1. Most of the rivers in India discharge their waters into the ___________. (a) Indian Ocean (c) Arabian Sea
(b) Bay of Bengal ( ✔ ) (d) Andaman Sea
2. There are ___________ watersheds from which almost all major rivers in India originate from.
(a) Seven (c) Two
(b) Five (d) Three ( ✔ )
3. The Indus arises from the Northern slopes of the __________ ranges in Tibet near Lake Mansarovar.
(a) Gangotri (c) Kailash ( ✔ )
(b) Ladakh (d) karakoram
4. River Ganga originates from ___________ at the foot of Gangotri Glacier near Mount Kailash.
(a) Chirbasa (c) Horsil
(b) Uttarkashi (d) Gaumukh ( ✔ )
5. In Arunachal Pradesh, River Brahmaputra is known by the name of _____________. (a) Dihang ( ✔ ) (c) Sibang
(b) Silcher (d) Teesta
6. The Yamuna River originates from the Yamunotri Glacier in ____________. (a) Tibet (c) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Nepal (d) Uttrakhand ( ✔ )
7. The origin of Narmada River is located near _____________ in Madhya Pradesh. (a) Jabalpur (c) Amarkantak ( ✔ )
(b) Bilaspur (d) Sagar
8. In Tibet, Brahmaputra River is known by the name _______________. (a) Yellow (c) Teesta
(b) Tsangpo ( ✔ ) (d) Shyok
9. Almost all the rivers flowing through the Deccan Plateau originate from the ________________.
(a) Western Ghats ( ✔ ) (c) Eastern Ghats
(b) Aravallis (d) Dodda Betta
10. River Krishna originates at ____________ in Maharashtra.
(a) Mahabaleshwar ( ✔ ) (c) Mahabalipuram
(b) Ghrushneshwar (d) Krishneshwar
11. River Ganga drains into the ___________ near Kolkata.
(a) Indian Ocean (c) Brahmaputra
(b) Bay of Bengal ( ✔ ) (d) Pacific Ocean
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12. The National Capital Territory of Delhi is located on the banks of _____________ River. (a) Ganga (c) Yamuna ( ✔ )
(b) Tons (d) Chambal
13. The __________ Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge in West Bengal over the Hooghly River.
(a) Bogibeel (c) Pamban
(b) Howrah ( ✔ ) (d) Kolkata
14. The Indus River drains into the Arabian Sea at ____________ city in Pakistan. (a) Hyderabad (c) Lahore
(b) Islamabad (d) Karachi ( ✔ )
15. The Brahmapurta River enters India in the state of ____________. (a) Assam (c) Arunachal Pradesh ( ✔ ) (b) Nagaland (d) Sikkim
16. ____________ Dam is built across the Mahanadi River.
(a) Ngarjuna Sagar (c) Bisalpur
(b) Kallanai (d) Hirakud ( ✔ )
17. ____________ Dam is constructed across Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh. (a) Sardar Sarovar (c) Rihand
(b) Rajiv Sagar (d) Indira Sagar ( ✔ )
18. The large fertile land drained by five major rivers of Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Satlej is called _____________.
(a) Doab (c) Pakistan
(b) Punjab ( ✔ ) (d) Tarbela
19. Rivers Bhagirathi and Alkananda meet at _____________, and then only it is called Ganga River.
(a) Devprayag ( ✔ ) (c) Rudraprayag
(b) Vishnuprayag (d) Nandprayag
20. In terms of water storage capacity, _____________ has the largest capacity in India and can store 432 tmc ft of water.
(a) Sardar Sarovar (c) Nagarjuna Sagar
(b) Hirakud (d) Indira Sagar ( ✔ )
21. The pilgrim site of Bhadrachalam is located on the banks of ___________ River. (a) Godavari ( ✔ ) (c) Krishna
(b) Mahanadi (d) Narmada
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22. The Brahmaputra River originates around __________, which is also the originating point of the Indus and Satlej rivers.
