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Question : 31 [SSC CGL Pre 2004]

Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?

a) Brahmaputra

b) Ravi

c) Chenab

d) Mahanadi

Answer: (a)

The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a transboundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia.

With its origin from Talung Tso Lake in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (including the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh (India) where it is known as Dihang or Siang.

It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna ( not to be mistaken with Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Padma, the main distributary of the Ganges, then the Meghna, before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

Question : 32 [SSC CPO 2016]

Name the longest lake in India.

a) Pulicat Lake

b) Kolleru Lake

c) Vembanad Lake

d) Pangong Lake

Answer: (c)

Vembanad Lake of Kerala is the longest lake in India with a length of 95.6 km. Besides, with a surface area of 2033 km², it is the largest lake in Kerala and spans several districts of the state. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is conducted in a portion of the lake.

Question : 33 [PCS (Pre) 2016]

Govind Ballabh Sagar is located in

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Bihar

c) Orissa

d) Uttarakhand

Answer: (a)

Question : 34 [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Sardar Sarovar - Narmada Project River

b) Nagarjun Sagar - Godawari River

c) Hirakud Dam – Mahanadi

d) Nangal Dam - Satluj River

Answer: (b)

Question : 35 [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]

The most controversial ‘Babli Project’ is situated in which of the following States?

a) Gujarat

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Maharashtra

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (c)

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