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

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    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020

    1. Somasila Dam is located In which Indian State?
      (A) Madhya Pradesh
      (B) Karnataka
      (C) Andhra Pradesh
      (D) Maharashtra
    2. Below given are certain statements about a river:
      l. It rises on Ranchi plateau In Jharkhand.
      2. It passes through the northern part of Betla National Park.
      3. It is a tributary of Son River.
      Identify the river based on the information given above:
      (A) North Koel River
      (B) Mechi River
      (B) Mahananda River
      (D) Mahadayi River
    3. What is the name of the Lake between Godavari and Krishna deltaic
      region?
      (A) Kolleru Lake
      (B) Pulicat Lake
      (C) Chilika Lake
      (D) Loktak Lake
    4. Bikaner Canal is taken off from the river
      (A) Banas
      (B) Chambal
      (C) Sutlej
      (D) Yamuna
    5. Which city is located along Mula-Mutha River from the following ?
      (A) Nagpur
      (B) Pune
      (C) Dehradun
      (D) Bengaluru
    6. Kiru Hydroelectric power project is situated in
      (A) Telangana
      (B) Kerala
      (C) Jammu and Kashmir
      (D) Andhra Pradesh

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019

    1. Kolleru lake is located between
      (A) Godavari and Cauvery
      (B) Godavari and Krishna
      (C) Krishna and Cauvery
      (D) Mahanadi and Godavari

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018

    1. Geomorphologists opine that change of the course of the Kosi River
      resulted in
      (a) Ganga river flowing mainly through the Padma in Bangladesh
      (b) Teesta river flowing in North Bengal
      (c) Kolkata Port declining
      (d) Earthquakes in Gangtok and Darjeeling

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017

    1. Pollavaram Project is associated with the river
      Cauvery
      Penner
      Krishna
      Godavari
    2. The Mullaperiyar Dam is a cause of discontent between
      Maharashtra and Gujarat
      Tamil Nadu and Kerala
      Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
      Gujarat and rajasthan

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016

    1. The Amarkantaka Hill is the source of two rivers flowing in two
      different directions (West and East). They are :
      (A) Narmada and Tapti
      (B) Narmada and Mahanadi
      (C) Tapti and Betwa
      (D) Tapti and Sone
    2. Which of the following rivers of India, is older than the Himalayas ?
      (A) Sutlej
      (B) Ganga
      (C) Beas
      (D) Ravi

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015

    1. Which one of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga ?
      (A) Son
      (B) Gomati
      (C) Gandak
      (D) Subarnarekha

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013

    1. Which river flows through the valley of Kashmir ?
      (A) Sutlej
      (B) Ravi
      (C) Chenab
      (D) Jhelum
    2. The source of the Narmada River lies in :
      (A) Amarkantak Plateau
      (B) Vindhya Range
      (C) Maikhal Range
      (D) Palni Hills
    3. Laktak Lake is located in the State of —
      (A) Jammu & Kashmir
      (B) Himachal Pradesh
      (C) Arunachal Pradesh
      (D) Manipur
    4. River Narmada flows through a-
      (A) Synclinal valley
      (B) U- shaped valley
      (C) Fault Trough
      (D) Delta
    5. The Indus river rises near
      (A) Sheshnag Lake
      (B) Bhimtal Lake
      (C) Lake Nassil
      (D) Mansarovar Lake
    6. The river ganga flows into the Bay of Bengal through
      (A) A triangular delta
      (B) An estuary
      (C) ‘Birds foot’ delta
      (D) Fault line

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011

    1.River Narmada flows through a
    (A) Lagoon
    (B) Gorge
    (C) Fault Trough
    (D) Meander

    1. Which of the following hydroelectric power projects has the largest
      installed capacity (M.W.) for generation of electricity ?
      (A) Sabari Giri (Kerala)
      (B) Koyna (Maharastra)
      (C) Bhakra-Nangal(Punjab)
      (D) Kundah (Tamil Nadu)

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2010

    1. Kapildhara Falls is located on
      (A) River Sone
      (B) River Chambal
      (C) River Narmada
      (D) River Krishna
    2. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project consists of the Bhakra
      Dam across
      (A) River Jhelum
      (B) River Sutlej
      (C) River Beas
      (D) River Indus
    3. The Nagarjunasagar Multipurpose Project consists of a masonry
      dam across
      (A) River Krishna
      (B) River Cauvery
      (C) River Tungabhadra
      (D) River Sone

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2009

    1. Which of the following International Conventions provides framework
      for conservation of wetland habitats ?
      (A) Earth Sumit
      (B) Ramsar Convention
      (C) Belem Declaration
      (D) Botanical Congress
    2. Which of the following hydro-electric power projects has the largest
      installed capacity (M.W.) for generation of electricity ?
      (A) Sabari Giri (Kerala)
      (B) Koyna (Maharastra)
      (C) Bhakra-Nangal (Punjab)
      (D) Kundah (Tamil Nadu)
    3. Which of the following river does not drain into the Arabian Sea ?
      (A) Mahanadi
      (B) Narmada
      (C) Tapti
      (D) Sharavati

