River & Hydro Projects – Geography – WBCS Main Question Paper

26. ______ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India. 

(1310 km)

(A) Tapi

(B) Sabarmati

(D) None of the above

 

39. According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is 

(1960)

(A) Jhelum

(C) Chenab

(D) Indus

 

48. Ganga is an example of ______ river

(A) Consequent

(B) Subsequent

(D) None of the above

 

49. _____ is the source of river Chambal.

(Janapav Hills, Vindhayan Range)

(A) Malwa plateau

(B) Aravalli range

(D) Satpura range

 

50. Chilka is an example of

(A) Crater

(C) Glacial

(D) Aeolian

 

99. The Indus originates from the glaciers of ____ range.

(A) Pir Panjal

(C) Zaskar

(D) Saitora

 

100. Mandakini and Alakananada meet at ______

(B) Karan Prayag

(C) Allahabad

(D) Deva Prayag

 

111. Tilaiya Dam is on river.

(Jharkhand, 1953)

(B) Damodar

(C) Konar

(D) None of the above

 

112. Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of _____ river.

(Vallabh Sagar reservoir, Gujrat)

(A) Narmada

(B) Mahanadi

(D) Ganga

 

113. Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on _____ river. 

(Shivanasamudra Falls)

(A) Narmada

(B) Mahanadi

(C) Krishna

 

 

 

101. Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built?

(A) On river Sutlej

(C) On river Narmada

(D) On river Gandak

 

102. The river which joins Ganga from Southern side

(A) Betwa

(B) Chambal

(D) Ken

 

103. The first multipurpose project of independent India is 
(1948)

(A) Bhakra-Nangal

(C) Hirakud

(D) NagaijUfla

 

104. Which river is under dispute involving MP, Maharashtra, Gujrat ?

(A) Krishna

(C) Koyna

(D) Tapti

 

105. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river

(Maharana Pratap Sagar)

(A) Ravi

(B) Tapti

(D) Don

 

106. An important river of the Indian desert is

(B) Narmada

(C) Krishna

(D) Beas

 

107. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Tapti

(C) Krishna

 

108. Srinagar is located on the bank of

(A) Indus

(C) Chnul

(D) Ravi

 

109. The river which is used for inland waterways in India is

(B) Cauven

(C) Mahi

(D) Luni

 

153. Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?

(C) Betwa river

(D) Godavari river

 

155. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?

(A) Krishna

(B) Mahanadi

(C) Godavari

 

156. Which of the following is a river from Central India and joining Yamuna/Ganga ?

(A) Ghagra

(B) Gomti

(C) Kosi

 

158. On which river has the Hirakud dam been built?

(B) Godavari

(C) Cauvery

(D) Periyar

 

160. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project which is expected to generator 1020 power, located? 

(Wangchu River)

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(C) Nepal

(D) Himachal Pradesh

 

161. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

(A) Koyana project — Maharashtra

(B) Sharavathy project — Kamataka

(C) Balimela project — Orissa

(D) Sabarigiri project — Gujarat  (Kerala)

 

162. In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Sikkim

 

163. Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers? 

(Uttarakhand)

(A) Alaknanda

(C) Gandak

(D) Ghaghra

 

164. Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal?

(B) Bihar

(C) West Bengal

(D) Rajasthan

 

165. What is the longest Irrigation Canal in India called?

(A) Yainuna Canal

(B) Sirhand Canal

(D) Upper Ban Doal Canal

 

167. Where is Nathpa Jhakri power project located? 

(Sutlej river )

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

 

168. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as

(A) Rudraprayag

(C) Handwar

(D) Kedarnath

 

169. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is

(A) Ganga

(C) Indus

(D) Teesta

 

170. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed? 

(Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, UP)

(A) Chambal

(B) Yamuna

(D) Periyar

 

171. River Indus originates from

(A) Hindukush range

(B) Himalayan range

(C) Karakoram range

 

172. Which of the following rivers has its Source outside India?

(B) Beas

(C) Ravi

(D) Jhelum

 

173. Surat is situated on the banks of the river

(B) Mahanadi

(C) Bhima

(D) Godavari

 

174. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal 

(Sorrow of Bihar)

(A) Gomati

(B) Chambal

(C) Damodar

 

175. Meghna is the combined stream of which two rivers?

(A) Ganga and Yamuna

(B) Ganga and Gomati

(C) Ganga and Son

 

179. Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley?

(A) Godavari

(C) Krishna

(D) Mahanadi

 

194. Majuli the largest river island in the world, lies in the State of

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(C) Tripura

(D) Mizorarn

 

 

151. The first hydro-power plant in India was set up at 

(Sidrapong, 1897)

(A) Mandi

(C) Sivasamudram

(D) Pykara

 

152. Loktak is the only major power project located in the State of

(A) Nagaland

(C) Mizorum

(D) Tripura

 

155.The longest road bridge in India is on the river 

(Bhupen Hazarika Setu, 9.15 km)

(A) Son

(B) Godavari

(C) Ganga

 

103. Which one of the following rivers has the highest run off ?

(A) The Ganga

(B) The Brahmaputra  (2900 km)

(C) The Indus    (2880 km)

(D) The Narmada

 

104. Which one of the following in the correct sequence of the tributary rivers of the Indus from north to south direction ?

