WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2023
Q. Which is the longest dam in India?
(A) Hirakud dam
(B) Bhakra Nangal dam
(C) Nagarjuna Sagar dam
(D) Sardar Sarovar dam
Correct Answer: (A) Hirakud dam.
Q. Which is the largest brackish water lake in India?
(A) Chilika Lake
(B) Pulicat Lake
(C) Vembanad Lake
(D) Loktak Lake
Correct Answer: (A) Chilika Lake.
Q. Which river crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice?
(A) Mahi
(B) Mahananda
(C) Narmada
(D) Chambal
Correct Answer: (A) Mahi.
Q. Which of the following groups is not correct?
(A) Madhya Pradesh – Ram Ganga Multipurpose Project
(B) Shivasamudram Project – Karnataka
(C) Hirakud Project – Odisha
(D) Nagarjuna Sagar Project – Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (A) Madhya Pradesh – Ram Ganga Multipurpose Project.
Q. Which is the source of the Son river?
(A) Maikal hills
(B) Amarkantak hills
(C) Kaimur hills
(D) Rajmahal hills
Correct Answer: (B) Amarkantak hills.
Q. Kolleru lake is situated in –
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
Correct Answer: (A) Andhra Pradesh.
Q. Which river is the main source of water for the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Cauvery
(D) Tungabhadra
Correct Answer: (A) Krishna.
Q. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
(A) Wular Lake
(B) Loktak Lake
(C) Dal Lake
(D) Naini Lake
Correct Answer: (A) Wular Lake.
Q. Which of the following rivers does not make a delta?
(A) Tapi
(B) Cauvery
(C) Godavari
(D) Krishna
Correct Answer: (A) Tapi.
Q. The Jog Falls are situated on which river?
(A) Tapi river
(B) Saravathi river
(C) Cauvery river
(D) Bhima river
Correct Answer: (B) Saravathi river.
Q. Raka is the tributary of –
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Ganga
(D) Krishna
Correct Answer: (A) Brahmaputra.
Q. Which river flows through the Valley of Kashmir?
(A) Chenab
(B) Ravi
(C) Sutlej
(D) Jhelum
Correct Answer: (D) Jhelum.
Q. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
(A) Luni
(B) Chambal
(C) Son
(D) Tapi
Correct Answer: (D) Tapi.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2022
Q. Which of the following systems irrigates the largest percentage of net cropped area in India?
(A) Canals
(B) Tanks
(C) Wells and tube-wells
(D) River lift
Correct Answer: (C) Wells and tube-wells.
Q. Which is the largest river system in the peninsular India?
(A) Godavari
(B) Narmada
(C) Cauvery
(D) Mahanadi
Correct Answer: (A) Godavari.
Q. Which of the following is the longest west flowing river in India?
(A) Tapi
(B) Luni
(C) Narmada
(D) Bhagirathi
Correct Answer: (C) Narmada.
Q. The Godavari River originates from –
(A) Amarkantak
(B) Nilgiri
(C) Siwara
(D) Trimbak
Correct Answer: (D) Trimbak.
Q. Name the longest dam in India.
(A) Bhakra Nangal
(B) Rihand
(C) Hirakud
(D) Nagarjuna Sagar
Correct Answer: (C) Hirakud.
Q. The Barakar river is a tributary of –
(A) The Mahanadi
(B) The Ganga
(C) The Damodar
(D) The Ajay
Correct Answer: (C) The Damodar.
Q. The Nagarjunsagar Multipurpose Project is located in –
(A) partly Telengana and partly Andhra Pradesh
(B) partly Tamil Nadu and partly Andhra Pradesh
(C) partly Karnataka and partly Tamil Nadu
(D) partly Kerala and partly Karnataka
Correct Answer: (A) partly Telengana and partly Andhra Pradesh.
Q. Majuli, the largest riverine island is situated in which of the following rivers?
(A) The Brahmaputra
(B) The Ganga
(C) The Cauvery
(D) The Mahanadi
Correct Answer: (A) The Brahmaputra.
Q. In which of the following rivers the Sardar Sarovar hydro-electrical project is located?
(A) The Sutlej
(B) The Bhagirathi
(C) The Narmada
(D) The Rihand
Correct Answer: (C) The Narmada.
