GK Questions on Rivers of India for Class 2

Answer the following questions:

1. Which river is infamous as the Sorrow of Bengal?

a. Damodar River
b. Ganga River
c. Hooghly River
d. Haldi River

2. Which river is also known as Dakshin Ganga?

a. Krishna
b. Cauvery
c. Godavari
d. Mahanadi

3. ______ is known as the Sorrow of Bihar.

a. Son River
b. Gandaki River
c. Bagmati River
d. Koshi River

4. Which river in India crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice?

a. Tapi River
b. Jhelum river
c. Krishna River
d. Mahi River
5. Which river has the largest basin in India?

a. Narmada
b. Kaveri
c. Indus
d. Ganga

6. Which river in India is called the Salt River?

a. Luni
b. Sutlej
c. Manas
d. Mahi

7. Which is the longest river in India?

a. Brahmaputra
b. Indus
c. Ganga
d. Yamuna

8. What are the two headstreams of Ganga?

a. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

b. Bhagirathi and Yamunotri
c. Yamunotri and Mansarovar
d. Alaknanda and Mansarovar

9. Which of the following rivers flows through the rift valley in India?

a. Narmada
b. Brahmaputra
c. Yamuna
d. Jhelum

10. ________ is the place where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi join and take the name Ganga.
 a. Haridwar
b. Devprayag
c. Allahabad
d. Rishikesh

11. Which of the following is a habitat for freshwater dolphins?

a. Luni
b. Brahmaputra
c. Sabarmati
d. Ganga

12. The _______ river originates from Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.

a. Narmada
b. Mahi
c. Tapti
d. Godavari
Answers:

1. (a) Damodar 2. (c) Godavari 3. (d) Koshi 4. (d) Mahi River

River River

5. (d) Ganga 6. (a) Luni 7. (c) Ganga 8. (a) Bhagirathi and

Alaknanda

9. (a) Narmada 10. (b) 11. (d) Ganga 12. (a) Narmada
Devprayag