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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 61 :
Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found: [IAS 1991]

  1. around the Gulf of Cambay
  2. around the Konkan coast
  3. off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
  4. around the Palk strait
  

Question 62 :
Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?

  1. Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore
  2. Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
  3. Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore
  4. Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
  

Question 63 :
Wular lake of Kashmir is a : [IAS 2003]

  1. Ox- bow lake
  2. Lake formed by blocking of ice
  3. Lake formed by terminal morainic dam
  4. Lake formed by deposition of silt
  

Question 64 :
Which one of the following is a north flowing river?

  1. Cauvery
  2. Narmada
  3. Chambal
  4. Brahmaputra
  

Question 65 :
Which of the following rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat ? [CDS 1993]

  1. Sabarmati
  2. Godavari
  3. Mahi
  4. Tapti
  

Question 66 :
By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?

  1. Padma
  2. Bhagirathi
  3. Rupnarayan
  4. Nubra
  

Question 67 :
The Tibetan river 'Tsangpo' enters India through the State of: [NDA 2004]

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Assam
  3. Manipur
  4. Nagaland
  

Question 68 :
The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states? [Bank PO 1994]

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Karnataka
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 69 :
Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India?

  1. Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi
  2. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavari
  3. Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Yamuna
  4. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi
  

Question 70 :
Consider the following seaports: 1. Chenna 2. Machilipattina 3. Nagapattina 4. Tuticorin - The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is : [CDS 2000]

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

Question 71 :
Among the following rivers, which one is the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008]

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

Question 72 :
Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga? [BPSC 2011]

  1. Fatehpur
  2. Bhagalpur
  3. Uttarkashi
  4. Kanpur
  

Question 73 :
Hinterland' refers to:

  1. continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
  2. natural harbour used for international trade
  3. land region extending from a sea port
  4. abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
  

Question 74 :
The second largest basin in Peninsular India is:

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

Question 75 :
What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in

  1. Godavari - Mahanadi - Narrnada - Tapi
  2. Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
  3. Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi
  4. Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi
  

Question 76 :
Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?

  1. Cochin
  2. New Mangalore
  3. Mumbai
  4. Vishakhapatnam
  

Question 77 :
Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges? [NDA 2008]

  1. Narmada
  2. Son
  3. Mahe
  4. Netravati
  

Question 78 :
Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because:

  1. of the high gradient
  2. they are too slow
  3. they are not perennial
  4. there is no vegetation
  

Question 79 :
Which of the following is the longest river in India? [LIC 1994]

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

Question 80 :
Shyok is a tributary of:

  1. Brahmaputra
  2. Indus
  3. Chenab
  4. Sutlej
  

Question 81 :
Arrange the following rivers from South to North: [CPO SI 2002] 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Mahanadi

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

Question 82 :
The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of [IAS 2009]

  1. Punjab and Haryana only
  2. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only
  3. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
  4. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
  

Question 83 :
Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008]

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

Question 84 :
Which one of the following statements is correct? [NDA 2003]

  1. India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
  2. Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
  3. Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
  4. India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
  

Question 85 :
From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India? [IAS 2006]

  1. Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Sutlej
  2. Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej
  3. Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti
  4. Zaskar - Sutlej - Shyok – Spiti
  

Question 86 :
Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?

  1. Cauvery
  2. Narmada
  3. Kosi
  4. Godavari
  
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