indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following are alternative names for the river "Brahmaputra" ?

a) Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna

b) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo

c) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo

d) Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo

Question : 2

Leh is located on the

a) Left bank of River Jhelum

b) Right bank of River Indus (Sindhu)

c) Left bank of River Indus (Sindhu)

d) Right bank of River Jhelum

Question : 3

Kishanganga is a tributary of

a) Chenab

b) Jhelum

c) Beas

d) Ravi

Question : 4

Bhakra Nangal is a joint project of

a) Haryana, Punjab and Delhi

b) Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab

c) Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan

d) Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan

Question : 5

Harike Barrage (the source of water for Indira Gandhi Canal) is at the confluence of the rivers

a) Jhelum and Chenab

b) Chenab and Satluj

c) Beas and Satluj

d) Ravi and Beas

Question : 6

Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas ?

a) Sindu

b) Saraswathi

c) Ganga

d) Yamuna