indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31 [SSC CML 2001]

The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river

a) Bhagirathi

b) Godavari

c) Krishna

d) Hooghly

Answer: (d)

An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean. One of the major estuaries of the Ganges, the largest as well as the longest river of the Indian subcontinent, is the Hooghly estuary.

It has a width of 3 to 12 km and is a live estuary supporting biodiversity and better known for its Hilsa fishery and the famous Sunderban mangroves.

Question : 32 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

At which of the following places is the Chilika lake located?

a) Malabar Coast

b) Konkan Coast

c) Northern Circars

d) Karnataka Coast

Answer: (c)

Question : 33 [PSC (Pre) 2017]

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Chulia Waterfall - Chambal

b) Jog Waterfall - Krishna

c) Dhuandhar Waterfall – Narmada

d) Shivasamudram Waterfall - Cauvery

Answer: (b)

Question : 34 [SSC CPO 2016]

In North-East India, ______ is known to be the largest freshwater lake.

a) Chilika Lake

b) Loktak Lake

c) Tsomoriri Lake

d) Dal Lake

Answer: (b)

Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is located near Moirang in Manipur. It is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) floating over it.

Question : 35 [SSC GL 2013]

In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow

a) from North to South

b) like a ring

c) in transverse direction

d) from West to East

Answer: (b)

Annular pattern refers to a ring-shaped drainage system. Over circular underground rock structures such as batholiths, the drainage network may develop into a series of concentric rings.

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