Indian Rivers, Lakes and Water MCQs

Question 1

The Plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is

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Malwa

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Chota Nagpur

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Ranchi

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Hazaribagh

Question 2

By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?

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Dihang

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Manas

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Dhansiri

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Tsangpo

Question 3

Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the

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Sources of the canals are the perennial rivers

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Soil is porous

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Level of underground water is high

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Regions is densely populated

Question 4

Which one of the following statements is correct?

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Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade

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India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage

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Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports

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India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports

Question 5

The second largest basin in Peninsular India is ________

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Godavari Basin

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Cauvery Basin

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Narmada Basin

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Krishna Basin

Question 6

The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is ________

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Paradeep

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Haldia

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New Tuticorin

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Vishakhapatnam

Question 7

Which of the followings pairs is wrongly matched?

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Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat

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Koyana Project - Maharashtra

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Sharavathy Project - Karnataka

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Balimela Project - Odisha

Question 8

How many ports are there in India?

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12

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6

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9

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10

Question 9

The Sivasamudram Falls is on ________

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Cauvery

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Subernarekha

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Indravati

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None of these