5. INDIAN RIVERS AND WATER RESOURCES (PART -B, Multiple Questions)
*Choose the correct Answers:
*Aquifers get recharged during (TS March 2024) ( )
(A) Winter
(B) Spring
(C) Summer
(D) Monsoon months
*The Himalayan rivers .....(TS March 2024) ( )
i) First flow parallel to the main axis of mountains
ii) Have carved out deep ‘V’ shaped valley
iii) Are perennial
iv) Course does not change
(A) Only i and ii are correct
(B) Only i, ii, and iii correct
(C) Only i, ii, and iv are correct
(D) Only i, ii, iii, and iv correct
*This is the tributary of river Ganga (TS April 2023) ( )
A) Dihang
B) Beas
C) Tapati
A) Dihang
B) Beas
C) Tapati
D) Gandak
*These are the examples of Indian Penisular rivers (TS Aug 2022) ( )
A) Ganga, Indus
B) Brahmaputra, Teesta
C) Narmada, Tapati
D) Yamuna, Gomti
*This is not the tributary of the river Indus (TS Aug 2022) ( )
A) Jhelum
B) Chenab
C) Beas
D) Kosi
*The state which does not share the water of Tungabhadra river (TS May 2022) ( )
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Karnataka
C) Telangana
D) Tamil Nadu
*The biggest peninsular river is... (TS May 2022) ( )
A) Godavari river
B) Cauvery river
C) Krishna river
D) Penna river
*This river has twin sources. (TS March 2019) ( )
A) Brahmaputra
B) Indus
C) Ganga
D) Godavari
*'Nasbandi' means (TS June-2018) ( )
A) Family planning
B) Ban on free grazing
C) Ban on liquor
D) Ban on felling trees
*Nashabandi one of the four bans of Adarsh Gram Yojana launched in Maharashtra was (TS March 2018) ( )
A) Family planning
B) Ban on liquor
C) Ban on felling trees
D) Ban on free grazing
*This is not a tributary of River Ganga. (TS June 2017) ( )
A) Sutlej
B) Sone
C) Yamuna
D) Gandak
*One of the following belongs to internal drainage river. (TS March 2017) ( )
A) The river Luni
B) The river Narmada
C) The river Tapati
D) The river Ganga
*Reason for forming 'V' shaped valley (TS June 2016) ( )
A) River
B) Glaciers
C) Wind
D) Volcano
*The largest peninsular river is... (TS June 2015) ( )
A) Kaveri
B) Tungabhadra
C) Godavari
D) Krishna
*Hiware Bazar was selected under the Adarsh Gram Yojana by the government of (TS June 2015) ( )
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
*Which of the following is not a tributary of Indus? (TS March 2015) ( )
A) Sutlej
B) Teesta
C) Ravi
D) Chenab
*V-shaped valleys are formed by ( )
A) Glaciers
B) Oceans
C) Rivers
D) Forests
*Expand CCT. ( )
A) Continuous Counter Trenches
B) Continuous Cutting Trenches
C) Continuous Contour Trenches
D) Combined Contour Trenches
*The following is wrongly matched ( )
A) Ganga-Vindhya mountains
B) Indus-Manasarovar
C) Brahmaputra-Chemayungdung
D) Godavari-Nasik
*Most of the major Peninsular Rivers, except Narmada and Tapati, flow from ( )
A) North to South
B) West to East
C) East to west
D) South to North
*........... is the longest west flowing river. ( )
A) The Godhavari
B) Narmada
C) Tapathi
D) Damodar
*.......... crop requires more water for cultivation is ( )
A) Wheat
B) Sugarcane
C) Bajra
D) Jowar
*This state does not have Tungabhadra river basin..... ( )
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Telangana
*These are the examples of Indian Penisular rivers (TS Aug 2022) ( )
A) Ganga, Indus
B) Brahmaputra, Teesta
C) Narmada, Tapati
D) Yamuna, Gomti
*This is not the tributary of the river Indus (TS Aug 2022) ( )
A) Jhelum
B) Chenab
C) Beas
D) Kosi
*The state which does not share the water of Tungabhadra river (TS May 2022) ( )
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Karnataka
C) Telangana
D) Tamil Nadu
*The biggest peninsular river is... (TS May 2022) ( )
A) Godavari river
B) Cauvery river
C) Krishna river
D) Penna river
*This river has twin sources. (TS March 2019) ( )
A) Brahmaputra
B) Indus
C) Ganga
D) Godavari
*'Nasbandi' means (TS June-2018) ( )
A) Family planning
B) Ban on free grazing
C) Ban on liquor
D) Ban on felling trees
*Nashabandi one of the four bans of Adarsh Gram Yojana launched in Maharashtra was (TS March 2018) ( )
A) Family planning
B) Ban on liquor
C) Ban on felling trees
D) Ban on free grazing
*This is not a tributary of River Ganga. (TS June 2017) ( )
A) Sutlej
