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This section includes 433 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
_ Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?$? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Kosi |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» C. Kosi | |
| 252. |
_ The biggest lake in India is ________$? |
| A. | Dal Lake |
| B. | Chilka Lake |
| C. | Wular Lake |
| D. | Sambhar Lake |
| Answer» C. Wular Lake | |
| 253. |
_ Shyok is a tributary of ________$? |
| A. | Brahmaputra |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Chenab |
| D. | Sutlej |
| Answer» C. Chenab | |
| 254. |
_ Which of the following ports are on the west coast?1. Marmugao2. Cochin3. New Mangalore4. Paradeep$? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1 and 3 |
| C. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 1 and 3 | |
| 255. |
_ The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is constructed on the river$? |
| A. | Krishna |
| B. | Chambal |
| C. | Kosi |
| D. | Sutlej |
| Answer» B. Chambal | |
| 256. |
_ River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it ________$? |
| A. | Gets flooded often causing havoc |
| B. | Causes maximum soil erosion |
| C. | Forms number of dangerous waterfalls |
| D. | Is not a perennial river |
| Answer» B. Causes maximum soil erosion | |
| 257. |
_ The famous Naki lake is in$? |
| A. | Nainital |
| B. | Mussorie |
| C. | Rishikesh |
| D. | Pushkar |
| Answer» B. Mussorie | |
| 258. |
_ Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are ________$? |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Brahmaputra |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 259. |
_ "Loktak" is a$? |
| A. | Valley |
| B. | Lake |
| C. | River |
| D. | Mountain range |
| Answer» C. River | |
| 260. |
_ Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?$? |
| A. | Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore |
| B. | Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi |
| C. | Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore |
| D. | Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil |
| Answer» C. Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore | |
| 261. |
_ The name of India biggest Irrigation Canal is$? |
| A. | Yamuna Canal |
| B. | Indira Gandhi Canal |
| C. | Sirhind Canal |
| D. | Upper Doab River |
| Answer» C. Sirhind Canal | |
| 262. |
_ Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?$? |
| A. | Kandla |
| B. | Vishakhapatnam |
| C. | Haldia |
| D. | Tuticorin |
| Answer» C. Haldia | |
| 263. |
_ In which state is Jog Falls located?$? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 264. |
_ Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?$? |
| A. | Tapi |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Cauvery |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» B. Godavari | |
| 265. |
_ Which of the following river flow from south to north direction?$? |
| A. | Krishna |
| B. | Cauvery |
| C. | Son |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» D. Godavari | |
| 266. |
_ The Indira Gandhi canal gets water from which river$? |
| A. | Sutlej and Beas |
| B. | Ravi and Beas |
| C. | Ravi and Chenab |
| D. | Beas only |
| Answer» B. Ravi and Beas | |
| 267. |
_ River Luni drains into$? |
| A. | Kerala Coast |
| B. | Ganga delta |
| C. | Godavari delta |
| D. | Rann of Kachchh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 268. |
_ The youngest rivers in India originate from$? |
| A. | Eastern Ghats |
| B. | Western Ghats |
| C. | Himalayas |
| D. | Deccan Plateau |
| Answer» D. Deccan Plateau | |
| 269. |
_ The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is$? |
| A. | Sutlej |
| B. | Ravi |
| C. | Luni |
| D. | Jhelum |
| Answer» B. Ravi | |
| 270. |
_ The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is$? |
| A. | Godavari |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Cauvery |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» C. Cauvery | |
| 271. |
_ The originating point of river Godavari is$? |
| A. | Nasik |
| B. | Pune |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Sholapur |
| Answer» B. Pune | |
| 272. |
_ Which of the following river is known as "Dakshin" Ganga"?$? |
| A. | Krishna |
| B. | Mahanadi |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Cauvery |
| Answer» E. | |
| 273. |
_ Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?$? |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Brahmaputra |
| C. | Ravi |
| D. | Chenab |
| Answer» C. Ravi | |
| 274. |
_ Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?$? |
| A. | Himalayan rivers |
| B. | Those rising in the Great Plain of India |
| C. | The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea |
| D. | The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 275. |
_ The Narmada river originate a in$? |
| A. | Vindhyan Range |
| B. | Maikal Range |
| C. | Satpura Range |
| D. | Mahadeo Range |
| Answer» C. Satpura Range | |
| 276. |
_ Which one of the following is a north flowing river?$? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Chambal |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» C. Chambal | |
| 277. |
_ Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City$? |
| A. | Gomti Lucknow |
| B. | Saryu Ayodhya |
| C. | Alaknanda Badrinath |
