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1.

The point of confluence of river Alaknanda


and Mandakini is ...?
A). Dev prayag
B). Rudra prayag
C). Karna prayag
D). Vishnu prayag
Answer : Rudra prayag

Dev prayag – Bhagirathi and alaknanda


Karna prayag – pindar and alaknanda
Vishnu prayag – Dhauliganga and alaknanda
2. Which of the following donot fall.into
Arabian sea ?

a). Narmada
b). Sabarmati
c). Mahi
d). Krishna

■ Answer : Krishna
■ Krishna river originates from Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
and is an east flowing river flows through Maharashtra ->
karnataka -> Andhra Pradesh -> Bay of bengal
■ Nagarjun sagar dam and alamatti dam
3. Which of the following is left bank tributary of
Mahanadi river ...?

A. Jonk
B. Ong
C. Tel
D). Hardeo

■ Answer : Hardeo
■ Jonk, ong, tel are right tributaries of Mahanadi
■ Mahanadi river originates from Raipur (Chattisgarh) and falls
into bay of bengal
4. Dhanbad is coal capital of India which is
situated along which river ...?

A. Hooghly
B. Damodar
C. Mahanada
D. Hardeo

■ Answer : Damodar
■ Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states
of Jharkhand and West Bengal
5. Which is the major river of Madhya Pradesh
....?
A. Krishna
B. Godavri
C. Narmada
D. Kauveri

■ Answer : Narmada (Also k/as Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh)


■ Narmada river originates from Amarkantak plateau (MP) flows
through Madhya Pradesh -> Maharashtra -> Gujarat -> Arabian
sea
6. Which of the following is a trans
Himalayan river ?
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Sutlej
D. Ravi

■ Answer : Sutlej
■ Three of major trans Himalayan rivers are Indus, Brahmaputra
and Sutlej
7. Which of the following is not a tributary of
Ganga ?

A. Son
B. Gomti
C. Indrawati
D. Yamuna

■ Answer : Indrawati
■ Indrawati is a stream of river Godavari
Gomati – left bank tributary of Ganga
Son and Yamuna – Right tributary of Ganga
8. The largest Delta in the world is ?
A. Amazon basin
B. Sunderban delta
C. Greenland
D. Ganga basin

■ Answer : Sunderban delta


■ Formed by Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna river in
Bay of Bengal.
■ Named after the name of Sundari trees found there.
9. Which river is also known as Dakshin
Ganga...?

A. Krishna
B. Narmada
C. Godavri
D. Mahanadi

■ Answer : Godavri
■ Being longest Peninsular river of India originates from
Trimbhkeshwar, Nasik (Maharashtra)
10. Which two rivers originates at Amarkantak ?

A. Tapi, Narmada
B. Narmada, son
C. Son, Betwa
D. Chambal, betwa

■ Answer : Narmada and son


■ Tapi (origin betul (Madhya Pradesh)
■ Chambal and betwa ( origin vindhya range and tributaries of
Yamuna river)
11. Which River is called as Lion’s Mouth ?

A. Brahmaputra
B. Indus
C. Ravi
D. Ganga

■ Answer : Indus
■ Indus river originates from Mansrovar lake (Tibet)
■ Also called sengee khabab in Tibet
12. On which river bank Statue of Unity is
built ..?

A. Narmada
B. Godavri
C. Indus
D. Sabarmati
■ Answer : Narmada
■ Located in Gujarat – world’s tallest statue (182 metres)
■ Statue of Sardar vallabh bhai patel (First deputy prime minister
and home minister of independent India )
13. Which is the longest tributary in India ?
A. Mahananda
B. Gandak
C. Yamuna
D. Kosi

■ Answer : Yamuna
■ Yamuna is second longest tributary of ganga and longest
tributary of India originates from Yamunotri glacier
(Uttarakhand)
■ Largest tributary of Ganga 🤔 (Ghaghra river)
14. On which river is the world’s biggest
riverine island “Majuli” Located ...?
A. Ganga
B. Teesta
C. Brahmputra
D. Krishna

■ Answer : Brahmaputra
15. On Which of the following Hirakud multi-
purpose river valley project located ?

