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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.
| 351. |
"The Dowlaiswaram Anicut" is an important canal system in the? |
| A. | Godavari Delta |
| B. | Krishna Delta |
| C. | Ganga Delta |
| D. | Cauvery Delta |
| Answer» B. Krishna Delta | |
| 352. |
The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is ________? |
| A. | Haldia |
| B. | New Tuticorin |
| C. | Paradeep |
| D. | Vishakhapatnam |
| Answer» D. Vishakhapatnam | |
| 353. |
Consider the following pairs-Tributary - Main river1. Chambal - Yamuna2. Son - Narmada3. Manas - BrahmaputraWhich of the following is correctly matched? |
| A. | 1, 3 |
| B. | 1 and 2 |
| C. | 1,2 and 3 |
| D. | Only 2 |
| Answer» B. 1 and 2 | |
| 354. |
Which is called the "Lake District of India"?? |
| A. | Nainital |
| B. | Shimla |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Matheran |
| Answer» B. Shimla | |
| 355. |
The river Damodar ends in? |
| A. | River Ganga |
| B. | River Hugli |
| C. | The Bay of Bengal |
| D. | Salt Lake |
| Answer» C. The Bay of Bengal | |
| 356. |
Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of? |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Brahmaputra |
| D. | Yamuna |
| Answer» C. Brahmaputra | |
| 357. |
Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river? |
| A. | Tapti |
| B. | Mahi |
| C. | Chambal |
| D. | Narmada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 358. |
On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively?? |
| A. | Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Tapi |
| B. | Cauvery, Krishna, Narmada, Beas |
| C. | Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi |
| D. | Godavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna |
| Answer» D. Godavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna | |
| 359. |
Where is Lonar Lake situated?? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 360. |
Wular lake of Kashmir is a ________? |
| A. | Ox- bow lake |
| B. | Lake formed by blocking of ice |
| C. | Lake formed by terminal morainic dam |
| D. | Lake formed by deposition of silt |
| Answer» D. Lake formed by deposition of silt | |
| 361. |
Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?? |
| A. | Kosi |
| B. | Ghaghara |
| C. | Gandak |
| D. | Sone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 362. |
Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea?? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 363. |
Which of the following is false?? |
| A. | Krishna serves Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Godavari serves Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Mahanadi serves Bihar and Orissa |
| D. | Narmada serves Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Mahanadi serves Bihar and Orissa | |
| 364. |
Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?? |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | Ennore |
| C. | Tuticorin |
| D. | Vishakhapatnam |
| Answer» C. Tuticorin | |
| 365. |
Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India?? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Kochi |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Vishakhapatnam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 366. |
Which of the following river is famous for changing its path? |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Kosi |
| C. | Brahmaputra |
| D. | Damodar |
| Answer» C. Brahmaputra | |
| 367. |
Which of the following river does not relate with Punjab? |
| A. | Sutlej |
| B. | Ravi |
| C. | Beas |
| D. | Tapti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 368. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers? |
| A. | Seasonal flow |
| B. | Meandering tendency often shifting their beds |
| C. | Flow through shallow valleys |
| D. | Little erosional activity |
| Answer» C. Flow through shallow valleys | |
| 369. |
The river system which depends more on melting of snow for its water supply is the |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» C. Godavari | |
| 370. |
Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley? |
| A. | Luni |
| B. | Chambal |
| C. | Son |
| D. | Tapi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 371. |
River is called 'The Sorrow of the Bengal'. |
| A. | Sone |
| B. | Damodar |
| C. | Hooghly |
| D. | Kosi |
| Answer» C. Hooghly | |
| 372. |
Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not Corm deltas because of |
| A. | Lack of eroded material |
| B. | The high gradient |
| C. | Lack of vegetation free area |
| D. | Low velocity |
| Answer» C. Lack of vegetation free area | |
| 373. |
Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra? |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Srinagar |
| C. | Dibrugarh |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» D. Lucknow | |
| 374. |
Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges? |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Tapti |
| C. | Gandak |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» B. Tapti | |
| 375. |
Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form ________ river. |
| A. | Jhelum |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Ravi |
| D. | Chenab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 376. |
Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula? |
| A. | Tapti |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Periyar |
| Answer» D. Periyar | |
| 377. |
Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in ________ |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» D. Chhattisgarh | |
| 378. |
Which of the following rivers of India carries the most water |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Brahmaputra |
| C. | Yamuna |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» C. Yamuna | |
| 379. |
Which of the following is the longest river in India? |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Brahmaputra |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» B. Narmada | |
| 380. |
Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea? |
| A. | Chambal and Betwa |
| B. | Damodar and Mahanadi |
| C. | Narmada and Tapti |
| D. | Krishna and Cauveri |
| Answer» D. Krishna and Cauveri | |
| 381. |
The water of the Luni river is |
| A. | Fresh |
| B. | Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches |
| C. | Salty |
| D. | Fresh in rainy season and salty in other seasons |
| Answer» C. Salty | |
| 382. |
Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers?I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activityII. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic patternIII. They have very large basins |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | I and III |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | I, II and III |
| Answer» E. | |
| 383. |
Which river flows between Satpura and Vindhyas? |
| A. | Godavari |
| B. | Gandak |
| C. | Tapti |
| D. | Narmada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 384. |
The Tibetan river 'Tsangpo' enters India through the State of ________ |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 385. |
Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river? |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Yamuna |
| C. | Sutlej |
| D. | Ravi |
| Answer» D. Ravi | |
| 386. |
The largest irrigation canal in India |
| A. | Yamuna canal |
| B. | Indira Gandhi canal |
| C. | Sirhand canal |
| D. | Upper Bari Doab canal |
| Answer» C. Sirhand canal | |
| 387. |
Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing? |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Tapti |
| D. | Cauvery |
| Answer» D. Cauvery | |
| 388. |
Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because ________ |
| A. | Of the high gradient |
| B. | They are too slow |
| C. | They are not perennial |
| D. | There is no vegetation |
| Answer» B. They are too slow | |
| 389. |
Which of the following Peninsular Indian river does not meet the Arabian Sea |
| A. | Periyar |
| B. | Cauvery |
| C. | Narmada |
| D. | Tapti |
| Answer» C. Narmada | |
| 390. |
Which of the following river is known as India's River of Sorrow? |
| A. | Hooghly |
| B. | Damodar |
| C. | Ghaghara |
| D. | Kosi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 391. |
Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga? |
| A. | Fatehpur |
| B. | Bhagalpur |
| C. | Uttarkashi |
| D. | Kanpur |
| Answer» D. Kanpur | |
| 392. |
Which city is located on the banks of the river Mula-Mutha? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Pune |
| Answer» E. | |
| 393. |
Which of the following is true with regard to the, characteristics of the Himalayan rivers?I. Many of them have their sources in the Inner HimalayasII. They have a perennial flowIII. They have a great capacity for erosionIV. They do not form gorges |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | I, II and III |
| C. | III and IV |
| D. | II and IV |
| Answer» C. III and IV | |
| 394. |
Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? |
| A. | Indrawati |
| B. | Son |
| C. | Gomati |
| D. | Yamuna |
| Answer» B. Son | |
| 395. |
Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal? |
| A. | Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly |
| B. | Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari |
| C. | Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra |
| D. | Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak |
| Answer» B. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari | |
| 396. |
Hinterland' refers to ________ |
| A. | Continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted |
| B. | Natural harbour used for international trade |
| C. | Land region extending from a sea port |
| D. | Abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially |
| Answer» D. Abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially | |
| 397. |
Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | New Mangalore |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Vishakhapatnam |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 398. |
The second largest basin in Peninsular India is ________ |
| A. | Cauvery Basin |
| B. | Godavari Basin |
| C. | Narmada Basin |
| D. | Krishna Basin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 399. |
Among the following rivers, which one is the longest? |
| A. | Godavari |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Narmada |
| Answer» B. Krishna | |
| 400. |
The Study of Lakes is called |
| A. | Limnology |
| B. | Potomology |
| C. | Topology |
| D. | Hydrology |
| Answer» B. Potomology | |