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

Question : 36 [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]

Which of the following lake is shared by two Indian States?

a) Kolleru

b) Lonar

c) Pulicat

d) Chilika

Question : 37 [PSC (Pre) 2016]

Which of the following rivers has largest catchment area?

a) Cauvery

b) Godavari

c) Krishna

d) Narmada

Question : 38 [SSC CGL 2016]

What is Dakshin Gangotri ?

a) Unmanned station located in Antarctica

b) Second source of River Ganga

c) Island in the Indian Ocean

d) River valley in Andhra Pradesh

Question : 39 [FCI 2012]

Which of the following rivers has its source outside India?

a) Beas

b) Ravi

c) Jhclum

d) Brahmaputra

Question : 40 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong Rivers originate in Tibet narrow and flow in parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a ‘U’ turn in its course to flow into India. This ‘U’ turn is due to

a) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas

b) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains

c) Both (A) and (B)

d) Uplift of folded Himalayan ranges