-Swamarekha |
| B. | Jonha-Rarhu |
| C. | Dasong-Kanchi |
| D. | Lodh-Barakar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1760. |
The Yamuna River originates from................. Glacier. [RBT2016] |
| A. | Satopanth |
| B. | Gangotri |
| C. | Yamunotri |
| D. | Chemayungdung |
| Answer» D. Chemayungdung | |
| 1761. |
River Tel is a tributary of which of the following rivers? [BPSC (PT) 2017] |
| A. | Bagmati |
| B. | Ghaghara |
| C. | Gandak |
| D. | Kamla |
| E. | (e) None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1762. |
Parts of Himachal Pradesh had evolved a local system of canal irrigation over four hundred years ago. It is called- |
| A. | Kulhs |
| B. | Baori |
| C. | Jhalara |
| D. | Khadin |
| Answer» B. Baori | |
| 1763. |
Which one of the following is not a tributary of river Alaknanda? [UK-PSC (F) 2015] |
| A. | Bhilangana |
| B. | Finder |
| C. | Mandakini |
| D. | Nandakini |
| Answer» B. Finder | |
| 1764. |
Gandak river is associated with one of the following river systems- [UK-PSC (F) 2015] |
| A. | Brahmaputra |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Ganga |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 1765. |
The 'Gurudongmar Lake' named after Guru Padmasambhava is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is situated in the Indian State of- [BOM-PO 2016] |
| A. | Meghalaya |
| B. | Uttarakhand |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1766. |
Which of the following pairs is mismatched in relation to the location of Lakes m India? |
| A. | Chilka Lake - Odisha |
| B. | Kukkarahalli Lake - Karnataka |
| C. | Umiam Lake - Assam |
| D. | Tsomoriri Lake - Jammu & Kashmir |
| Answer» D. Tsomoriri Lake - Jammu & Kashmir | |
| 1767. |
Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Yamuna? |
| A. | Chambal |
| B. | Betwa |
| C. | Ken |
| D. | Gandak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1768. |
River Ganga, after entering Bangladesh is known by which of the following names? [UP PCS (M) 2016] |
| A. | Lohit |
| B. | Padma |
| C. | Kaliganga |
| D. | Nabaganga |
| Answer» C. Kaliganga | |
| 1769. |
The snow-covered Ghepan Lake is located in- [UP PCS (M) 2016] |
| A. | Uttarakhand |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Answer» C. Sikkim | |
| 1770. |
National Water Way - 1 connects |
| A. | Allahabad - Haldia |
| B. | Sadia - Dhubri |
| C. | Kollam - Kotlapuram |
| D. | Kakinada - Puducherry |
| Answer» B. Sadia - Dhubri | |
| 1771. |
Consider the following statements : Assertion [A]: The Rivers of West Coast of India do not form delta. Reason [R]: They How through short courses on relatively harder rocks. [UP-PCS 2014] Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: |
| A. | Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are correct 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. Both A and R are correct but, R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
| 1772. |
Which one of the following rivers docs not originate in India? [UP-PCS 2013] |
| A. | Sutlej |
| B. | Ravi |
| C. | Chenab |
| D. | Beas |
| Answer» B. Ravi | |
| 1773. |
Which of the following is correctly matched? [UP-PCS 2011] |
| A. | (Lakes) (Locations) A. Lonar Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | (Lakes) (Locations) B. Nakki Gujarat |
| C. | (Lakes) (Locations) C. Kollem Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | (Lakes) (Locations) D. Puicat Kerala |
| Answer» D. (Lakes) (Locations) D. Puicat Kerala | |
| 1774. |
Which of these west flowing rivers flow between two mountain ranges? [UP-PCS 2011-I] |
| A. | Sharavali |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Mahi |
| D. | Sabaniiati |
| Answer» C. Mahi | |
| 1775. |
Which one of the following waterfalls in India has the most height? [UP-PCS 2009] |
| A. | Barchi Pani Falls |
| B. | Jog Falls |
| C. | Meenmutty Falls |
| D. | Kunchikal Falls |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1776. |
Which of the following rivers has the largest catchment area? [UP-PCS 2009] |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Mahanadi |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» D. Krishna | |
| 1777. |
The place located at the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers is [NDA/NA 2014-II] |
| A. | Badrinath |
| B. | Rishikesh |
| C. | Rudraprayag |
| D. | Devprayag |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1778. |
Which one among the following lakes is situated on the west coast of India? [NDA/NA 2014-I] |
| A. | Chilika |
| B. | Ashtamudi |
| C. | Pulicat |
| D. | Kolleru |
| Answer» C. Pulicat | |
| 1779. |
Which one of the following pairs of a river and its tributary is not correctly matched? [NDA/NA2016-II] |
| A. | Godavari : Wainganga |
| B. | Cauvery : Bhavani |
| C. | Narmada : Amaravati |
| D. | Krishna : Bhima |
| Answer» D. Krishna : Bhima | |
| 1780. |
Amarkantak plateau in the Maikal hills marks the origin of the river [2013-II] |
| A. | Gandak |
| B. | Chambal |
| C. | Narmada |
| D. | Ghaggar |
| Answer» D. Ghaggar | |
| 1781. |
Arrange the following tributaries of river Indus from North to South: [2015-I] 1. Chenab 2. Jhelum 3. Ravi 4. Sutlej Select the correct answer using the code given below: [2015-I] |
| A. | 4, 3, 1, 2 |
| B. | 2, 3, 1, 4 |
| C. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| D. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1782. |
Which one among the following Indian rivers originates in Maliarashtra and flows through Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to meet the Bay of Bengal in Andhra coast? [2013-I] |
| A. | westerlies |
| B. | doldrums |
| C. | Krishna |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» D. Godavari | |
| 1783. |
Surface water resources are highest in [2012-II] |
| A. | Ganga plains |
| B. | North-Eastern India |
| C. | Peninsular India |
| D. | Indus plains |
