Ganga River / āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻā§€ - Brahmaputra River / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§€ - Narmada River / āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§€ - Drainage System / āĻ…āĻĒā§ąāĻžāĻš āϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ


Ganga River / āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻā§€


Q1. From where does the Ganga River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Gangotri Glacier (as Bhagirathi), Explanation: The Ganga originates from the Gangotri Glacier as the Bhagirathi. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻā§€ āĻ—āĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§‹āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ­āĻžāϗ⧀⧰āĻĨā§€ āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻ“āϞāĻžāχāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q2. At which place does the Bhagirathi meet Alaknanda to form the Ganga ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžāϗ⧀⧰āĻĨā§€ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āϞāĻ•āύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻ•’āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Devprayag, Explanation: Both rivers meet at Devprayag. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āύāĻĻā§€ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ—āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q3. In which countries does the Ganga flow ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: India and Bangladesh, Explanation: The river flows through India and Bangladesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§€āĻ–āύ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q4. What is the Ganga called in Bangladesh ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻā§€āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āϜāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Padma, Explanation: In Bangladesh, Ganga is known as Padma. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻžāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻž āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Which is the major right-bank tributary of the Ganga ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āϏ⧋āρ-āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§° āωāĻĒāύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Son River, Explanation: Son joins the Ganga from the right bank. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏ⧋āρ āĻĒāĻžā§°āϤ āϏ⧋āύ āύāĻĻā§€ āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Drainage System / āĻ…āĻĒā§ąāĻžāĻš āϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ


Q6. Which is the major left-bank tributary of the Ganga ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāρ-āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§° āωāĻĒāύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Gomti River, Explanation: Gomti joins the Ganga from the left. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—ā§‹āĻŽāϤ⧀ āĻŦāĻžāρ āĻĒāĻžā§°āϤ āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q7. Into which sea does the Ganga fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: The Ganga drains into the Bay of Bengal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āĻŦāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Sundarbans Delta / āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻŦāύ āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻž


Q8. What is the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta called ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž-āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Sundarbans Delta, Explanation: It is the largest delta in the world. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāĨ¤


Q9. What is the total length of the Ganga River ?  āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽā§‹āϟ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: About 2525 km, Explanation: The Ganga is one of the longest rivers of India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āύāĻĻā§€āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϤāĻŽāĨ¤


Q10. In which year was the Ganga Action Plan started ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 1985, Explanation: It was launched to clean the Ganga. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Rivers of India / āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āύāĻĻā§€āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš


Q11. Where does the Indus River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Near Lake Mansarovar (Tibet), Explanation: The river originates near Mansarovar Lake. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§€āĻ–āύ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏ⧰⧋āĻŦā§° āĻšā§ā§°āĻĻā§° āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q12. Through which Indian state does the Indus flow ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āύāĻĻā§€ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧰⧇ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Ladakh (UT), Explanation: It flows through the Ladakh region. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āϞāĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻ– āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ⧰⧇ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q13. Into which sea does the Indus fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇ ? 


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Arabian Sea, Explanation: Indus drains into the Arabian Sea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āφ⧰āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q14. Which are the five major tributaries of the Indus ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻĒāĻžāρāϚāĻ–āύ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύāĻŦā§‹ā§° ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Explanation: These rivers form the Punjab region. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχ āύāĻĻā§€āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§‡ āĻĒāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŦ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q15. Where does the Jhelum River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§‡āϞāĻŽ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Verinag (Jammu & Kashmir), Explanation: It rises from Verinag spring. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϭ⧇⧰⧀āύāĻžāĻ— āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ“āϞāĻžāχāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q16. In which year was the Indus Water Treaty signed ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āϜāϞ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώ⧰ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 1960, Explanation: The treaty regulates river water sharing. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦāĻŖā§āϟāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāχ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋāĨ¤


Q17. Between which two countries was the Indus Water Treaty signed ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āϜāϞ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: India and Pakistan, Explanation: It was signed to avoid water disputes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϜāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ ā§°ā§‹āϧ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Q18. Where does the Sutlej River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāϤāϞāϜ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rakas Tal (Tibet), Explanation: It originates near a Tibetan lake. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤ⧰ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻšā§ā§°āĻĻā§° āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q19. Chenab River is formed by the confluence of which rivers ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϚāĻŋāύāĻžāĻŦ āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻŽā§‡ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Chandra and Bhaga, Explanation: Both rivers meet in Himachal Pradesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āύāĻĻā§€ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q20. Where does the Beas River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rohtang Pass, Explanation: It rises in Himachal Pradesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Brahmaputra River / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§€


