Ganga River / āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ - Brahmaputra River / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§ - Narmada River / āύ⧰ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ - Drainage System / āĻ āĻĒā§ąāĻžāĻš āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ
Ganga River / āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§
Q1. From where does the Ganga River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Gangotri Glacier (as Bhagirathi), Explanation: The Ganga originates from the Gangotri Glacier as the Bhagirathi. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°āĻĨā§ āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Q2. At which place does the Bhagirathi meet Alaknanda to form the Ganga ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°āĻĨā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āϞāĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻž āĻ’āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Devprayag, Explanation: Both rivers meet at Devprayag. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. In which countries does the Ganga flow ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: India and Bangladesh, Explanation: The river flows through India and Bangladesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§āĻāύ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q4. What is the Ganga called in Bangladesh ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Padma, Explanation: In Bangladesh, Ganga is known as Padma. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Which is the major right-bank tributary of the Ganga ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āϏā§āĻ-āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻāύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Son River, Explanation: Son joins the Ganga from the right bank. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžā§°āϤ āϏā§āύ āύāĻĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Drainage System / āĻ āĻĒā§ąāĻžāĻš āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ
Q6. Which is the major left-bank tributary of the Ganga ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻ-āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻāύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Gomti River, Explanation: Gomti joins the Ganga from the left. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžā§°āϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q7. Into which sea does the Ganga fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: The Ganga drains into the Bay of Bengal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻā§āĻā§āĻĒāϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§āĨ¤
Sundarbans Delta / āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰāĻŦāύ āĻĄā§āϞā§āĻāĻž
Q8. What is the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta called ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻāĻž-āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĄā§āϞā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Sundarbans Delta, Explanation: It is the largest delta in the world. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻšā§ āĻĄā§āϞā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤
Q9. What is the total length of the Ganga River ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: About 2525 km, Explanation: The Ganga is one of the longest rivers of India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āύāĻĻā§āϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻ āύā§āϝāϤāĻŽāĨ¤
Q10. In which year was the Ganga Action Plan started ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: 1985, Explanation: It was launched to clean the Ganga. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Rivers of India / āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āύāĻĻā§āϏāĻŽā§āĻš
Q11. Where does the Indus River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāύā§āϧ⧠āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Near Lake Mansarovar (Tibet), Explanation: The river originates near Mansarovar Lake. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏ⧰ā§āĻŦā§° āĻšā§ā§°āĻĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϤ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q12. Through which Indian state does the Indus flow ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāύā§āϧ⧠āύāĻĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻā§āύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝ⧰⧠āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Ladakh (UT), Explanation: It flows through the Ladakh region. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āϞāĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ⧰⧠āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q13. Into which sea does the Indus fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāύā§āϧ⧠āύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Arabian Sea, Explanation: Indus drains into the Arabian Sea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŋāύā§āϧ⧠āĻā§°āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q14. Which are the five major tributaries of the Indus ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāύā§āϧ⧠āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻŦā§ā§° ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Explanation: These rivers form the Punjab region. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āύāĻĻā§āϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§ āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q15. Where does the Jhelum River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āϞāĻŽ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Verinag (Jammu & Kashmir), Explanation: It rises from Verinag spring. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§ā§°ā§āύāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Q16. In which year was the Indus Water Treaty signed ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāύā§āϧ⧠āĻāϞ āϏāύā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āώ⧰ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: 1960, Explanation: The treaty regulates river water sharing. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻŖā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āϏāύā§āϧāĻŋāĨ¤
Q17. Between which two countries was the Indus Water Treaty signed ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāύā§āϧ⧠āĻāϞ āϏāύā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: India and Pakistan, Explanation: It was signed to avoid water disputes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ ā§°ā§āϧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Q18. Where does the Sutlej River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāϤāϞāĻ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Rakas Tal (Tibet), Explanation: It originates near a Tibetan lake. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤ⧰ āĻāĻāύ āĻšā§ā§°āĻĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϤ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q19. Chenab River is formed by the confluence of which rivers ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻŋāύāĻžāĻŦ āύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§° āϏāĻāĻāĻŽā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Chandra and Bhaga, Explanation: Both rivers meet in Himachal Pradesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q20. Where does the Beas River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Rohtang Pass, Explanation: It rises in Himachal Pradesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Brahmaputra River / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§