(a) Mansarovar Lake ( ✔ ) (c) Wular Lake
(b) Gurudongmar (d) Gangabal Lake
23. With a water storage capacity of 408 tmc feet, ____________ is the second largest in India.
(a) Sardar Sarovar (c) Hirakund
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar ( ✔ ) (d) Bhakra Nangal
24. Ancient name of Ghaghar River is ____________.
(a) Sushoma (c) Saraswati ( ✔ )
(b) Gomti (d) Vipasha
25. At the place of it’s origin, River Ganga is known by the name ____________. (a) Mandakini (c) Bhagirathi ( ✔ )
(b) Bishanganga (d) Dhauliganga
26. _____________ Gardens are located below the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam on Kaveri River. (a) Kempegowda (c) Brindavan ( ✔ )
(b) Lal Bagh (d) Shalimar
27. In Bangladesh, River Ganga is known by the name River _______________. (a) Parma ( ✔ ) (c) Gayatri
(b) Jahvavi (d) Nikita
28. ____________ is the oldest dam in India, constructed between 100 BC and 100 AD. (a) Kallanai Dam ( ✔ ) (c) Hirakund Dam
(b) Bhavani Sagar Dam (d) Mettur Dam
29. Which of the following dam is NOT on River Krishna?
(a) Krishnaraja Sagar Dam ( ✔ ) (c) Almaty Dam
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (d) Srisailam Dam
30. _____________, near Kurnool is the meeting point of the sacred rivers Tungabhadra and Krishna and is referred to as Dakshina Kashi and the Western Gateway of Srisailam.
(a) Ahobilam (c) Beechupalli
(b) Alampur ( ✔ ) (d) Somasila
31. The Godavari River originates at _____________ near Nashik, in Maharashtra. (a) Jambukeshwar (c) Murudeshwar
(b) Mahakaleshwar (d) Trimbakeshwar ( ✔ )
32. The following cities/towns are NOT located on the banks of Godavari River. (a) Rajahmundry (c) Nanded
(b) Kopargaon (d) Warangal ( ✔ )
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33. Which of the following dams in India is also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar? (a) Ukai Dam (c) Pong Dam ( ✔ )
(b) Thien Dam (d) Bisalpur Dam
34. ______________ is the longest dam in India, and is 25.79 km in length, including the dykes.
(a) Indira Sagar Dam (c) Sardar Sarovar Dam
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (d) Hirakund Dam ( ✔ )
35. The following city is NOT located on the banks of River Ganga.
(a) Ayodhya ( ✔ ) (c) Kanpur
(b) Patna (c) Bhagalpur
36. ______________ River is a major tributary of Krishna River.
(a) Sabari (c) Tungabhadra ( ✔ )
(b) Pennar (d) Pampa
37. The place of confluence of Rivers Ganga and Yamuna is _______________. (a) Devprayag (c) Varanai
(b) Kanpur (d) Prayagraj ( ✔ )
38. The Mahanadi originates from the ____________ Range of central India. (a) Aravalli (c) Chota Nagpur
(b) Satpura ( ✔ ) (d) Eastern Ghats
39. The ____________ River is the longest river in the world, with a length of 6650 km. (a) Amazon (c) Nile ( ✔ )
(b) Yangtze (d) Mississippi-Missouri
40. __________ is the highest dam in India and is 260.5 meters high.
(a) Mettur Dam (c) Tehri Dam ( ✔ )
(b) Bhakra-Nangal Dam (d) Koyna Dam
41. ____________ is the largest river in the world, with a discharge of 209,000 cubic meters per second and a drainage area of 70 lakh square kms.
(a) Amazon ( ✔ ) (c) Nile
(b) Brahmaputra (d) Yellow River
42. After the Ganga and Brahmapurta Rivers meet near Chandpur in Bangladesh, the combined river is known as _____________ River.
(a) Brahmapurta (c) Parma
(b) Baitarni (d) Meghan ( ✔ )
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43. Narmada and _____________, are the only two major rivers that flow from East to West and drain to into the Arabian Sea.