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2008

    1. Sharavati Hydro-electric Project is located in
      (A) Tamil Nadu
      (B) Karnataka
      (C) Orissa
      (D) Andhra Pradesh
    2. The River Narmada flows through a
      (A) Post-glacial valley
      (B) V-shaped fluvial valley
      (C) Fault trough
      (D) Deltaic area

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2007

    1. The fertile Bari Doab lies between
      (A) The Beas and the Ravi rivers
      (B) The Beas and the Sutlej rivers
      (C) The Beas and the Chenub rivers
      (D) None of the above
    2. Hydel power potentional is the highest in case of ____
      (A) Brahmaputra basin
      (B) Ganga basin
      (C) East flowing rivers of South India
      (D) West flowing rivers of South India

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2006

    1. In which river the Nagarjunsagar Project is located?
      (a) Mahi river in Wanakburi
      (b) Tapti river in Gujarat
      (c) Krishna river in Karnataka
      (d) Krishna river in Andhar Pradesh
    2. Majule island is situated in
      (a) Brahmaputra, river in Assam
      (b) Ganga river in Bihar
      (c) Kaberi river in Karnataka
      (d) Mahananda in West Bengal
    3. Varanasi is located in
      (a) Lower Ganga plain
      (b) Middle Ganga plain
      (c) Upper Ganga plain
      (d) Ganga-Sutlej interfluence

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2005

    1. The Pong dam has been constructed on—
      (a) The Beas
      (b) The Narmada
      (c) The Sone
      (d) The Ravi
    2. Chirakut, Chachai and Ken ton waterfalls are located in
      (a) M.P.
      (b) A.P.
      (c) U.P.
      (d) W.B.
    3. Gautami and Bashista are the principal distributaries of
      (a) Godabari river
      (b) Cauveri river
      (c) Krishna river
      (d) Mahanadi river
    4. Karewas are terraces of glacial origin found in-—
      (a) Jhelum valley
      (b) Teesta valley
      (c) Chenuh valley
      (d) Ravi valley
    5. Indus, Tsangpo, Arun and Sutlej are typical examples of
      (a) Antecedent drainage
      (b) Consequent drainage
      (c) Subsequent drainage
      (d) Superimposed drainage
    6. On which river-bank Kota is located?
      (A) Sone
      (B) Yamuna
      (C) Chambal
      (D) Luni

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2003

    1. The river Narmada rises in the Amarkantak Plateau of
      (A) Mahadeo Hills (Tapi river)
      (B) Mahakal Hills
      (C) Nilgiri
      (D) Palni Hill
    2. Godavari, the largest river of peninsular India has a total length of
      (A) 1465 km
      (B) 1300 km
      (C) 1290 km
      (D) 1000 km
    3. Which one of the following is the west flowing river?
      (A) Mahanadi
      (B) Narmada
      (C) Godavari
      (D) Krishna
    4. The dispute relating to the sharing of the water of Kaveri river concerns
      (A) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
      (B) Karnataka and Kerala
      (C) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
      (D) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    5. The world’s highest gravity dam is
      (Sultej river)
      (A) Hirakud
      (B) Bhakra
      (C) Mettur
      (D) Maithon
    6. Which one of the following is an inland river?
      (A) Pennar
      (B) Luni
      (C) Narmada
      (D) Jamuna

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2002

    1. Which of the following is the source of the Luni River?
      (A) Annasager
      (B) Puskar lake
      (C) Gurusikar Paek
      (D) Sambar Lake
    2. What type of river is the Indus?
      (A) Consequent
      (B) Subseqent
      (C) Antecedent
      (D) Obsequent
    3. Which one of the following is the largest irrigation project of India?
      (A) Damodar Valley
      (B) Bhakra-Nangal Project
      (C) Nagarjunsagar Project
      (D)Rihand Project.
    4. On which river is Ujjain located?
      (A) Ksipra
      (B) Tapi
      (C) Narmada
      (D) Sone
    5. Which one of the following is an estuarine delta?
      (A) Rhine delta
      (B) Mississippi delta
      (C) Ganga delta
      (D) Volga delta

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2001

    1. Where do the Bhagirathi and the Alakananda meet at?
      (A) Karnaprayag
      (B) Rudraprayag
      (C) Haridwar
      (D) Devaprayag

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2000

    1. Brahmaputra : Guwahati : Sabarmati : ?
    (A)Indore
    (B)Vadodara
    (C)Rajkot
    (D)Ahmedabad

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