#Day 22 (BBA & HM 2021 Free Study Plan): River System of India

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Drainage System (Himalayan Rivers + Peninsular Rivers) is a very important topic in Indian Geography from which questions have been asked in previous papers.

River System of India (Himalayan Rivers + Peninsular Rivers)

1. What is the "Catchment Area"?

Ans. A river drains water from a particular area that is called its ' catchment area. '

1. What is "Drainage Basin"?

Ans. A drainage basin is a river-drained area and its tributaries.

1. Which river is called as "Sorrow of Bihar"? 

Ans. Kosi

1. In Tibet, which of the following river is also called “Singi Khamban” or Lion’s mouth?

Ans. Indus

1. What are the depositional features formed by the river?

Ans. Ox-bow lakes, Flat valleys, braided channels, flood plains, and deltas.

1. What is the length of the river Indus?

Ans. 2880 Km (in India 1114 km)

1. Through which of the following region Indus river enters Pakistan?

Ans. Dardistan Region

1. Which of the following rivers are the Indus river tributaries?

Ans. Shyok, Gilgit, Zaskar, Hunza, Nubra, Shigar, Gasting and Dras.

1. Kabul is the right bank tributary of which of the following river?

Ans. Indus

1. Mention some right bank tributaries of Indus river?

Ans. Khurram, Tochi, Gomal, Viboa and Sangar

1. Panjnad is the name given to which of the following rivers?

Ans. Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum

1. Which of the following is the only Indian state through which Indus flows?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir

1. Which of the following river is the largest tributary of the Indus river?

Ans. Chenab

1. Which of the following river joins Chenab near Jhang in Pakistan?

Ans. Jhelum

1. Which of the following river is also known as Chandrabhaga?

Ans. Chenab

1. Which of the following river drains the area lying between the southeastern part of the Pir Panjal and the Dhauladhar ranges?

Ans. Ravi

1. Which of the following river meets the Sutlej river near Harike before entering Pakistan?

Ans. Beas

1. Which of the following river is known as Langchen Khambab in Tibet?

Ans. Sutlej

1. Which of the following river originates in the ‘Raksas Tal’ near Mansarovar?

Ans. Sutlej

1. Bhakra Nangal Project is built on which of the following river?

Ans. Sutlej

1. River Ganga originates from which of the following place?

Ans. Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh

1. In which of the following state Gangotri Glacier is located?

Ans. Uttarakhand

1. Ganga forms at the confluence of which two rivers?

Ans. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

1. Which of the following is the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi confluence site?

Ans. Devprayag

1. Which of the following glacier is the source of the river Alaknanda?

Ans. Satopanth glacier above Badrinath

1. What is the length of the Ganga River?

Ans. 2,525 km

1. Which one of the following rivers has the largest river basin in India?

Ans. Ganga

1. The Son is the major right-bank tributary of which river?

Ans. Ganga

1. Mention some of the left bank tributaries of the river Ganga.

Ans. Ramganga, Gomati, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi and Mahananda

1. Where does the Ganga river finally discharges herself?

Ans. Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal

1. Which is the longest tributary of the river Ganga?

Ans. The Yamuna

1. Which tributaries of the Yamuna originate from the Peninsular plateau?

Ans. Chambal, Sind, Betwa, and Ken

1. Which river is well known for creating a badland topography called ravines?

Ans. Chambal

1. Which glacier is the source/origin of the river Yamuna?

Ans. Yamunotri Glacier on Western Slopes of Banderpunch range

1. Which tributary of river Ganga rises in Nepal between the Dhaulagiri and Mount Everest?

Ans. Gandak

1. At what point does the Ganga and the Son meet?

Ans. Sonpur near Patna

1. Which glacier is the origin of the river Ghaghara?

Ans. Mapchachungo

1. Name the two streams of the river Gandak.

Ans. Kaligandak and Trishul Ganga

1. Mention the three tributaries of the river Ghaghara.

Ans. Tila, Seti and Beri

1. Which is the mainstream of the river Kosi? And mention it’s the origin.

Ans. Arun; North of Mount Everest in Tibet

1. Which river joins the Ganga near Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh?

Ans. Ramganga

1. Which river is called as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’?

Ans. Damodar

1. Name the main tributary of the river Damodar.

Ans. Barakar

1. Which river flows through a rift valley and joins Hugly?

Ans. Damodar

1. Which river is known as Goriganga and where does it originate?

Ans. Sarda/Saryu river; Milam glacier in the Nepal Himalayas

1. From where does the river Mahananda originate?

Ans. Darjiling Hills

1. From where does the river Son originate?

Ans. Amarkantak Plateau

1. River Brahmaputra is known by which name in Tibet region?

Ans. Tsangpo

1. At which of the following point the Brahmaputra takes U-turn and enters into India?

Ans. Namcha Barua

1. Name any two left bank tributaries of the river Brahmaputra.

Ans. Dibang or Sikang and Lohit

1. Mention some right bank tributaries of the river Brahmaputra.

Ans. Subansiri, Kameng, Manas and Sankosh

1. At which place river Brahmaputra enters into Bangladesh?

Ans. Dhubri

1. In Bangladesh, which river joins river Brahmaputra on its right bank from where the river came to be known as the Jamuna?

Ans. Teesta

1. Which are the two major west flowing rivers of India?

Ans. Narmada and Tapi

1. Where is the mouth of the river Mahanadi located?

Ans. Sihawa in Raipur district

1. Mahanadi river flow throw which of the following two states of India?

Ans. Chhattisgarh and Odisha

1. Which river is the largest Peninsular river system?

Ans. Godavari

1. Which river is called as the Dakshin Ganga?

Ans. Godavari

1. Mention some principle tributaries of river Godavari?

Ans. Penganga, Indravati, Pranhita, and Manjra

1. From where does river Krishna originate?

Ans. Mahabaleshwar in Sahyadri

1. Which are the major tributaries of river Krishna?

Ans. Koyna, Tungabhadra and Bhima

1. What is the rising place of river Kaveri?

Ans. Brahmagiri hills (1,341m) of Kogadu district in Karnataka

1. Dhuandhar waterfall is located on which of the following river?

Ans. Narmada

1. On which river Sardar Sarovar Project has been built?

Ans. Narmada

1. Which river is the largest river system of Rajasthan?

Ans. Luni

1. Mandovi and Juari rivers are situated in which state of India?

Ans. Goa

1. Which is the longest river in Kerala?

Ans. Periyar

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