Q. The river to form a boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh is –
(A) Yamuna
(B) Gomti
(C) Ken
(D) Chambal
Correct Answer: (D) Chambal.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2021
Q. Which state has the maximum number of rivers?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Punjab
Correct Answer: (A) Uttar Pradesh.
Q. The river mentioned most frequently in the Rig Vedic hymns was –
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Sutlej (Satadru)
(D) Saraswati
Correct Answer: (D) Saraswati.
Q. ‘Subansari’ is the tributary of –
(A) Brahmaputra river
(B) Godavari river
(C) Ganga river
(D) Gharghara river
Correct Answer: (A) Brahmaputra river.
Q. Which of the following cities is situated on the mouth of river Tapti?
(A) Ankleshwar
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Vadodara
(D) Surat
Correct Answer: (D) Surat.
Q. Where do the Bhagirathi and the Alakananda meet?
(A) Devaprayag
(B) Rudraprayag
(C) Haridwar
(D) Karnaprayag
Correct Answer: (A) Devaprayag.
Q. What type of river is the Indus?
(A) Consequent
(B) Antecedent
(C) Obsequent
(D) Subsequent
Correct Answer: (B) Antecedent.
Q. River Beas flows through the states of –
(A) Rajasthan, Punjab
(B) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
(C) Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
(D) Haryana, Rajasthan
Correct Answer: (B) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh.
Q. The idea of the National Water Grid (River Linking Project) was advocated by –
(A) K. L. Rao
(B) Narashima Rao
(C) Atal Behari Bajpayee
(D) Narendra Modi
Correct Answer: (A) K. L. Rao.
Q. Which is the largest lake in India?
(A) Loktak
(B) Wular
(C) Vembanad
(D) Chilka
Correct Answer: (B) Wular.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2020
Q. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Brahmaputra?
(A) Kameng
(B) Kopoli
(C) Seonath
(D) Dhansiri
Correct Answer: (C) Seonath.
Q. Which one of the following statements is not true?
(A) Ghaggar’s water is utilized in the Indira Gandhi Canal.
(B) Narmada raised from Amarkantak region.
(C) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjira river.
(D) Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari.
Correct Answer: (A) Ghaggar’s water is utilized in the Indira Gandhi Canal.
Q. Through which of the following States Chambal river does not flow?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat
Correct Answer: (D) Gujarat.
Q. Which river forms the famous Gersoppa falls?
(A) Cauvery
(B) Sharavati
(C) Narmada
(D) Godavari
Correct Answer: (B) Sharavati.
Q. The Jhelum has its source from –
(A) Mount Kailash
(B) Rohtang
(C) Verinag
(D) Kulu
Correct Answer: (C) Verinag.
Q. Which of the following rivers is older than the Himalayas?
(A) Beas
(B) Sutlej
(C) Teesta
(D) Kosi
Correct Answer: (B) Sutlej.
Q. Consider the following Canals of India with their connecting states:
- Munak Canal – Haryana and Delhi
- Indira Gandhi Canal – Punjab and Rajasthan
- Buckingham Canal – Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- Narmada Canal – Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
Which of the above are correctly matched?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Q. The Grand Anicut Canal is located in –
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
Correct Answer: (B) Tamil Nadu.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2019
Q. The Indus originates from the glaciers of ______ range.
(A) Pir Panjal
(B) Kailash
(C) Zaskar
(D) Saltora
Correct Answer: (B) Kailash.
Q. Mandakini and Alakananada meet at ______.
(A) Rudra Prayag
(B) Karan Prayag
(C) Allahabad
(D) Deva Prayag
Correct Answer: (A) Rudra Prayag.
Q. ______ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.
(A) Tapi
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Narmada
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) Narmada.
Q. According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is ______.
(A) Jhelum
(B) Ravi
(C) Chenab
(D) Indus
Correct Answer: (B) Ravi.
Q. Ganga is an example of ______ river.
(A) Consequent
(B) Subsequent
(C) Antecedent
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) Antecedent.
Q. ______ is the source of river Chambal.
(A) Malwa plateau
(B) Aravalli range
(C) Vindhyan range
(D) Satpura range
Correct Answer: (A) Malwa plateau.
