Which of the following south Indian rivers has the largest basin?
A. Godavari
B. Krishna
C. Cauvery
D. Mahanadi
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Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
A. Luni
B. Chambal
C. Son
D. Tapi
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The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________
A. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
B. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
C. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
D. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
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The youngest rivers in India originate from
A. Eastern Ghats
B. Western Ghats
C. Himalayas
D. Deccan Plateau
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Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers' ?
A. U.P.
B. Punjab
C. Haryana
D. Jammu and Kashmir
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Majuli, the World's largest river Island is located in which state?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Assam
C. Tripura
D. Mizoram
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Which of the following river does not relate with Punjab?
A. Sutlej
B. Ravi
C. Beas
D. Tapti
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Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
A. Ganga
B. Godavari
C. Krishna
D. Cauvery
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Which of the following river flow from south to north direction?
A. Krishna
B. Cauvery
C. Son
D. Godavari
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The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ________ in the ________ district of Andhra Pradesh.
A. Godavari, West Godavari
B. Mahanadi, Krishna
C. Krishna, Nalgonda
D. Tungabhadra, East Godavari
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The second largest river system in India, next to the Ganga system, is that of ________.
A. Godavari
B. Krishna
C. Brahmani
D. Baitarni
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?
A. Seasonal flow
B. Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
C. Flow through shallow valleys
D. Little erosional activity
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Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into
A. Indus
B. Godavari
C. Ganga
D. Brahmaputra
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The Indira Gandhi canal gets water from which river
A. Sutlej and Beas
B. Ravi and Beas
C. Ravi and Chenab
D. Beas only
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Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
A. Ganga
B. Sutlej
C. Cauvery
D. Brahmaputra
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The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
A. Gomati
B. Chambal
C. Damodar
D. Kosi
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Which of the following river is famous for changing its path?
A. Narmada
B. Kosi
C. Brahmaputra
D. Damodar
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Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
A. Cauvery
B. Tungabhadra
C. Krishna
D. Godavari
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Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?
A. Tapi
B. Godavari
C. Cauvery
D. Mahanadi
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Consider the following rivers:
1. Betwa
2. Kosi
3. Gandak
Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river?
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 and 3
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