indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Narmada Valley is an example of

a) Rift Valley

b) Nappe

c) Horst

d) Fault Scrap

Question : 2

Assertion (A):
The rivers of Western Ghats do not form delta.
Reason (R):
They flow through short courses with high speed over hard-rocks.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.

a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false

c) (A) is false, but (R) is true

d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question : 3

River Luni originates near Pushkar and drains into which one of the following?

a) Arbian Sea

b) Gulf of Cambay

c) Lake Sambhar

d) Rann of Kachchh

Question : 4

Which group of States receives water from the Bhakhra Nangal Project?

a) Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana

b) Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan

c) Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

d) Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab

Question : 5

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a) Godavari River rises in Maharashtra

b) Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh

c) Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh

d) Mahanadi River rises from Chhattisgarh plateau

Question : 6

Triveni Canal receives water from river

a) Kosi

b) Gandak

c) Mayurakshi

d) Son