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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Kishanganga is a tributary of

a) Chenab

b) Jhelum

c) Beas

d) Ravi

Question : 3

‘‘Meghna’’ is the combined stream of which two rivers ?

a) Ganga and Gomti

b) Ganga and Sone

c) Ganga and Brahmaputra

d) Ganga and Yamuna

Question : 4

Which one of the following is not a lagoon?

a) Chilika lake

b) Periyar lake

c) Pulicat lake

d) Ashtamudi lake

Question : 5

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 : 6

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