MCQ on Rivers of India Set 2: Indian Geography Quiz

Question 1. Hizla fair of Dumka in Santhal Pargana is celebrated on the bank of which of the following rivers?

(A) Falgu

(B) Mayurakshi

(C) Barakar

(D) Suvarnrekha

Question 2. A memorandum of understanding for India’s first river linking project has been signed between two States  linking two rivers. The States and the rivers concerned are _________.

(A) Uttar Pradesh and – Gomti and Bihar Sharda

(B) Karnataka and – Krishna Tamil Nadu and Cauvery

(C) Uttar Pradesh and – Ken and Madhya Pradesh Betwa

(D) Punjab and – Beas and Rajasthan Banas

Question 3. In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States, the joint ‘Rajghat River Valley Project’ is located on __________.

(A) Betwa river

(B) Chambal river

(C) Son river

(D) Ken river

Question 4. Which one of the following dams is built across Betwa river?

(A) Rajghat Dam

(B) Sharda Barrage

(C) Rihand Dam

(D) Luv Kush Barrage

Question 5. On which of the following rivers of India is the world’s highest bridge being constructed?

(A) Beas

(B) Jhelum

(C) Satluj

(D) Chenab

Question 6. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu is located in _________.

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Bihar

Question 7. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?

(A) Satluj

(B) Ravi

(C) Chenab

(D) Beas

Question 8. Kapili is a tributary river of _________.

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Ganga

(C) Kosi

(D) Gandak

Question 9. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(A) Ghatprabha – Kerala

(B) Luni – Rajasthan

(C) Bhima – Tamil Nadu

(D) Indravati – Jharkhand

Question 10. Which of the following rivers is an example of the superimposed river? 

(A) Godavari

(B) Chambal

(C) Kosi

(D) Alaknanda

Question 11. Sankosh river forms boundary between ________.

(A) Bihar and Jharkhand

(B) Assam and West Bengal

(C) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Bihar and West Bengal

Question 12. Which of the following river originate in M.P. and drops its water into the Gulf of Khambhat?

(A) Javai

(B) Mahi

(C) Luni

(D) Parvati

Question 13. Kishan ganga is a tributary of __________.

(A) Beas

(B) Jhelum

(C) Chenab

(D) Ravi

Question 14. Eastern Dhauliganga (Poorvi Dhauliganga) is a tributary of _________.

(A) Sharda river

(B) Gomti river

(C) Kali river

(D) Alaknanda

Question 15. Mithi river of Mumbai originates from which of the following lakes?

(A) Tulsi Lake

(B) Powai Lake

(C) Vihar Lake

(D) None of these

Question 16. With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements.

1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1 and 3

Question 17. Consider the following rivers.

1. Kishanganga
2. Ganga
3. Wainganga
4. Painganga

The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North-South direction is….

(A) 1, 2, 4, 3

(B) 2, 1, 4, 3

(C) 2, 1, 3, 4

(D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 19. Consider the following pairs. Tributary River Main River

1. Chambal – Narmada
2. Son – Yamuna
3. Manas – Brahmaputra

Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?

(A) 2 and 3

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1 and 2

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 20. Match List-I with List-II and select  the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 21. 

• Assertion (A): River Kalinadi is an East flowing river in the Southern part of India.
• Reason (R): The Deccan Plateau is higher along its Western edge and gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal in the East.

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.