| Answer» B. North-Eastern India | |
| 1784. |
Which one among the following rivers docs not How into The Bay of Bengal? [2011-II] |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Cauveri |
| C. | Tapti |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» D. Godavari | |
| 1785. |
Which of the following three rivers of the peninsula India have the Amarkantak region as their source? [2010-II] |
| A. | Narmada, Krishna Godavari |
| B. | Son, Mahanadi, Narmada |
| C. | Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery |
| D. | Chambal, Betwa, Luni |
| Answer» C. Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery | |
| 1786. |
Which of the following rivers flows from south to north? |
| A. | Son |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Ganga |
| Answer» B. Krishna | |
| 1787. |
Deltas are common in India for the East-flowing river systems, whereas they are nearly absent on the West coast, because West-flowing rivers [2010-I] |
| A. | are few |
| B. | have lesser water volume and carry less run-off silt |
| C. | originate in dry areas |
| D. | originate largely in the Western Ghats and have short distance to cover to the sea |
| Answer» C. originate in dry areas | |
| 1788. |
Which one of the following places is not located on bank of river Ganga? [2010] |
| A. | Uttarkashi |
| B. | Kanpur |
| C. | Fatehpur |
| D. | Bhagalpur |
| Answer» D. Bhagalpur | |
| 1789. |
Match the following [2009-II] List-I (River) List-II (Source) A. Ganga 1.Amarkantak B. Son 2.Gaumukh C. Godavari 3.Mahabaleshwar D. Krishna 4.Trimbakeshwer |
| A. | A-1 B-2 C-4 D-5 |
| B. | A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 |
| C. | A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 |
| D. | A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1790. |
The channel separating the Andaman Island from the Nicobar Islands is known as [2009-II] |
| A. | Coco channel |
| B. | channel |
| C. | Duncan passage |
| D. | somboraro channel |
| Answer» C. Duncan passage | |
| 1791. |
Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest whaler salinity? [2009-I] |
| A. | Dal |
| B. | Chilika |
| C. | Wular |
| D. | Sambhar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1792. |
Which one of the following rivers flows into the Arabia Sea? |
| A. | Indravati |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Cauvery |
| D. | Narinada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1793. |
River Luni originates near Pushkar and drains into whit one of the following? [2007-D] |
| A. | Rann of Kachchh |
| B. | Arabian Sea |
| C. | Gulf of Cambay |
| D. | Lake Sambhar |
| Answer» B. Arabian Sea | |
| 1794. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using die code given below the Lists: [CDS 2016-II] List-I (Lake) List-II (Type) A. Ashtamudi Kayal 1. Residual (sweet water) B. Himayat Sagar 2. Lagoon C. Dal Lake 3. Glacial D. Tsomgo Lake 4. Artificial (sweet water |
| A. | A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3 |
| B. | A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 |
| C. | A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 |
| D. | A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 |
| Answer» B. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 | |
| 1795. |
The reservoir GB Pant Sagar is located on which river? [2007] |
| A. | Betwa |
| B. | Ghaghara |
| C. | Kosi |
| D. | Riband |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1796. |
Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra: [CDS 2016-I] 1. Lohit 2. Tista 3. Subansiri 4. Sankosh Arrange the above rivers from west to east: |
| A. | 2, 4, 3, 1 |
| B. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| C. | 4, 2, 3, 1 |
| D. | 3, 1, 2, 4 |
| Answer» C. 4, 2, 3, 1 | |
| 1797. |
Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes chocked with sediments? 1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course. 2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low. 3. The delta sometimes develops in a rivers lower course. 4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course. Select the correct answer using the codes given below |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| B. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 2 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 2 and 4 | |
| 1798. |
Match List-I (Town) with List-II (River) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List-I (Town) List-II (River) A. Nanded 1. Godavari B. Nellore 2. Tungbhadra C. Hospet 3. Musi D. Hyderabad 4. Penneru |
| A. | A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3 |
| B. | A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 |
| C. | A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 |
| D. | A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 |
| Answer» B. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3 | |
| 1799. |
Match the following List-I (River) List-II (Tributarv) A. Brahamaputra 1. Must B. Krishna 2. Tawa C. Narmada 3. Bliavani D. Kaveri 4. Dikhow |
| A. | A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3 |
| B. | A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3 |
| C. | A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 |
| D. | A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 |
| Answer» C. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4 | |
| 1800. |
Match the following List-I (River) List-II (Tributarv) A. Ganga 1. Chambal and Ken B. Indus 2. Wainganga and Indravati C. Yamuna 3. Chenab and Sutlej D. Godavari 4. Gomti and Kosi |
| A. | A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2 |
| B. | A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 |
| C. | A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 |
| D. | A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 |
| Answer» C. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 | |