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Questions : Which of the following rivers does not fall into Bay of Bengal?

(a) Krishna

(b) Tapti

(c) Godavari

(d) Mahanadi

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?

a) Godavari

b) Saraswati

c) Krishna

d) Kaveri

Answer: (b)

Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River dropping 253 m (830 ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India after the Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m (1100 ft) in Meghalaya. It is located near Sagara taluk, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

Question : 2

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

a) Bhima - Tamil Nadu

b) Luni - Rajasthan

c) Ghatprabha – Kerala

d) Indravati - Jharkhand

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is related to

a) Cauvery

b) Godavari

c) Mahanadi

d) Krishna

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

Consider the following pairs related to Tributary & Main River;

  1. Chambal : Narmada
  2. Sone : Yamuna
  3. Manas : Brahmaputra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

a) a and b only

b) b and c only

c) c only

d) a, b and c

Answer: (b)

The Manas River is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. It is met by three other major streams before it again debouches into India in western Assam.

The total length of the river is 376 kilometres, flows through Bhutan for 272 kilometres and then through Assam for 104 kilometres before it joins the mighty Brahmaputra River at Jogighopa.

Question : 5

Which is largest peninsular river in India ?

a) Godavari

b) Cauvery

c) Mahanadi

d) Krishna

Answer: (a)

In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India. It has a total length of 1465 km. It is also the second-longest river in India after the Ganges and is, thus, also known as Dakshin Ganga.

It forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having larger drainage basins.

Question : 6

The benefits of which one of the following river valley projects are not shared by more than one state?

a) Mayurakshi Project

b) Nagarjun Sagar Project

c) Hirakud Project

d) Chambal Valley Project

Answer: (c)

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