Geography - Yearwise Questions - River And Hydro Projects

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Geography – Yearwise Questions – River And Hydro Projects – W.B.C.S. Mains Examination.

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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019

According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is
(1960)
(A) Jhelum
(B) Ravi
(C) Chenab
(D) Indus
______ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.
(1310 km)
(A) Tapi
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Narmada
(D) None of the above
_____ is the source of river Chambal.
(Janapav Hills, Vindhayan Range)
(A) Malwa plateau
(B) Aravalli range
(C) Vindhyan range
(D) Satpura range
Chilka is an example of
(A) Crater
(B) Lagoon
(C) Glacial
(D) Aeolian
Ganga is an example of ______ river
(A) Consequent
(B) Subsequent
(C) Antecedent
(D) None of the above
The Indus originates from the glaciers of ____ range.
(A) Pir Panjal
(B) Kailash
(C) Zaskar
(D) Saitora
Tilaiya Dam is on river.
(Jharkhand, 1953)
(A) Barakar
(B) Damodar
(C) Konar
(D) None of the above
Mandakini and Alakananada meet at ______
(A) Rudra Prayag
(B) Karan Prayag
(C) Allahabad
(D) Deva Prayag
Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of _____ river.
(Vallabh Sagar reservoir, Gujrat)
(A) Narmada
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Tapi
(D) Ganga
Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on _____ river.
(Shivanasamudra Falls)
(A) Narmada
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2018

The river which joins Ganga from Southern side
(A) Betwa
(B) Chambal
(C) Son
(D) Ken
The first multipurpose project of independent India is
(1948)
(A) Bhakra-Nangal
(B) Damodar
(C) Hirakud
(D) NagaijUfla
Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built?
(A) On river Sutlej
(B) On river Chambal
(C) On river Narmada
(D) On river Gandak
The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
(Maharana Pratap Sagar)
(A) Ravi
(B) Tapti
(C) Beas
(D) Don
An important river of the Indian desert is
(A) Luni
(B) Narmada
(C) Krishna
(D) Beas
Which river is under dispute involving MP, Maharashtra, Gujrat ?
(A) Krishna
(B) Narmada
(C) Koyna
(D) Tapti
Srinagar is located on the bank of
(A) Indus
(B) Jhelum
(C) Chnul
(D) Ravi
The river which is used for inland waterways in India is
(A) Ganga
(B) Cauven
(C) Mahi
(D) Luni
Nasik is situated on the bank of the river
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Tapti
(C) Krishna
(D) Godavari
Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(A) Krishna
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Godavari
(D) Narmada
Which of the following is a river from Central India and joining
Yamuna/Ganga ?
(A) Ghagra
(B) Gomti
(C) Kosi
(D) Betwa
On which river has the Hirakud dam been built?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Cauvery
(D) Periyar
Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
(A) Narmada river
(B) Son river
(C) Betwa river
(D) Godavari river
Where is Tala Hydroelectric project which is expected to generator 1020
power, located?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
(A) Koyana project — Maharashtra
(B) Sharavathy project — Kamataka
(C) Balimela project — Orissa
(D) Sabarigiri project — Gujarat (Kerala)
Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers?
(Uttarakhand)
(A) Alaknanda
(B) Bhagirathi
(C) Gandak
(D) Ghaghra
Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) West Bengal
(D) Rajasthan
In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Sikkim
(D) Uttar Pradesh
What is the longest Irrigation Canal in India called?
(A) Yainuna Canal
(B) Sirhand Canal
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) Upper Ban Doal Canal
Where is Nathpa Jhakri power project located?
(Sutlej river )
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Devaprayag
(C) Handwar
(D) Kedarnath
On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
(Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, UP)
(A) Chambal
(B) Yamuna
(C) Son
(D) Periyar
River Indus originates from
(A) Hindukush range
(B) Himalayan range
(C) Karakoram range
(D) Kailash range
Which of the following rivers has its Source outside India?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Beas
(C) Ravi
(D) Jhelum
The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Teesta
Surat is situated on the banks of the river
(A) Tapti
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Bhima

(D) Godavari

The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal
(Sorrow of Bihar)
(A) Gomati
(B) Chambal
(C) Damodar
(D) Kosi
Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley?
(A) Godavari
(B) Narmada
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi
Majuli the largest river island in the world, lies in the State of
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Tripura
(D) Mizorarn
Meghna is the combined stream of which two rivers?
(A) Ganga and Yamuna
(B) Ganga and Gomati
(C) Ganga and Son
(D) Ganga and Brahmaputra

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2017

1.Loktak is the only major power project located in the State of
(A) Nagaland
(B) Manipur
(C) Mizorum
(D) Tripura

2.The longest road bridge in India is on the river
(Bhupen Hazarika Setu, 9.15 km)
(A) Son
(B) Godavari
(C) Ganga
(D) Lohit River

Which one of the following rivers has the highest run off ?
(A) The Ganga
(B) The Brahmaputra (2900 km)
(C) The Indus (2880 km)
(D) The Narmada
Which one of the following in the correct sequence of the tributary rivers
of the Indus from north to south direction ?
(A) Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj
(B) Chenab, Jhelum, Satluj,Ravi
(C) Ravi, Satluj, Chenab, Jhelum
(D) Satluj, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab
The largest river system of the Peninsular India is
(1465 km)
(A) the Krishna
(B) the Godavari
(C) the Mahanadi
(D) the Narmada
The first hydro-power plant in India was set up at
(Sidrapong, 1897)
(A) Mandi
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Sivasamudram

(D) Pykara.