B) Sone
C) Yamuna
D) Gandak
*One of the following belongs to internal drainage river. (TS March 2017) ( )
A) The river Luni
B) The river Narmada
C) The river Tapati
D) The river Ganga
*Reason for forming 'V' shaped valley (TS June 2016) ( )
A) River
B) Glaciers
C) Wind
D) Volcano
*The largest peninsular river is... (TS June 2015) ( )
A) Kaveri
B) Tungabhadra
C) Godavari
D) Krishna
*Hiware Bazar was selected under the Adarsh Gram Yojana by the government of (TS June 2015) ( )
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
*Which of the following is not a tributary of Indus? (TS March 2015) ( )
A) Sutlej
B) Teesta
C) Ravi
D) Chenab
*V-shaped valleys are formed by ( )
A) Glaciers
B) Oceans
C) Rivers
D) Forests
*Expand CCT. ( )
A) Continuous Counter Trenches
B) Continuous Cutting Trenches
C) Continuous Contour Trenches
D) Combined Contour Trenches
*The following is wrongly matched ( )
A) Ganga-Vindhya mountains
B) Indus-Manasarovar
C) Brahmaputra-Chemayungdung
D) Godavari-Nasik
*Most of the major Peninsular Rivers, except Narmada and Tapati, flow from ( )
A) North to South
B) West to East
C) East to west
D) South to North
*........... is the longest west flowing river. ( )
A) The Godhavari
B) Narmada
C) Tapathi
D) Damodar
*.......... crop requires more water for cultivation is ( )
A) Wheat
B) Sugarcane
C) Bajra
D) Jowar
*This state does not have Tungabhadra river basin..... ( )
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Telangana
*The river Narmada has its source at ( )
A) Satpura
B) Amarkantak
C) Brahmagiri
D) Slopes of the Western Ghats
*The mineral found in the Kudremukh mines is..... ( )
A) Iron
B) Manganese
C) Bocxite
D) Coal
*Ban on felling trees means .... ( )
A) Nasha bandi
B) Kurhad bandi
C) Nas bandi
D) Cherai bandi
*The water divide between major Peniusular rivers are the ( )
A) Eastern ghats
B) Western ghats
C) Aravalis
D) Vindyas
*Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India? ( )
A) Narmada
B) Godavari
C) Krishna
D) Mahanadi
*The river that rises at Triambak near Nasik is ( )
A) R. Godhavari
B) R. Krishna
C) The Indus
D) Mahanadi
*Wrongly matched in the follow ( )
A) Kurhad bandi - Ban on felling trees
B) Charai bandi - Shramdaan
C) Nasha Bandi - Ban on liquor
D) Nasbandi - Family planning
*This is a tributary of Ganga ( )
A) Sutlej
B) Manjeera
C) Beas
D) Ken
*Which one amongst the following rivers flows through a rift valley? ( )
A) Mahanadi
B) Krishna
C) Tungabhadra
D) Tapi
*Tungabhadra river water is shared by ( )
A) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
B) Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
C) Telangana, Karnataka, Tamilnadu
D) Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu
*The Brahmaputra is known as . in Tibet ( )
A) Padma
B) Siang
C) Tsangpo
D) Dihang
*This is not the tributary of the Ganga ( )
A) Gandak
B) Gogra
C) Yamuna
D) Cauveri
*Tsangpo is the name of the river..... ( )
A) Ganga
B) Indus
C) Brahmaputra
D) Godavari
*The following is the state which does not have Tungabhadra river basin.( )
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Telangana
*The mineral found in the Kudremukh mines is ( )
A) Iron
B) Manganese
C) Bocxite
D) Coal
*Ban on felling trees means..... ( )
A) Nasha bandi
B) Kurhad bandi
C) Nas bandi
D) Cherai bandi
*The water divide between major Peniusular rivers are the ( )
A) Eastern ghats
B) Western ghats
C) Aravalis
D) Vindyas
*The river that rises at Triambak near Nasik is ( )
A) R. Godhavari
B) R. Krishna
C) The Indus
D) Mahanadi
* ........... is not a watershed programme ( )
A) Check dams
B) Percolation tanks
C) Plantation
D) Mining
* ................is not peninsular river ( )
A) Godavari
B) Brahmaputra
C) Cauveri
D) Krishna
*Tungabhadra is a tributary of.... ( )
A) Godavari
B) Ganga
C) Mahanadi
D) Krishna
*Hiware Bazar is situated in the rain shadow side of ........ mountain ranges ( )
A) Sahyadri
B) Vindhya
C) Shiwalik
D) Aravali
*This river is also fed by melting of snow ( )
A) Krishna
B) Narmada
C) Indus
D) Cauvery
*One of the following belongs to internal drainage river. ( )
A) River Luni
B) River Narmada
C) River Tapati.
