Rivers

Glacier and River Matching

Consider the following pairs:

Glacier : River

1. Bandarpunch : Yamuna
2. Bara Shigri : Chenab
3. Milam : Mandakini
4. Siachen : Nubra
5. Zemu : Manas

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

1. 1, 2 and 4
2. 1, 3 and 4
3. 2 and 5
4. 3 and 5

Which rivers is not a tributary of river Cauvery

Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Cauvery?

1. Hemavati
2. Arkavati
3. Indravati
4. Amravati

Which one of the following is not a tributary of Indus river

Which one of the following is not a tributary of Indus river?

1. Beas
2. Ravi
3. Chenab
4. Tawi

Arrange features formed by rivers in its course starting from upstream

Arrange the following features formed by rivers in its course starting from upstream:

1. Meanders
2. Falls
3. Delta
4. Oxbow Lake

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1-4-2-3
2. 2-1-4-3
3. 1-2-3-4
4. 2-1-3-4

Which is an artificial lake

Which one of the following is an artificial lake?

1. Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
2. Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
3. Nainital (Uttarakhand)
4. Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)

Which pairs of rivers and tributaries is not correctly matched

Which one of the following pairs of rivers and tributaries is not correctly matched?

1. Godavari : Indravati
2. Ganga : Penganga
3. Krishna : Bhima
4. Luni : Sukri

Which rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal

Which of the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?

1. Godavari
2. Mahanadi
3. Tapti
4. Cauvery

Which Indian rivers originates in Maharashtra and flows through Karnataka

Which one among the following Indian rivers originates in Maharashtra and flows through Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to meet the Bay of Bengal in Andhra coast?

1. Krishna
2. Mahanadi
3. Godavari
4. Kaveri

Which among the following Indian rivers flows from east to west

Which among the following Indian rivers flows from east to west, eventually meeting Arabian sea?

1. Narmada
2. Godavari
3. Krishna
4. Kaveri

Consider the following pairs of Wetlands and Confluence of rivers

Consider the following pairs of Wetlands and Confluence of rivers:

• 1. Harike Wetlands: Beas and Satluj/Sutlej
• 2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park: Banas and Chambal
• 3. Kolleru Lake: Confluence of Musi and Krishna

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1, 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1 only

Which of the above flows through Arunachal Pradesh

Consider the following rivers:

• 1. Barak
• 2. Lohit
• 3. Subansiri

Which of the above flows / flow through Arunachal Pradesh?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 1 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 2 and 3 only

The Narmada river flows to the west

The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why?

• 1. It occupies a linear rift valley.
• 2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.
• 3. The land slopes to the west from Central India.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 3
3. 2 and 3
4. None

Which of the below are tributaries to Brahmaputra

Consider the following rivers:

• 1. Sankosh
• 2. Amochu
• 3. Subarnarekha
• 4. Jia Bhorelli

Which of the below is/are tributary/ tributaries to Brahmaputra

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1 only
3. 2, 3 and 4
4. 1, 2 and 4

Which are tributaries of Godavari

Consider the following rivers:

1. Vamsadhara
2. Indravati 
3. Pranahita 
4. Pennar

Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?

1. 1, 2 and 3 
2. 2, 3 and 4 
3. 1, 2 and 4 
4. 2 and 3 only