Which one of the following river is not connected with the proposed
Ganga – Cauvery link canal?
(A) Sone
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Narmada
(D) Pennar
The Luni river has its origin from
(A) The Satpura hills
(B) The Indus river
(C) The Aravalli hills
(D)The Himalayan region
Which one of the following rivers had shifted its course frequently ?
(A) The Brahmaputra
(B) The Ganga
(C) The Teesta
(D)The Koshi
Which one of the following is a right bank tributary of the river Ganga ?
(A) The Jamuna
(B) The Gandak
(C) Kali
(D) The Tista
Lonar is a
(Maharashtra)
(A) salt lake
(B) lagoon lake
(C) rift valley lake
(D) crater lake
The famous Gersoppa Falls is located on the river
(Karnataka)
(A) Godavari
(B) Sharavati
(C) Narmada
(D) Cauvery

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2016

Which of the following is wrongly matched ?
(A) Srinagar : Jhelum
(B) Lucknow : Gomati
(C) Tiruchirappalli : Periyar
(D) Panaji : Mandovi
The river which is known as ‘Vridha Ganga‘ is
(A) Krishna
(B) Kaveri
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
Which one of the following is not a tributary of Godavari ?
(A) Wardha
(B) Wainganga
(C) Manjra
(D) Tel
Pykara project is located in
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kamataka
There are a large number of hydro-electric projects in South India,
because
(A) coal region is far away.
(B) there are large number of waterfalls.
(C) perennial rivers are there.
(D) there is facility to collect rain water.

6.Which one of the following is not a tributary of Krishna ?
(A) Tungabhadra
(B) Penner
(C) Bhima
(D) Sina

7.Which one of the following rivers makes an estuary ?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Kaveri
(D) Tapti

Luni drains
(A) in Gangetic delta
(B) in Godavari delta
(C) in Gulf of Kutch
(D) in Gulf of Khambhat
In which state the highest waterfall is located in India ?
(Kunchikal Falls)
(A) Karnataka
(B) Assam
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala

10.Which one is wrongly matched?
(A) Nagarjuna Sagar Project – Krishna
(B) Hirakund – Mahanadi
(C) Bhakra Nangal – Satluj
(D) Ukai – Chambal

River Brahmaputra flows through
(A) Tibet, Bangladesh, India
(B) India, China, Bangladesh, Tibet
(C) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sikkim
(D) Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bhutan
Rihand is the project of which state ?
(Sonbhadra Dist.)
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Karnataka
River Knavery flows through the state of
(A) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
(C) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Majuli island is formed by which river ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Cauvery
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Krishna
Kundah hydro-electric project is located at
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala
The highest dam in India is
(A) Tehri dam
(B) Bhakra Nangal dam
(C) Hirakund
(D) Nagaijuna Sagar dam
Indus and Brahmaputra rivers are example of
(A) Subsequent drainage
(B) Super-imposed drainage
(C) Consequent drainage
(D) Antecedent drainage
Which one of the following river is not trans Himalayan?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Ganga
Which one of the following Himalayan rivers is not an antecedent
stream?
(A) Indus
(B) Sutlej
(C) Kali
(D) Brahmaputra
Bhakkhra-Nangal is a combined project of
(Himachal Pradesh, Gobind Sagar reservoir)
(A) Haryana-Punjab-Rajasthan
(B) Haryana-Punjab-Delhi
(C) Himachal-Haryana-Punjab
(D) Punjab-Delhi-Rajasthan

21.The river which originates from Mansarovar Lake is
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej

Which one is wrongly matched ?
(A) Ahmedabad – Sabarmati
(B) Hyderabad – Krishna
(C) Kota – Chambal
(D) Nasik – Godavari

23.Which of the following rivers is flowing through a rift valley ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Tapti
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri

The two branches of the Ganga include :
(A) Bhagirathi and Yamuna
(B) Bhagirathi and Alkananda
(C) Mandakini and Yamuna
(D) Mandakini and Son-Ganga
Marble Falls is found in
(Dhuandhar Falls)
(A) Cauvery river
(B) Sharaswati river
(C) Narmada river
(D) Godavari river
The two branches of Ganga, Bhagirathi and Alakananda joins at
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Haridwar
(C) Devprayag
(D) Sonprayag
Which one of the following is not a tributary of Ganga ?
(A) Gandok
(B) Gomati
(C) Kosi
(D) Ghaggar

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2015

Which one of the following places is located at the confluence of
Alakananda & Bhagirathi?
(a) Vishnuprayag
(b) Devaprayag
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Karnaprayag
The Amarkantak Hill is the source of two Rivers flowing in two different
directions (West and East). They are –
(a) Narmada and Tapi
(b) Narmada and Mahanadi
(e) Tapi and Betwa
(d) Tapi and Son
The Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers are examples of :
(a) Subsequent Drainage
(b) Superimposed Drainage
(c) Consequent Drainage
(d) Antecedent Drainage
Which river has been harnessed under the Hirakud multi-purpose
Project?
(a) Godavari
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Krishna
The highest water-fall in India is
(a) Kunchikal
(b) Jog
(c) Sivasundaram
(d) None of the above
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ?
(a) Kosi : Consequent River
(b) Narmada : Rift Valley River
(c) Sultej : Antecedent River
(d) Ghagghar : River with interior drainage
Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of :
(a) Hydration
(b) Gtrrosion
(c) Erosion
(d) Attrition

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2014

Jog Falls is associated with river
(a) Godavari
(b) Saraswati
(c) Sharavati
(d) Ganga
Sindh Sagar Doab is located between the rivers
(a) Chenab and Jhelum
(b) Ravi and Chenab
(c) Beas and Sutluj
(d) Jhelum-Chenab and Indus

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