Q. Chilka is an example of ______ lake.
(A) Crater
(B) Lagoon
(C) Glacial
(D) Aeolian
Correct Answer: (B) Lagoon.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2018
Q. The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by –
(A) Sugarcane
(B) Rice
(C) Cotton
(D) Wheat
Correct Answer: (D) Wheat.
Q. The river which is used for inland waterways in India is –
(A) Ganga
(B) Cauveri
(C) Mahi
(D) Luni
Correct Answer: (A) Ganga.
Q. Srinagar is located on the bank of the river –
(A) Indus
(B) Jhelum
(C) Chenul
(D) Ravi
Correct Answer: (B) Jhelum.
Q. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river –
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Tapti
(C) Krishna
(D) Godavari
Correct Answer: (D) Godavari.
Q. An important river of the Indian desert is –
(A) Luni
(B) Narmada
(C) Krishna
(D) Beas
Correct Answer: (A) Luni.
Q. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river –
(A) Ravi
(B) Tapti
(C) Beas
(D) Don
Correct Answer: (C) Beas.
Q. Which river is under dispute involving Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat?
(A) Krishna
(B) Narmada
(C) Koyna
(D) Tapti
Correct Answer: (B) Narmada.
Q. The first multipurpose project of independent India is –
(A) Bhakra-Nangal
(B) Damodar
(C) Hirakud
(D) Nagarjuna sagar
Correct Answer: (B) Damodar.
Q. The river which joins Ganga from Southern side is –
(A) Betwa
(B) Chambal
(C) Son
(D) Ken
Correct Answer: (C) Son.
Q. Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built?
(A) On river Sutlej
(B) On river Chambal
(C) On river Narmada
(D) On river Gandak
Correct Answer: (B) On river Chambal.
Q. The famous Lagoon lake of India is –
(A) Dal Lake
(B) Chilka Lake
(C) Pullicat Lake
(D) Manas Sarover
Correct Answer: (B) Chilka Lake.
Q. Which one of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
(A) Godavari
(B) Narmada
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi
Correct Answer: (B) Narmada.
Q. ‘Meghna’ is the combined stream of which two rivers?
(A) Ganga and Yamuna
(B) Ganga and Gomti
(C) Ganga and Son
(D) Ganga and Brahmaputra
Correct Answer: (D) Ganga and Brahmaputra.
Q. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is –
(A) Gomati
(B) Chambal
(C) Damodar
(D) Kosi
Correct Answer: (D) Kosi.
Q. Surat is situated on the banks of the river –
(A) Tapti
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Bhima
(D) Godavari
Correct Answer: (A) Tapti.
Q. Which of the following rivers has its source outside India?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Beas
(C) Ravi
(D) Jhelum
Correct Answer: (A) Brahmaputra.
Q. River Indus originates from –
(A) Hindukush range
(B) Himalayan range
(C) Karakoram range
(D) Kailash range
Correct Answer: (D) Kailash range.
Q. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is –
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Teesta
Correct Answer: (B) Brahmaputra.
Q. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as –
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Devaprayag
(C) Haridwar
(D) Kedarnath
Correct Answer: (B) Devaprayag.
Q. What is the longest Irrigation Canal in India called?
(A) Yamuna Canal
(B) Sirhand Canal
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) Upper Bari Doal Canal
Correct Answer: (C) Indira Gandhi Canal.
Q. Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) West Bengal
(D) Rajasthan
Correct Answer: (A) Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers?
(A) Alaknanda
(B) Bhagirathi
(C) Gandak
(D) Ghaghra
Correct Answer: (B) Bhagirathi.
Q. In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Sikkim
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: (D) Uttar Pradesh.
Q. On which river has the Hirakud dam been built?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Cauvery
(D) Periyar
Correct Answer: (A) Mahanadi.
Q. Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/Ganga?
(A) Ghagra
(B) Gomti
(C) Kosi
(D) Betwa
Correct Answer: (D) Betwa.
Q. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(A) Krishna
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Godavari
(D) Narmada
Correct Answer: (D) Narmada.
