indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11 [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]

Narmada Valley is an example of

a) Rift Valley

b) Nappe

c) Horst

d) Fault Scrap

Question : 12 [UPPCS (Pre) 2014]

Assertion (A):
The rivers of Western Ghats do not form delta.
Reason (R):
They flow through short courses with high speed over hard-rocks.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.

a) Both (A) and (R) are true, 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 true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question : 13

River Luni originates near Pushkar and drains into which one of the following?

a) Arbian Sea

b) Gulf of Cambay

c) Lake Sambhar

d) Rann of Kachchh

Question : 14 [PSC (Pre) 2016]

Given below are two statements. One is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
One of the major source of irrigation in Peninsular India is pond.
Reason (R):
Most of the rivers in Peninsular region are seasonal.
Code

a) Both (A) and (R) are true, 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 true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question : 15 [BPSC (Pre) 2000]

Of the following rivers, the maximum shifting of course has taken place in

a) Gandak

b) Kosi

c) Ganga

d) Son