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Drainage System of India Mock Test for Students
River Ganga, after entering Bangladesh is known by which of the following names?
(a) Lohit
(b) Padma
(c) Kaliganga
(d) Nabaganga
Option b – Padma
Himalayan rivers are perennial because
(a) these rivers have many tributaries.
(b) these rivers receive water from rain.
(c) most of the Himalayan rivers originate from snow-capped glaciers or mountains.
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The longest river in India is
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Ganga
(c) Godavari
(d) Indus
Option b – Ganga
At which of the following towns do the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi combine to form the river, Ganga?
(a) Haridwar
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Devprayag
Option d – Devprayag
Which one of the following rivers joins Ganga in Bihar?
(a) Chambai
(b) Sone
(c) Betwa
(d) Ken
Option b – Sone
The active delta of the Ganga in India lies in
(a) Nadia, North 24 Parganas, and Howrah.
(b) Sundarbans.
(c) North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas.
(d) Medinipur (East) and Howrah.
Option c – North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas
Which valley of the following rivers is known to have deep ravines?
(a) Narmada
(b) Sone
(c) Chambal
(d) Tapi
Option c – Chambal
Which of the following is an East flowing river?
(a) Sharavati
(b) Brahmani
(c) Mahi
(d) Sabarmati
Option b – Brahmani
Among the following tributaries, which one is part of the Ganga river basin?
(a) Sankh
(b) North Koel
(c) South Koel
(d) Barakar
Option b – North Koel
Which one of the following rivers joins Ganga directly?
(a) Chambal
(b) Sone
(c) Betwa
(d) Ken
Option b – Sone
Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from the left?
(a) Gomti
(b) Ghaghara
(c) Kosi
(d) Sone
Option d – Sone
Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga system flows Northwards?
(a) Kosi
(b) Ghaghara
(c) Gandak
(d) Sone
Option d – Sone
Catchment area of which of the following river is maximum?
(a) Mahananda
(b) Sone
(c) Ramganga
(d) Gandak
Option b – Sone
The trellised pattern of drainage is generally found in which of the following rock types?
(a) Hard resistant rock
(b) Sedimentary
(c) Alluvial plain
(d) None of these
Option c – Alluvial plain
Which of the following rivers is famous for its fault valley drainage?
(a) Chambal
(b) Damodar
(c) Gandak
(d) Ramaganga
Option b – Damodar
Sone river is an example of
(a) a Dendritic drainage pattern
(b) a Radial drainage pattern
(c) a Trellis drainage pattern
(d) a Centripetal drainage pattern
Option b – a Radial drainage pattern
The rivers of South India mainly have which of the following drainage patterns?
(a) Radial
(b) Intermittent
(c) Dendritic
(d) Trellis
Option c – Dendritic
Consider the following statements. I. In the dendritic river pattern, the primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other. II. Dendritic systems form in V-shaped valleys. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
Arrange the following features formed by rivers in their course starting from upstream. I. Meanders II. Falls III. Deltas IV. Oxbow lake Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) II, I, IV, III
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) I, II, III, IV
(d) I, IV, II, III
Option b – II, I, III, IV
The patterns formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes, in a particular drainage basin, which are governed by the topography of the land of an area, are called as
(a) water flow system
(b) drainage system
(c) river flow system
(d) None of the above
Option b – drainage system
Which of the following drainage systems fall into the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
(b) Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri
(c) Luni, Narmada and Tapti
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Option d – Both (a) and (b)
Brahmaputra and Indus rivers are antecedent rivers. Which of the following may be the true definition of antecedent drainage?
(a) Which follows the initial slope of the Himalayas.
(b) Which existed before the Himalayan range came into existence.
(c) Which followed the dip or rock beds of the Himalayas
(d) Which followed the strikes of the rock bed of the Himalayas.
Option b – Which existed before the Himalayan range came into existence
Which of the following factor/factors affect the drainage pattern of a particular area?
(a) Nature and structure of rocks
(b) Topography
(c) Slope
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular basin is called
(a) water pattern
(b) stream pattern
(c) river pattern
(d) drainage pattern
Option d – drainage pattern
In Tibet, Brahmaputra river is known as
(A) Padma
(B) Chakmudung
(C) Himjug
(D) Tsangpo
Option d – Tsangpo
The catchment area of the river Brahmaputra is
(A) Tibet, Bangladesh, India
(B) India, China, Bangladesh, Tibet
(C) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sikkim
(D) Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bhutan, Nepal
Option a – Tibet, Bangladesh, India
Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra? 1. Dibang 2. Kameng 3. Lohit Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Option d – 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following rivers. 1. Barak 2. Lohit 3. Subansiri Which of the above flow/flows through Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Option b – Only 2 and 3
Near Mansarovar Lake in Tibet, there is the source of the river.
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Satluj
(C) Indus
(D) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Manas is the tributary of the river.
(A) Godawari
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Krishna
(D) Brahmaputra
Option d – Brahmaputra
The Rivers originate in Tibet and flow in parallel mountain ranges. Of these, Brahmaputra makes a ‘U-turn in its course to flow into India.
(A) Uplift of folded Himalayan ranges
(B) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
(C) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Option b – Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
In India, Yarlung Zangbo River’ is known as ( mcq on drainage system of India )
(A) Ganga
(B) Indus
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Mahanadi
Option c – Brahmaputra
Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of beginning?
(A) Brahmaputra and Ganga
(B) Tapi and Beas
(C) Brahmaputra and Indus
(D) Indus and Ganga
Option c – Brahmaputra and Indus
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