indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Ganga is a result of the confluence of rivers ––– .

a) Bhagirathi and Alakananda at Karan Prayag

b) Bhagirathi and Alakananda at Gangotri

c) Bhagirathi and Alakananda at Rudra Prayag

d) Bhagirathi and Alakananda at Dev Prayag

Question : 2

Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A):
The rivers of the West Coast of India do not form the delta.
Reason (R) :
They flow through short courses on relatively harder rocks.

a) Both (A) and (R) are correct but, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

c) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

d) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Question : 3

What name does Brahmaputra take as is discharges into the Bay of Bengal ?

a) Jamuna

b) Padma

c) Meghna

d) Ganga

Question : 4

An important river of the Indian desert is?

a) Narmada

b) Tapi

c) Jhelum

d) Luni

Question : 5

Deltas are common in India for the East-flowing river systems, whereas they are nearly absent on the West coast, because West-flowing rivers

a) have lesser water volume and carry less run-off silt

b) originate in dry areas

c) originate largely in the Western Ghats and have short distance to cover to the sea

d) are few

Question : 6

Which is the most well-developed and the oldest canal systems of the world in India?

a) Sikri Canal

b) Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojna

c) Krishna-Godavari Canal System

d) Ganga Canal