indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean. One of the major estuaries of the Ganges, the largest as well as the longest river of the Indian subcontinent, is the Hooghly estuary.

It has a width of 3 to 12 km and is a live estuary supporting biodiversity and better known for its Hilsa fishery and the famous Sunderban mangroves.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

The Tapti River ancient original name Tapi River is a river in central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 kilometres. It is one of only three rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west - the others being the Narmada River and the Mahi River.

The river rises in the eastern Satpura Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya Pradesh’s Nimar region, Maharashtra’s Kadesh and east Vidarbha regions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and south Gujarat, before emptying into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the Surat District of Gujarat.

The river, along with the northern parallel Narmada river, forms the boundaries between North and South India.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has wound its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. The island town of Shivanasamudra divides the river into twin waterfalls.

This creates the fourth largest island in the course of the river. Asia’s second hydro-electric power station after Sidrapong is located at the waterfall and is still functional.

This station was commissioned by the Diwan of Mysore, Sir K. Seshadri Iyer.