G.K Geography (Rivers,Lakes & Water Bodies) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1 :
Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards? [CDS 2008]

  1. Kosi
  2. Ghaghara
  3. Gandak
  4. Sone
  

Question 2 :
Which of the following is false?

  1. Krishna serves Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
  2. Godavari serves Madhya Pradesh
  3. Mahanadi serves Bihar and Orissa
  4. Narmada serves Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 3 :
Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula?

  1. Tapti
  2. Narmada
  3. Mahanadi
  4. Periyar
  

Question 4 :
Which of the following ports are on the west coast? 1. Marmugao 2. Cochin 3. New Mangalore 4. Paradeep

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 2 and 3
  

Question 5 :
The biggest lake in India is :

  1. Dal Lake
  2. Chilka Lake
  3. Wular Lake
  4. Sambhar Lake
  

Question 6 :
Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'?

  1. Godavari
  2. Krishna
  3. Mahanadi
  4. Cauvery
  

Question 7 :
The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a U turn in its course to flow into India. This U turn is due to [CSAT 2011]

  1. Uplift of folded Himalayan series
  2. Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
  3. Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
  4. Both (a) and (b) above
  

Question 8 :
Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers' ? [Railways 1993]

  1. U.P.
  2. Punjab
  3. Haryana
  4. Jammu and Kashmir
  

Question 9 :
Which one of the following statements in not correct? [IAS 2006]

  1. Mahanadi River rises in Chattisgarh
  2. Godavari River rises in Maharashtra
  3. Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh
  4. Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 10 :
Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?

  1. Kandla
  2. Vishakhapatnam
  3. Haldia
  4. Tuticorin
  

Question 11 :
Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? 1. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity 2. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern 3. They have very large basins

  1. I and II
  2. I and III
  3. II and III
  4. I, II and III
  

Question 12 :
River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it : [CPO SI 2003]

  1. gets flooded often causing havoc
  2. causes maximum soil erosion
  3. forms number of dangerous waterfalls
  4. is not a perennial river
  

Question 13 :
Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin? [NDA 1993]

  1. Gujarat
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 14 :
The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS 1994]

  1. Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu
  2. Karnataka to Maharashtra
  3. Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
  4. Kerala to Tamil Nadu
  

Question 15 :
Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are: [Teachers' Exam 1994]

  1. Indus
  2. Sutlej
  3. Brahmaputra
  4. All of these
  

Question 16 :
The second largest river basin in India is of the river: [CBI 1994]

  1. Brahmaputra
  2. Narmada
  3. Krishna
  4. Godavari
  

Question 17 :
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Narmada :Jabalpur 2. Godavari : Nasik 3. Mahanadi : Cuttack - Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 1 and 2
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  

Question 18 :
The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is : [IAS 2002]

  1. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
  2. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
  3. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
  4. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
  

Question 19 :
Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003]

  1. Kolkata
  2. Kochi
  3. Mumbai
  4. Vishakhapatnam
  

Question 20 :
Consider the following ports: 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam - What is the correct sequence of the above ports from north to south? [NDA 2005]

  1. 1-2-4-3
  2. 1-4-2-3
  3. 3-2-4-1
  4. 3-4-2-1
  

Question 21 :
The longest river of peninsular India is :

  1. Narmada
  2. Godavari
  3. Mahanadi
  4. Cauveri
  

Question 22 :
Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? [I. Tax - Central Excise 1993]

  1. Indrawati
  2. Son
  3. Gomati
  4. Yamuna
  

Question 23 :
The second largest basin in Peninsular India is:

  1. Cauvery Basin
  2. Godavari Basin
  3. Narmada Basin
  4. Krishna Basin
  

Question 24 :
The Himalayan rivers are:

  1. monsoon fed
  2. snow fed
  3. ephemeral
  4. seasonal
  

Question 25 :
Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Gujarat
  4. Maharashtra
  

Question 26 :
In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is : [C2003]

  1. Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada
  2. Ganga - Godavari - Brahmaputra - Narmada
  3. Brahmaputra - Narmada - Godavari - Ganga
  4. Ganga - Brahmaputra - Godavari – Narmada
  

Question 27 :
Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?

  1. Yamuna
  2. Son
  3. Gomti
  4. Sutlej
  

Question 28 :
The Naga hills form the watershed between India and: [IES 1994]

  1. China
  2. Myanmar
  3. Bhutan
  4. Bangladesh
  

Question 29 :
Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order? [IAS 2003]

  1. Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari
  2. Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari
  3. Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
  4. Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
  

Question 30 :
Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake - Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)? [CDS 2005]

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 only
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  
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