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Question : 6 [SSC Constable (GD) 2013]

The river known as Padma in Bangladesh is

a) Ganga

b) Teesta

c) Brahmaputra

d) Jamuna

Answer: (a)

The Padma is the name used in Bangladesh for a major transboundary river, known in India as the main distributary of the Ganges, the river system that originated in the western Himalayas.

The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj.

Question : 7 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Place) (Confluence of Rivers)
A. Rudraprayag 1. Bhagirathi - Alaknanda
B. Karnaprayag 2. Mandakini - Alaknanda
C. Devprayag 3. Alaknanda - Pindar
Codes: A B C

a) 2 3 1

b) 3 2 1

c) 2 1 3

d) 1 3 2

Answer: (a)

Question : 8 [Chhatis-PSC 2016]

‘Govind Ballabh Sagar’ is located in

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Bihar

c) Orissa

d) Uttara Khand

Answer: (a)

Govind Ballabh Sagar is located in Uttar Pradesh.

Question : 9 [SSC CML 2008]

The town which is situated at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is

a) Deo Prayag

b) Vishnu Prayag

c) Karna Prayag

d) Rudra Prayag

Answer: (a)

The Alaknanda rises at the confluence and feet of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand near the border with Tibet.

The headwaters of the Bhagirathi are formed at Gaumukh, at the foot of the Gangotri glacier and Khatling glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya. These two sacred rivers join to form the Ganges (Ganga) in Devprayag.

Question : 10 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

Which of the following lakes of India is located in Jammu and Kashmir?

a) Kolleru lake

b) Anchar lake

c) Hamirsar lake

d) Phuljhar lake

Answer: (b)

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