Q21. Where does the Brahmaputra originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Angsi Glacier, Tibet, Explanation: The river originates in Tibet. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§āĻāύ āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤāϤ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q22. What is the Brahmaputra called in Tibet?āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤāϤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Tsangpo, Explanation: It is known as Tsangpo in Tibet. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤāϤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒā§ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q23. In which state does Brahmaputra enter India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻā§āύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§āĻļ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Arunachal Pradesh, Explanation: It enters India through Arunachal Pradesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§°ā§ āĻāĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§āĻļ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q24. What is Brahmaputra called in Assam ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ āϏāĻŽā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Brahmaputra, Explanation: It retains the same name in Assam. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āϏāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§°ā§āĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q25. In which country is Brahmaputra known as Jamuna ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§°āĻ āϝāĻŽā§āύāĻž āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Answ/ āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Bangladesh, Explanation: In Bangladesh it is called Jamuna. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āϝāĻŽā§āύāĻž āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q26. Into which sea does the Brahmaputra fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§° āĻā§āύ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: It forms a delta before falling into the sea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄā§āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q27. Which is the major tributary of the Brahmaputra ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻāύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Subansiri, Explanation: It is the largest tributary. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§āĨ¤
Q28. Brahmaputra is which type of river ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§° āĻā§āύ⧠āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āύāĻĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Antecedent River, Explanation: It existed before the Himalayas rose. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻāĻ āύ⧰ āĻāĻāϤā§āĻ āύāĻĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Q29. Majuli, the world’s largest river island, is on which river ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻšā§ āύāĻĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āύ āύāĻĻā§āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Brahmaputra, Explanation: Majuli lies in Assam. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻ āϏāĻŽāϤ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Q30. What is the total length of the Brahmaputra ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: About 2900 km, Explanation: It is one of the longest rivers of Asia. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āύāĻĻā§āϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻ āύā§āϝāϤāĻŽāĨ¤
Narmada River / āύ⧰ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§
Q31. Where does the Narmada River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āύ⧰ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Amarkantak, Explanation: It rises from Amarkantak plateau. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻ āĻŽā§°āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Q32. In which direction does the Narmada flow ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āύ⧰ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Westward, Explanation: It is a west-flowing river. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻŽā§āĻā§ āύāĻĻā§āĨ¤
Q33. Into which sea does the Narmada fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āύ⧰ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Arabian Sea, Explanation: It drains into the Arabian Sea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻā§°āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q34. Narmada and Tapi flow through which landform ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āύ⧰ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ āĻā§-āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Rift Valley, Explanation: Both rivers flow through rift valleys. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻĻā§ ā§°āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϝāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q35. Which major dam is built on the Narmada ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āύ⧰ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§āϤ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Sardar Sarovar Dam, Explanation: It is a multipurpose dam. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĨ¤
Godavari & South Indian Rivers
Q36. Where does the Godavari originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra, Explanation: It rises in the Western Ghats. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q37. Godavari is also known as ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§āĻ āĻāύ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Dakshin Ganga (South Ganga), Explanation: It is the longest river of South India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻāϞāϤāĻŽ āύāĻĻā§āĨ¤
Q38. Into which sea does the Godavari fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: It forms a large delta. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻŦā§āĻšā§ āĻĄā§āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q39. Which is the major tributary of Godavari ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§ā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻāύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Indravati, Explanation: It is an important tributary. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§āĨ¤
Q40. What is the total length of the Godavari ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: About 1465 km, Explanation: It is the second longest river of India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āύāĻĻā§āĨ¤
Q41. Where does the Krishna River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āώā§āĻŖāĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Mahabaleshwar, Explanation: It originates in Maharashtra. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°āϤ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q42. Into which sea does the Krishna fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āώā§āĻŖāĻž āύāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻžāĻā§°āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: It is an east-flowing river. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻĒā§āĻŦāĻŽā§āĻā§ āύāĻĻā§āĨ¤
Q43. Where does the Kaveri originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Brahmagiri Hills, Karnataka, Explanation: It rises in the Western Ghats. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q44. In which state does Kaveri form Shivsamudram Falls ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāϤ āĻļāĻŋā§ąāϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻāϞāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Karnataka, Explanation: The famous waterfall is in Karnataka. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϞāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻāύ āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻāϤ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Q45. Where does the Mahanadi originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Sihawa, Chhattisgarh, Explanation: It rises in the Sihawa hills.