Q. Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
(A) Narmada river
(B) Son river
(C) Betwa river
(D) Godavari river
Correct Answer: (A) Narmada river.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2017
Q. The largest river system of the Peninsular India is –
(A) the Krishna
(B) the Godavari
(C) the Mahanadi
(D) the Narmada
Correct Answer: (B) the Godavari.
Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the tributary rivers of the Indus from north to south direction?
(A) Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj
(B) Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi
(C) Ravi, Satluj, Chenab, Jhelum
(D) Satluj, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab
Correct Answer: (A) Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj.
Q. Which one of the following rivers has the highest run-off?
(A) The Ganga
(B) The Brahmaputra
(C) The Indus
(D) The Narmada
Correct Answer: (B) The Brahmaputra.
Q. Which one of the following rivers had shifted its course frequently?
(A) The Brahmaputra
(B) The Ganga
(C) The Teesta
(D) The Koshi
Correct Answer: (D) The Koshi.
Q. Which one of the following is a right-bank tributary of the river Ganga?
(A) The Jamuna
(B) The Gandak
(C) The Kali
(D) The Tista
Correct Answer: (A) The Jamuna.
Q. Which one of the following rivers is not connected with the proposed Ganga-Cauvery link canal?
(A) Sone
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Narmada
(D) Pennar
Correct Answer: (C) Narmada.
Q. Tank irrigation is more prevalent in –
(A) the Peninsular India
(B) the Brahmaputra valley
(C) the Thar desert region
(D) the lower Ganga plains
Correct Answer: (A) the Peninsular India.
Q. The famous Gersoppa Falls is located on the river –
(A) Godavari
(B) Sharavati
(C) Narmada
(D) Cauvery
Correct Answer: (B) Sharavati.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2016
Q. Luni drains –
(A) in Gangetic delta
(B) in Godavari delta
(C) in Gulf of Kuchch
(D) in Gulf of Khambhat
Correct Answer: (C) in Gulf of Kuchch.
Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(A) Srinagar : Jhelum
(B) Lucknow : Gomati
(C) Tiruchirapalli : Periyar
(D) Panji : Manduli
Correct Answer: (C) Tiruchirapalli : Periyar.
Q. The river which is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’ is –
(A) Krishna
(B) Kaveri
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
Correct Answer: (C) Godavari.
Q. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Krishna?
(A) Tungabhadra
(B) Penner
(C) Bhima
(D) Sina
Correct Answer: (B) Penner.
Q. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Godavari?
(A) Wardha
(B) Wainganga
(C) Manjra
(D) Tel
Correct Answer: (D) Tel.
Q. Which one of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Kaveri
(D) Tapti
Correct Answer: (D) Tapti.
Q. River Kaveri flows through the state of –
(A) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
(C) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (B) Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
Q. The two branches of Ganga, Bhagirathi and Alakananda join at –
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Haridwar
(C) Devprayag
(D) Sonprayag
Correct Answer: (C) Devprayag.
Q. The river which originates from Mansarovar Lake is –
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej
Correct Answer: (D) Sutlej.
Q. Bhakkhra-Nangal is a combined project of:
(A) Haryana—Punjab—Rajasthan
(B) Haryana—Punjab—Delhi
(C) Himachal—Haryana—Punjab
(D) Punjab—Delhi—Rajasthan
Correct Answer: (A) Haryana—Punjab—Rajasthan.
Q. Indus and Brahmaputra rivers are examples of –
(A) Subsequent drainage
(B) Super-imposed drainage
(C) Consequent drainage
(D) Antecedent drainage
Correct Answer: (D) Antecedent drainage.
Q. Which one is wrongly matched?
(A) Ahmedabad—Sabarmati
(B) Hyderabad—Krishna
(C) Kota—Chambal
(D) Nasik—Godavari
Correct Answer: (B) Hyderabad—Krishna.
Q. Which of the following rivers is flowing through a rift valley?
(A) Godavari
(B) Tapti
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri
Correct Answer: (B) Tapti.
Q. Majuli island is formed by which river?
(A) Godavari
(B) Cauvery
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Krishna
Correct Answer: (C) Brahmaputra.
Q. Which one of the following rivers is not trans-Himalayan?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Ganga
Correct Answer: (D) Ganga.
