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

Question : 1

Gandak river is associated with one of the following river systems

a) Indus

b) Ganga

c) None of the above

d) Brahmaputra

Question : 2

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Bhubaneswar - Mahanadi

b) Jabalpur - Narmada

c) Surat – Tapti

d) Kota - Chambal

Question : 3

Srinagar is located on the bank of the river

a) Jhelum

b) Chenab

c) Ravi

d) Indus

Question : 4

River Ganga, after entering Bangladesh is known by which of the following names?

a) Padma

b) Kaliganga

c) Nabaganga

d) Lohit

Question : 5

What is Kayal?

a) Ganges Delta

b) Regur of Deccan Plateau

c) Lagoon of Kerala

d) Terai Plain

Question : 6

The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong Rivers originate in Tibet narrow and flow in parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a ‘U’ turn in its course to flow into India. This ‘U’ turn is due to

a) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas

b) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains

c) Both (A) and (B)

d) Uplift of folded Himalayan ranges