D) River Ganga
*Match the following ( )
1. Aquifers ( ) a. inflow and storage
2. Stock of water ( ) b. rainfall
3. Excess water ( ) c. drought
4. Less Water ( ) d. floods
A) 1- a, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - d
B) 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a, 4 -d
C) 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a
D) 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - c,
*Reason for forming 'V' shaped valley ( )
A) River
B) Glaciers
C) Wind
D) Volcano
*Hiware Bazar was selected under the Adarsh Gram Yojana by the government of ( )
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
*The lower portion of the catchment area of river Tungabhadra is ( )
A) Karnataka
B) Only in Andhra Pradesh
C) in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
D) in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
*The mining of manganese in sandur has ( )
A) Seriously reduced the storage capacity of Tungabhadra reservoir.
B) Increased inflow into Tungabhadra reservoir
C) Helped in the growth of aquatic life in the Tungabhadra reservoir
D) increased storage capacity of the reservoir
*This is the tributary of River Krishna ( )
A) Manair
A) Sone
C) Betwa
D) Tungabhadra
*This is a west flowing river ( )
A) Godavari
B) Mahanadi
C) Penna
D) Tapati
*The river that has a fixed course ( )
A) Ganga
B) Krishna
C) Indus
D) Brahmaputra
*Match the following ( )
I. Indus ( ) a. Devprayag
II.Ganga ( ) b. Triambak
III.Brahmaputra ( ) c. Ravi
IV. Godavari ( ) d. Tsangpo.
A) I - d, II - c, III - b, IV - a
B) I - c, II - a, III - d, IV - b
C) I - b, II - c, III - a, IV - d
D) I - c, II - a, III - b, IV - d
A) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
B) Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
C) Telangana, Karnataka, Tamilnadu
D) Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu
*The Brahmaputra is known as . in Tibet ( )
A) Padma
B) Siang
C) Tsangpo
D) Dihang
*This is not the tributary of the Ganga ( )
A) Gandak
B) Gogra
C) Yamuna
D) Cauveri
*Tsangpo is the name of the river..... ( )
A) Ganga
B) Indus
C) Brahmaputra
D) Godavari
*The following is the state which does not have Tungabhadra river basin.( )
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Telangana
*The mineral found in the Kudremukh mines is ( )
A) Iron
B) Manganese
C) Bocxite
D) Coal
*Ban on felling trees means..... ( )
A) Nasha bandi
B) Kurhad bandi
C) Nas bandi
D) Cherai bandi
*The water divide between major Peniusular rivers are the ( )
A) Eastern ghats
B) Western ghats
C) Aravalis
D) Vindyas
*The river that rises at Triambak near Nasik is ( )
A) R. Godhavari
B) R. Krishna
C) The Indus
D) Mahanadi
* ........... is not a watershed programme ( )
A) Check dams
B) Percolation tanks
C) Plantation
D) Mining
* ................is not peninsular river ( )
A) Godavari
B) Brahmaputra
C) Cauveri
D) Krishna
*Tungabhadra is a tributary of.... ( )
A) Godavari
B) Ganga
C) Mahanadi
D) Krishna
*Hiware Bazar is situated in the rain shadow side of ........ mountain ranges ( )
A) Sahyadri
B) Vindhya
C) Shiwalik
D) Aravali
*This river is also fed by melting of snow ( )
A) Krishna
B) Narmada
C) Indus
D) Cauvery
*One of the following belongs to internal drainage river. ( )
A) River Luni
B) River Narmada
C) River Tapati.
D) River Ganga
*Match the following ( )
1. Aquifers ( ) a. inflow and storage
2. Stock of water ( ) b. rainfall
3. Excess water ( ) c. drought
4. Less Water ( ) d. floods
A) 1- a, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - d
B) 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - a, 4 -d
C) 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a
D) 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - c,
*Reason for forming 'V' shaped valley ( )
A) River
B) Glaciers
C) Wind
D) Volcano
*Hiware Bazar was selected under the Adarsh Gram Yojana by the government of ( )
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
*The lower portion of the catchment area of river Tungabhadra is ( )
A) Karnataka
B) Only in Andhra Pradesh
C) in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
D) in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
*The mining of manganese in sandur has ( )
A) Seriously reduced the storage capacity of Tungabhadra reservoir.
B) Increased inflow into Tungabhadra reservoir
C) Helped in the growth of aquatic life in the Tungabhadra reservoir
D) increased storage capacity of the reservoir
*This is the tributary of River Krishna ( )
A) Manair
A) Sone
C) Betwa
D) Tungabhadra
*This is a west flowing river ( )
A) Godavari
B) Mahanadi
C) Penna
D) Tapati
*The river that has a fixed course ( )
A) Ganga
B) Krishna
C) Indus
D) Brahmaputra
*Match the following ( )
I. Indus ( ) a. Devprayag
II.Ganga ( ) b. Triambak
III.Brahmaputra ( ) c. Ravi
IV. Godavari ( ) d. Tsangpo.
A) I - d, II - c, III - b, IV - a
B) I - c, II - a, III - d, IV - b
C) I - b, II - c, III - a, IV - d
D) I - c, II - a, III - b, IV - d