(B) Chenab, Jhelum, Satluj,Ravi

(C) Ravi, Satluj, Chenab, Jhelum

(D) Satluj, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab

 

105. The largest river system of the Peninsular India is 

(1465 km)

(A) the Krishna

(C) the Mahanadi

(D) the Narmada

 

107. Which one of the following river is not connected with the proposed Ganga – Cauvery link canal?

(A) Sone

(C) Narmada

(D) Pennar

 

108. The Luni river has its origin from

(A) The Satpura hills

(B) The Indus river

(D)The Himalayan region

 

120. Which one of the following rivers had shifted its course frequently ?

(A) The Brahmaputra

(B) The Ganga

(C) The Teesta

 

133. Which one of the following is a right bank tributary of the river Ganga ?

(B) The Gandak

(C) Kali

(D) The Tista

 

160. Lonar is a 

(Maharashtra)

(A) salt lake

(B) lagoon lake

(C) rift valley lake

 

170. The famous Gersoppa Falls is located on the river 

(Karnataka)

(A) Godavari

(C) Narmada

(D) Cauvery

 

 

 

51. Which of the following is wrongly matched ?

(A) Srinagar : Jhelum

(B) Lucknow : Gomati

(D) Panaji : Mandovi

 

71. The river which is known as ‘Vridha Ganga‘ is

(A) Krishna

(B) Kaveri

(D) Mahanadi

 

109. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Godavari ?

(A) Wardha

(B) Wainganga

(C) Manjra

 

112. Pykara project is located in

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Kerala

(D) Kamataka

 

115. There are a large number of hydro-electric projects in South India, because

(A) coal region is far away.

(C) perennial rivers are there.

(D) there is facility to collect rain water.

 

119.Which one of the following is not a tributary of Krishna ?

(A) Tungabhadra

(C) Bhima

(D) Sina

 

122.Which one of the following rivers makes an estuary ?

(A) Krishna

(B) Godavari

(C) Kaveri

 

123. Luni drains

(A) in Gangetic delta

(B) in Godavari delta

(D) in Gulf of Khambhat

 

127. In which state the highest waterfall is located in India ?

(Kunchikal Falls)

(B) Assam

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala

 

130. River Knavery flows through the state of

(A) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

(C) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

 

132.Which one is wrongly matched?

(A) Nagarjuna Sagar Project – Krishna

(B) Hirakund – Mahanadi

(C) Bhakra Nangal – Satluj

 

137. River Brahmaputra flows through

(B) India, China, Bangladesh, Tibet

(C) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sikkim

(D) Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bhutan

 

140. Rihand is the project of which state ? 

(Sonbhadra Dist.)

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Bihar

(D) Karnataka

 

142. Majule island is formed by which river ?

(A) Godavari

(B) Cauvery

(D) Krishna

 

151. Kundah hydro-electric project is located at

(B) West Bengal

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Kerala

 

154. The highest dam in India is

(B) Bhakra Nangal dam

(C) Hirakund

(D) Nagaijuna Sagar dam

 

155. Which one of the following Himalayan rivers is not an antecedent stream?

(A) Indus

(B) Sutlej

(D) Brahmaputra

 

157. Indus and Brahmaputra rivers are example of

(A) Subsequent drainage

(B) Super-imposed drainage

(C) Consequent drainage

 

159. Which one of the following river is not trans Himalayan?

(A) Sutlej

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Indus

 

169. Bhakkhra-Nangal is a combined project of

(Himachal Pradesh, Gobind Sagar reservoir)

(B) Haryana-Punjab-Delhi

(C) Himachal-Haryana-Punjab

(D) Punjab-Delhi-Rajasthan

174.The river which originates from Mansarovar Lake is

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(C) Ravi

 

177. Which one is wrongly matched ?

(A) Ahmedabad – Sabarmati

(C) Kota – Chambal

(D) Nasik – Godavari

 

182.Which of the following rivers is flowing through a rift valley ?

(A) Godavari

(C) Krishna

(D) Kaveri

 

187. The two branches of the Ganga include :

(A) Bhagirathi and Yamuna

(C) Mandakini and Yamuna

(D) Mandakini and Son-Ganga

 

190. Marble Falls is found in 

(Dhuandhar Falls)

(A) Cauvery river

(B) Sharaswati river

(D) Godavari river

 

192. The two branches of Ganga, Bhagirathi and Alakananda joins at

(A) Rudraprayag

(B) Haridwar

(D) Sonprayag

 

196. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Ganga ?

(A) Gandok

(B) Gomati

(C) Kosi

 

 

22. Which one of the following places is located at the confluence of Alakananda & Bhagirathi?

(a) Vishnuprayag

(c) Rudraprayag

(d) Karnaprayag

 

23. The Amarkantak Hill is the source of two Rivers flowing in two different directions (West and East). They are –

(a) Narmada and Tapi

(e) Tapi and Betwa

(d) Tapi and Son

 

24. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ?

(b) Narmada : Rift Valley River

(c) Sultej : Antecedent River

(d) Ghagghar : River with interior drainage

 

25. The Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers are examples of :

(a) Subsequent Drainage

(b) Superimposed Drainage

(c) Consequent Drainage

 

41. Which river has been harnessed under the Hirakud multi-purpose Project?

(a) Godavari

(c) Narmada

(d) Krishna

 

61. The highest water-fall in India is

(b) Jog  

(c) Sivasundaram 

(d) None of the above

 

81. Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of :

(a) Hydration

(b) Gtrrosion

(d) Attrition

 

 

 

52. Sindh Sagar Doab is located between the rivers

(a) Chenab and Jhelum

(b) Ravi and Chenab

(c) Beas and Sutluj

 

54. Jog Falls is associated with river

(a) Godavari

(b) Saraswati

(d) Ganga