| D. | Narmada Satna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 278. |
_ Jamshedpur city is located at the confluence site of rivers$? |
| A. | Subarnarekha and Korkai |
| B. | Ganges and Yamuna |
| C. | Kosi and Brahmaputra |
| D. | Damodar and Mayurakshi |
| Answer» B. Ganges and Yamuna | |
| 279. |
_ The Himalayan rivers are ________$? |
| A. | Monsoon fed |
| B. | Snow fed |
| C. | Ephemeral |
| D. | Seasonal |
| Answer» C. Ephemeral | |
| 280. |
_ What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?$? |
| A. | Godavari - Mahanadi - Narrnada - Tapi |
| B. | Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi |
| C. | Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi |
| D. | Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi |
| Answer» C. Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi | |
| 281. |
_ The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the ________ river.$? |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Tapi |
| Answer» D. Tapi | |
| 282. |
_ Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India?$? |
| A. | Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi |
| B. | Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavari |
| C. | Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Yamuna |
| D. | Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi |
| Answer» D. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi | |
| 283. |
_ Which of the following is an inland riverine port?$? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | Tuticorin |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 284. |
_ The Buckincham Canal is an inland water way in$? |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | India |
| D. | New Zealand |
| Answer» D. New Zealand | |
| 285. |
_ The fertile land between two rivers is called$? |
| A. | Drainage basin |
| B. | Watershed |
| C. | Doab |
| D. | Lowland or terrain |
| Answer» D. Lowland or terrain | |
| 286. |
__The river Brahmaputra is known as ________ as it enters Arunachal Pradesh__ |
| A. | Dibang |
| B. | Dihang |
| C. | Subansiri |
| D. | Dhansiri |
| Answer» C. Subansiri | |
| 287. |
__The Siachin Glacier's melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers?__ |
| A. | Bias |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Shylok |
| D. | Nubra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 288. |
__The Peninsular rivers which do not join the Arabian Sea are__ |
| A. | Narmada and Tapi |
| B. | Narmada and Cauvery |
| C. | Godavari and Krishna |
| D. | Tapi and Cauvery |
| Answer» D. Tapi and Cauvery | |
| 289. |
__Vijayawada is located on the bank of which river?__ |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Yamuna |
| Answer» C. Mahanadi | |
| 290. |
__The Point of origin of Indus River is__ |
| A. | Hindu Kush Mountain |
| B. | Himalaya Range |
| C. | Karakoram Range |
| D. | Mount Kailash |
| Answer» E. | |
| 291. |
__The Town located on the confluence of river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is__ |
| A. | Rudraprayag |
| B. | Devprayag |
| C. | Vishnuprayag |
| D. | Karnaprayag |
| Answer» C. Vishnuprayag | |
| 292. |
__The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North - South direction is :1. Kishenganga2. Ganga3. Wainganga4. Penganga__ |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 4, 3 |
| Answer» B. 2, 1, 3, 4 | |
| 293. |
__Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?__ |
| A. | They have very large basins |
| B. | Many of them pass through giant gorges |
| C. | They perform very little erosion activity |
| D. | Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds |
| Answer» D. Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds | |
| 294. |
_By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?$? |
| A. | Manas |
| B. | Dhansiri |
| C. | Dlhang |
| D. | Tsangpo |
| Answer» D. Tsangpo | |
| 295. |
_Consider the following seaports ________ 1. Chennai2. Machilipattinam3. Nagapattinam4. Tuticorin The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is ________$? |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | 1, 3, 2, 4 |
| D. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| Answer» C. 1, 3, 2, 4 | |
| 296. |
_Which of the followings pairs is wrongly matched?$? |
| A. | Koyana Project - Maharashtra |
| B. | Sharavathy Project - Karnataka |
| C. | Balimela Project - Odisha |
| D. | Sanarigiri Project - Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 297. |
_Which of the fullowing river forms estuary?$? |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Cauvery |
| C. | Krishna |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» B. Cauvery | |
| 298. |
_The ________ Lake of India has very high salinity.$? |
| A. | Sambhar (Rajasthan |
| B. | Wular (Jammu & Kashmir) |
| C. | Chilka (Odisha) |
| D. | Pulicut (Tamil Nadu) |
| Answer» B. Wular (Jammu & Kashmir) | |
| 299. |
_The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is$? |
| A. | Bhakra Nangal |
| B. | Kahalgaon |
| C. | Ranjit Sagar dam |
| D. | Rihand dam |
| Answer» D. Rihand dam | |
| 300. |
_Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________$? |
| A. | Around the Gulf of Cambay |
| B. | Around the Konkan coast |
| C. | Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas |
| D. | Around the Palk strait |
| Answer» D. Around the Palk strait | |