Rivers and Water Resources CDS Questions

Rivers and Water Resources MCQ Questions

7.
The river brahmaputra is known as ___________ as it enters arunachal pradesh
A.
dibang
B.
dihang
C.
subansiri
D.
dhansiri
ANSWER :
B. dihang
8.
The satpura range is situated between two west flowing rivers they are _________
A.
narmada and luni
B.
narmada and tapti
C.
tapi and mahi
D.
mahi and luni
ANSWER :
B. narmada and tapti
9.
Which one of the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area , in the descending order ___________
A.
ganga,indus, brahmaputra, godavari
B.
indus, ganga, brahmaputra, godavari
C.
brahmaputra ,indus,ganga godavari
D.
indus ,ganga , godavari ,brahmaputra
ANSWER :
C. brahmaputra ,indus,ganga godavari
10.
Which of the following rivers is known as vridha ganga ________
A.
godavari
B.
krishna
C.
mahanadi
D.
cauvery
ANSWER :
A. godavari
11.
Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank__________
A.
surat
B.
agra
C.
cuttack
D.
mysore
ANSWER :
D. mysore
12.
Amravati, bhavani, hemavati and kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers____________
A.
mahanadi
B.
godavari
C.
cauvery
D.
krishna
ANSWER :
C. cauvery