(a) Tapti/Tapi ( ✔ ) (c) Pampa
(b) Chambal (d) Jhajjar
44. Mississippi-Missouri River drains its water into the ___________. (a) Atlantic Ocean (c) Lake Michigan
(b) Gulf of Mexico ( ✔ ) (d) Pacific Ocean
45. __________ Bridge is India’s longest Rail-cum-Road bridge, is 4.94 km in length and it connects Dibrugarh in Assam with Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.
(a) Kolia Bhomora (c) Bogibeel ( ✔ )
(b) Pamban (d) Bupen Hazarika
46. Sambalpur is located on the banks of ____________ River.
(a) Brahmani (c) Mahanadi ( ✔ )
(b) Subarnarekha (d) Rushikulya
47. Ancient name of Chenab River was ______________.
(a) Askini ( ✔ ) (c) Purushni
(b) Kubha (d) Damini
48. Tehri Dam is constructed on the river _______________.
(a) Bhagirathi ( ✔ ) (c) Alkananda
(b) Teesta (d) Satlej
49. The city of Chennai is located on the banks of __________ River.
(a) Cauvery (c) Vaigai
(b) Adyar ( ✔ ) (d) Thamirabarani
50. Mettur Dam is constructed on River ______________.
(a) Pampa (c) Penna
(b) Kaveri ( ✔ ) (d) Tungabhadra
51. ____________ in Venuzuela are the highest waterfalls in the world with a height of 979 meters.
(a) Angel Falls( ✔ ) (c) Idukki Falls
(b) Jog Falls (d) Niagara Falls
52. Rivers and Lakes, which are vital sources of fresh water for life on earth, actually hold only ____________ percent of total water on the earth.
(a) Ten (c) One ( ✔ )
(b) Five (d) Seven
53. Every year, September ___________ is marked as the World Rivers Day in order to raise awareness and promote conservation of the rivers around the world. (a) 10 (c) 19
(b) 27 ( ✔ ) (d) 30
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54. The ___________ River of Australia is the dirtiest in the world, and all the biological life here has become extinct.
(a) Royal ( ✔ ) (c) Murray
(b) Darling (d) Diamantina
55. The Nile River drains North and into the ______________.
(a) Red Sea (c) Mediterranean Sea ( ✔ ) (b) Atlantic Ocean (d) Arabian Sea
56. The _____________ River or Huang He is known as the Sorrow of China, due to frequent devastating floods.
(a) Yongtze (c) Blue
(b) Heilongjian (d) Yellow ( ✔ )
57. ____________ River is the deepest river in the world and has an estimated depth of 230 meters at some of the places.
(a) Nile (c) Amazon
(b) Brahmaputra (d) Congo ( ✔ )
58. Bagdad, the capital city of Iraq is situated on the banks of River _____________. (a) Euphrates (c) Tigris ( ✔ )
(b) Karkheh (d) Diala
59. ___________ Falls, Laos is the widest waterfall, measuring an incredible 10,783m. (a) Niagara (c) Khone ( ✔ )
(b) Victoria (d) Missouri
60. __________ River is the longest river in Europe, and it drains into the Caspian Sea. (a) Sienne (c) Rhine
(b) Thames (d) Volga ( ✔ )
61. Sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence are called _____________. (a) Whirlpools (c) Currents
(b) Waterfalls (d) Rapids ( ✔ )
62. The city of the New York in USA is situated on the banks of River _____________. (a) Hudson ( ✔ ) (c) Mississippi
(b) Rio Grande (d) Missouri
63. According to the flow rate of water, ___________ Falls in Congo, is the largest waterfall in the world, with 25,768 cubic meters of water plunging down every second.
(a) Kalambo (c) Victoria
(b) Inga ( ✔ ) (d) Tugela
64. The city of Sydney, is situated on the banks of River ______________. (a) Danube (c) Volga
(b) Darling ( ✔ ) (d) Murray
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65. ____________ is the largest delta in the world, formed by two major rivers, Ganga and Brahmaputra, which spreads across India and Bangladesh.
(a) Konaseema (c) Sundarbans ( ✔ )
(b) Amazon Delta (d) Nile Delta
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