Drainage

Why are rivers important to India?

1. They are useful only for transportation.
2. They provide water, fertile soil, hydroelectric power, irrigation, navigation, and support biodiversity.
3. They have no effect on agriculture.
4. They are important only during the rainy season.

Which Peninsular river is called the 'Dakshin Ganga'?

1. Mahanadi
2. Godavari
3. Kaveri
4. Krishna

Which river forms the famous Sunderban mangrove forests?

1. Krishna
2. Ganga-Brahmaputra
3. Tapi
4. Luni

Into which sea does the Narmada River drain?

1. Bay of Bengal
2. Arabian Sea
3. Indian Ocean directly
4. Red Sea

Which river is known as the 'River of Sorrow' in Assam because of frequent floods?

1. Godavari
2. Brahmaputra
3. Mahanadi
4. Krishna

Why are Himalayan rivers called perennial rivers?

1. They flow only during the rainy season.
2. They receive water from glaciers and rainfall throughout the year.
3. They dry up in summer.
4. They flow underground.

Which Peninsular river is known for the Shivanasamudra Falls?

1. Krishna
2. Kaveri
3. Mahanadi
4. Godavari

Which of the following is a tributary of the Ganga?

1. Beas
2. Yamuna
3. Tapi
4. Periyar

Which Himalayan river originates near Mansarovar Lake?

1. Ganga
2. Yamuna
3. Indus
4. Kaveri

Which river forms the world's largest delta?

1. Indus
2. Godavari
3. Ganga-Brahmaputra
4. Narmada

Which of the following is a west-flowing Peninsular river?

1. Godavari
2. Krishna
3. Narmada
4. Mahanadi

Which river is known as the 'Dakshin Ganga' or the Ganga of South India?

1. Krishna
2. Godavari
3. Kaveri
4. Tapi

The river Ganga originates from

1. Mansarovar Lake
2. Gangotri Glacier
3. Chilika Lake
4. Wular Lake

Which is the largest river basin in India?

1. Godavari Basin
2. Indus Basin
3. Ganga Basin
4. Narmada Basin

What is meant by a drainage basin?

1. A large lake used for irrigation
2. An area drained by a river and its tributaries
3. A dam constructed across a river
4. A mountain valley