DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BANGALORE NORTH

ACADEMIC SESSION 2022-2023

WORKSHEET DRAINAGE

CLASS: IX DURATION: 35m

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE MAX MARKS: 15

1.Which one of the following statements about the river Narmada is not true?

(a) It flows through a rift valley

(b) It flows through a gorge near Jabalpur
(c) It plunges over steep rocks at the Dhuadhar falls
(d) Its tributaries are Tungabhadra and Musi

2. This place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga River system?

(a) Ambala (b) Nainital (c) Haridwar (d) Allahabad

3. Name the second longest river of Peninsular India?

(a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Kaveri (d) Mahanadi

4. Which of the following river is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga”?

(a) The Godavari (b) The Narmada (c) The Krishna (d) The Kaveri

5. What is the famous lake of Srinagar in Kashmir called?

(a) Sambhar (b) Bhimtal (c) Chilika (d) Dal

6.These lakes are formed due to river action-

(a) Saltwater lakes (b) Glacial lakes (c) Oxbow lakes (d) Lagoons

7. Which of the following affects the self-cleansing capacity of the river?

(a) Aquatic organisms (b) Drawing of water for irrigation

(c) Hydroelectricity generation (d) Pollution

8. Identify a southern tributary of the Ganga.

(a) Ghaggar (b) Son (c) Gomti (d) Gandak

9. The two states through which the river Kaveri passes are-

(a) Kerala and Karnataka

(b) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

 (d) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

10. The River Mahanadi rises from which one of the following states?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Jharkhand (d) West Bengal

11. Which of the following waterfalls is made by the river Kaveri and is the second biggest Waterfall
in India?

(a) Jog (b) Sivasamudram (c) Dhuadhar (d) Hundru

12, Which one of the following freshwater lakes is the largest?

(a) Wular (b) Loktak (c) Nainital (d) Dal

13. Lakes are of great value to human beings. Which of the following statements about lakes given
below is incorrect?

(a) Helps to regulate the flow of rivers

(b) It results in flooding

(c) Can be used for developing hydel power

(d) Enhances natural beauty

14 The world's largest drainage basin is of the

(a) Nile river (b) Ganga River (c) Hwang Ho River (d) Amazon River

15. Which one of the following peninsular river of India flows west and makes estuaries?

(a) The Krishna (b) The Mahanadi (c) The Godavari (d) The Tapi