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

(a) Cauvery

(b) Godavari

(c) Mahanadi

(d) Krishna

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

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 : 2

Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga system flows Northwards?

a) Ghaghra

b) Son

c) Gandak

d) Kosi

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers?

a) Jhelum

b) Ravi

c) Sutlej

d) Yamuna

Answer: (c)

The Indira Gandhi Canal, earlier known as Rajasthan Canal, begins at the Harike Barrage at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab.

One of the largest canal projects in India, it utilizes the surplus water from these rivers for irrigating vast areas in Rajasthan.

Question : 4

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 : 5

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

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

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.

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