Q21. Where does the Brahmaputra originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Angsi Glacier, Tibet, Explanation: The river originates in Tibet. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§€āĻ–āύ āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤāϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q22. What is the Brahmaputra called in Tibet?āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤāϤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Tsangpo, Explanation: It is known as Tsangpo in Tibet. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤāϤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāĻ‚āĻĒā§‹ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q23. In which state does Brahmaputra enter India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Arunachal Pradesh, Explanation: It enters India through Arunachal Pradesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āυ⧰⧁āĻŖāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧰⧇ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q24. What is Brahmaputra called in Assam ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āϜāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Brahmaputra, Explanation: It retains the same name in Assam. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ…āϏāĻŽāϤ⧋ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§‡āχ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q25. In which country is Brahmaputra known as Jamuna ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ• āϝāĻŽā§āύāĻž āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


Answ/ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Bangladesh, Explanation: In Bangladesh it is called Jamuna. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āϝāĻŽā§āύāĻž āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϜāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q26. Into which sea does the Brahmaputra fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: It forms a delta before falling into the sea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻž āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q27. Which is the major tributary of the Brahmaputra ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ? 


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Subansiri, Explanation: It is the largest tributary. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āωāĻĒāύāĻĻā§€āĨ¤


Q28. Brahmaputra is which type of river ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϕ⧇āύ⧇ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āύāĻĻā§€ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Antecedent River, Explanation: It existed before the Himalayas rose. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ⧰ āφāĻ—āϤ⧇āχ āύāĻĻā§€ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Q29. Majuli, the world’s largest river island, is on which river ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āύāĻĻā§€ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧁āϞ⧀ āϕ⧋āύ āύāĻĻā§€āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Brahmaputra, Explanation: Majuli lies in Assam. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧁āϞ⧀ āĻ…āϏāĻŽāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q30. What is the total length of the Brahmaputra ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽā§‹āϟ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: About 2900 km, Explanation: It is one of the longest rivers of Asia. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āύāĻĻā§€āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϤāĻŽāĨ¤


Narmada River / āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§€


Q31. Where does the Narmada River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Amarkantak, Explanation: It rises from Amarkantak plateau. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻ…āĻŽā§°āĻ•āĻŖā§āϟāϕ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ“āϞāĻžāχāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q32. In which direction does the Narmada flow ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ⧇ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Westward, Explanation: It is a west-flowing river. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽāĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āύāĻĻā§€āĨ¤


Q33. Into which sea does the Narmada fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Arabian Sea, Explanation: It drains into the Arabian Sea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āφ⧰āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q34. Narmada and Tapi flow through which landform ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ⧀ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ­ā§‚-āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻœā§‡ā§°ā§‡ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rift Valley, Explanation: Both rivers flow through rift valleys. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āύāĻĻā§€ ā§°āĻŋāĻĢā§āϟ āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q35. Which major dam is built on the Narmada ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§€āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Sardar Sarovar Dam, Explanation: It is a multipurpose dam. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĨ¤


Godavari & South Indian Rivers


Q36. Where does the Godavari originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§€ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra, Explanation: It rises in the Western Ghats. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽ āϘāĻžāϟāϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q37. Godavari is also known as ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§€āĻ• āφāύ āĻ•āĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āϜāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Dakshin Ganga (South Ganga), Explanation: It is the longest river of South India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞāϤāĻŽ āύāĻĻā§€āĨ¤


Q38. Into which sea does the Godavari fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: It forms a large delta. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻž āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q39. Which is the major tributary of Godavari ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĻāĻžāĻŦ⧰⧀⧰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Indravati, Explanation: It is an important tributary. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻāĻ• āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āωāĻĒāύāĻĻā§€āĨ¤


Q40. What is the total length of the Godavari ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§°ā§€ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽā§‹āϟ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: About 1465 km, Explanation: It is the second longest river of India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āύāĻĻā§€āĨ¤


Q41. Where does the Krishna River originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻž āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Mahabaleshwar, Explanation: It originates in Maharashtra. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q42. Into which sea does the Krishna fall ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻž āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: It is an east-flowing river. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻĒā§‚āĻŦāĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āύāĻĻā§€āĨ¤


Q43. Where does the Kaveri originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇⧰⧀ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Brahmagiri Hills, Karnataka, Explanation: It rises in the Western Ghats. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽ āϘāĻžāϟāϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q44. In which state does Kaveri form Shivsamudram Falls ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇⧰⧀ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻļāĻŋā§ąāϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŽ āϜāϞāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Karnataka, Explanation: The famous waterfall is in Karnataka. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āϜāϞāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻ–āύ āĻ•ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϟāĻ•āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q45. Where does the Mahanadi originate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Sihawa, Chhattisgarh, Explanation: It rises in the Sihawa hills.