Q. Which one of the following Himalayan rivers is not an antecedent stream?
(A) Indus
(B) Sutlej
(C) Kali
(D) Brahmaputra
Correct Answer: (C) Kali.
Q. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Ganga?
(A) Gandak
(B) Gomati
(C) Kosi
(D) Ghaggar
Correct Answer: (D) Ghaggar.
Q. Which is the largest Salt water lake in India?
(A) Lonar Lake
(B) Pulicat Lake
(C) Chilka Lake
(D) Wular Lake
Correct Answer: (C) Chilka Lake.
Q. In which region of India tank irrigation is most popular?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: (D) Tamil Nadu.
Q. Which one is wrongly matched?
(A) Nagarjuna Sagar Project—Krishna
(B) Hirakund—Mahanadi
(C) Bhakra Nangal—Sutlej
(D) Ukai—Chambal
Correct Answer: (D) Ukai—Chambal.
Q. River Brahmaputra flows through –
(A) Tibet, Bangladesh, India
(B) India, China, Bangladesh, Tibet
(C) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sikkim
(D) Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bhutan
Correct Answer: (A) Tibet, Bangladesh, India.
Q. The highest dam in India is –
(A) Tehri dam
(B) Bhakra Nangal dam
(C) Hirakud dam
(D) Nagarjuna Sagar dam
Correct Answer: (A) Tehri dam.
Q. In which state the highest waterfall is located in India?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Assam
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
Correct Answer: (A) Karnataka.
Q. Marble Falls is found in –
(A) Cauvery river
(B) Sharaswati river
(C) Narmada river
(D) Godavari river
Correct Answer: (C) Narmada river.
Q. The two branches of the Ganga include:
(A) Bhagirathi and Yamuna
(B) Bhagirathi and Alkananda
(C) Mandakini and Yamuna
(D) Mandakini and Son-Ganga
Correct Answer: (B) Bhagirathi and Alkananda.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2015
Q. Which river has been harnessed under the Hirakud multi-purpose Project?
(A) Godavari
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Narmada
(D) Krishna
Correct Answer: (B) Mahanadi.
Q. Which state in India has the largest proportion of its net irrigated area under well irrigation?
(A) Hariyana
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) West Bengal
Correct Answer: (A) Hariyana.
Q. The highest water-fall in India is –
(A) Hogenakal
(B) Jog
(C) Sivasundaram
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) Jog.
Q. Wular Lake of Kashmir is –
(A) Ox-bow Lake
(B) Lake formed by tectonic activity
(C) Lake formed by terminal morainic dam
(D) Lake formed by continuous deposition of silt
Correct Answer: (B) Lake formed by tectonic activity.
Q. Which one of the following places is located at the confluence of Alakananda & Bhagirathi?
(A) Vishnuprayag
(B) Devaprayag
(C) Rudraprayag
(D) Karnaprayag
Correct Answer: (B) Devaprayag.
Q. The Amarkantak Hill is the source of two Rivers flowing in two different directions (West and East). They are –
(A) Narmada and Tapi
(B) Narmada and Mahanadi
(C) Tapi and Betwa
(D) Tapi and Son
Correct Answer: (B) Narmada and Mahanadi.
Q. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
(A) Kosi : Consequent River
(B) Narmada : Rift Valley River
(C) Sultej : Antecedent River
(D) Ghagghar : River with interior drainage
Correct Answer: (A) Kosi : Consequent River.
Q. The Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers are examples of:
(A) Subsequent Drainage
(B) Superimposed Drainage
(C) Consequent Drainage
(D) Antecedent Drainage
Correct Answer: (D) Antecedent Drainage.
WBCS Mains Indian Geography Drainage System Questions 2014
Q. Sind Sagar Doab is located between the rivers –
(A) Chenab and Jhelum
(B) Ravi and Chenab
(C) Beas and Sutluj
(D) Jhelum-Chenab and Indus
Correct Answer: (D) Jhelum-Chenab and Indus.
Q. Jog Falls is associated with river –
(A) Godavari
(B) Saraswati
(C) Sharavati
(D) Ganga
Correct Answer: (C) Sharavati.
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