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Questions : Which of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi?

(a) Karna Prayag

(b) Rudra Prayag

(c) Dev Prayag

(d) Vishnu Prayag

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Which one of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?

a) Godavari

b) Cauvery

c) Narmada

d) Indravati

Answer: (c)

Narmada flows into the Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea).

Question : 2

Which one of the following is longest river of the peninsular India?

a) Cauvery

b) Godavari

c) Mahanadi

d) Krishna

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

The longest river of peninsular India is

a) Kaveri

b) Narmada

c) Godavari

d) Krishna

Answer: (c)

The Godavari (1450 km) is the longest river in peninsular India, followed by Krishna (about 1300 km).

It has the second largest river basin in India after the Ganges. It is often referred to as the Vridha (Old) Ganga or the Dakshina (South) Ganga.

Question : 4

The river which joins Ganga from southern side is :

a) Chambal

b) Son

c) Ken

d) Betwa

Answer: (b)

Son is the principal southern tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River, rising in Madhya Pradesh state. The river cuts through the Kaimur Range and joins the Ganges above Patna, after a 487-mile (784-km) course. The Son valley is geologically almost a continuation of that of the Narmada River to the southwest.

Question : 5

Teesta Low Dam Project (TLDP)-III is proposed along the Teesta river. The site of the project lies in

a) West Bengal

b) Nagaland

c) Meghalaya

d) Assam

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

Which one of the following is the origin of the Brahmaputra river?

a) Gangotri

b) Yamu notri

c) Chemayungdung

d) Milam

Answer: (c)

The Brahmaputra, one of the largest rivers of the world, has its origin in the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar lake.

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