A. Rihand
B. Tungabhadra
C. Mahanadi
D. Damodar
Answer : Mahanadi
16. The Brahmaputra river in Tibet is also
known as ?
A. Matsang
B. Tsang po
C. Sun
D. Hieun

■ Answer : Tsangpo
17. Pakal dul hydroelectric project is
proposed on which of the following rivers...?
A. Tawi
B. Indus
C. Marusadar
D. None
■ Answer : Marusadar
■ The Pakal Dul Dam is an under construction concrete-face rock-fill
dam on the Marusadar River, a tributary of the Chenab River, in
Kishtwar district of the Indian Jammu and Kashmir. The primary
purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation
18. Shimsha, hemawati and Arkavati are
tributaries of which of the following rivers ?
A. Tapti
B. Tungabhadra
C. Cauvery
D. Krishna
■ Answer : cauvery
■ Shimsha and Arkavati (Karnataka) and Hemavati (Tamilnadu) are
the tributaries of Cauvery river.
19. Which of the following states has built
famous Gandhi sagar dam across Chambal river
...?
A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
■ Answer : Madhya Pradesh
■ The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on
India’s Chambal River. The dam is located in the Mandsaur,
Neemuch districts of the state of Madhya Pradesh
20. Sindhu darshan festival is celebrated
on which of the following banks of the river
?
A. Brahmaputra
B. Indus
C. Ravi
D. Jhelum
■ Answer : Indus
■ This festival is celebrated every year on guru purnima on
the banks of Indus river at Leh (UT of ladakh)
21.Which of the following river originates from
verinag stream in J&K ?

A. Indus
B Sutlej
C. Jhelum
D. Ravi
■ Answer : Jhelum
■ Also known by the names Vitasta, hydaspes and Wihat
■ Kishanganga , lidar and Neelum river (largest tributary)
■ Meets chenab at Trimmu (Pakistan)
22. Krishanraj sagar dam is built across
which of the following rivers ?
A. Kaveri
B. Ganga
C. Chambal
D. Narmada
■ Answer : kaveri
Kaveri river originates from Kaveripattnam (Karnataka)
This dam is joint Vincture of Karnataka, tamil Nadu and Kerala.
23. Lohit, Tista and Subansiri are
tributaries of which of the following rivers ?

A. Ganga
B. Narmada
C. Yamuna
D. Brahmputra

■ Answer : Brahmaputra
■ This river originates from Tumcho khambhat glacier in
Mansrovar lake Tibet
■ Called Dihang in Arunachal, Jamuna in Bangladesh
24. Which of the following rivers is also
known as London of East ?

A. Hughli
B. Tapti
C. Tista
D. Son

■ Answer : Hughli (KOLKATA)


25. Which of the given rivers also known as
“Sorrow of Bihar”?
A. Kosi
B. Gandak
C. Brahmputra
D. Gomti

■ Answer . Kosi
■ Originates from India – Nepal bolder and called s Sorrow of Bihar
26. On which river the reservoir for
Indira Gandhi canal has been built ?
A. Ravi
B. Beas
C. Sutlej
D. Indus

■ Answer : Sutlej
■ Longest canal of India
■ Previously known as Rajasthan canal
27. In the end of Mountainous journey at
Attock, Indus river is joined with which river
in Afghanistan ?

A. Amu darya
B. Kabul river
C. Helmand river
D. None of these

■ ANSWER : Kabul river


28. Which river is also known as River
of Lahore ?
A. Sutlej
B. Ravi
C. Jhelum
D. Chenab
Answer . Ravi
29.The Bakhra Nangal multipurpose project
is a joint venture of
A. Punjab and Haryana only
B Punjab, J&K and Himachal
C Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
D.Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
■ Answer : Option C
■ Built on Sutlej river
30. Which is the highest waterfall of India ?

A. Jog
B. Sivasundram
C Hogenakal
D. Kunchikal

■ Answer : Mention in comment section ??????


Located in Shimoga distt of Karnataka (455 m)
Varahi river

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