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

Question : 21 [UDA/LDA (Mains) 2007]

The river Yamuna originates from

a) Bandar Poonch

b) Nanda Devi

c) Neelkanth

d) Chaukhamba

Answer: (a)

Question : 22 [SSC CGL 2014]

Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource ?

a) Ganga river

b) Yamuna river

c) Chilika lake

d) Jaisamand

Answer: (b)

Fresh water is a renewable resource. River Ganges, Yamuna River and Jaisamand Lake come under this category. However, Chilka Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha.

Question : 23 [SSC SO 2006]

The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as

a) Devaprayag

b) Haridwar

c) Kedarnath

d) Rudraprayag

Answer: (a)

Devprayag is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet and take the name Ganga or Ganges River.

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 : 24 [UPPCS (Pre) 2003]

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

List I List II
(Multipurpose Project) (Rivers)
A. Idukki 1. Betwa
B. Matatilla 2. Godavari
C. Nagarjuna Sagar 3. Krishna
D. Pochampad 4. Periyar
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 1 3 4

b) 4 1 3 2

c) 1 3 4 2

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (b)

Question : 25 [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
(River) (Tributary)
A. Ganga 1. Bhima
B. Godavari 2. Ken
C. Krishna 3. Manjra
D. Yamuna 4. Son
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (c)

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