indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31 [SSC DEO 2009]

An important river of the Indian desert is

a) Narmada

b) Krishna

c) Beas

d) Luni

Answer: (d)

The Luni is a river of western Rajasthan state, India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 530 km.

It is first known as Sagarmati, then after passing Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Sarsuti, which originates from Pushkar Lake, and from then on it gets its name Luni.

Question : 32 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

Which of the following quays of Indian rivers have water deficiency?

  1. Sabarmati
  2. Tapti
  3. Krishna.
  4. Cauvery
Select the correct answer using code given below.Code

a) 2 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) 1 and 2

Answer: (d)

Question : 33 [PSC (Pre) 2017]

Which one of the following is the correct height of Kunchikal Waterfall?

a) 337 metre

b) 399 metre

c) 455 metre

d) 335 metre

Answer: (c)

Question : 34 [SSC CML 2000]

The largest Masonry dam has been constructed on the river

a) Rihand

b) Sutlej

c) Mahanadi

d) Krishna

Answer: (d)

Masonry dams are dams made out of masonry; mainly stone and brick. They are either the gravity or the arch type.

The largest masonry dam in the world is Nagarjunasagar Dam in India which is built across Krishna River at Nagarjunasagar in Guntur and Nalgonda districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Question : 35 [SSC CGL 2016]

Which river does not form a delta?

a) Brahmputra

b) Godavari

c) Tapi

d) Ganga

Answer: (c)

West-flowing rivers in India such as Narmada and Tapti do not form deltas. They flow through the fault region created by the mountains Vindhya and Satpura which is rocky and devoid of any alluvial material.

Thus they don’t carry many sediments to form deltas.

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