Rivers & Their Origin

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👉 Koyna River — Maharastra
👉 Lucknow City — Gomti River
👉 Hyderabad City — Musi River
Q.1.

Which is the longest river in India ?

भारत की सबसे लिंबी नदी कौन सी ै ?

a) Yamuna river • The longest river of India is

the Ganges River, whose
b) Ganga river
length is 2525 km, it flows
c) Satluj river through 5 states of India,
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,
d) Chenab river
Bihar, Jharkhand and West
Option : B Bengal.
Q.2.

From where does the Alaknanda River originate ?

अलकनिंदा नदी का उद्गम क ािं से ोता ै ?

a) Santopath Himani • Alaknanda originates from the

Santopath glacier in Chamoli,
b) Satpura hills its ancient name is Vishnu
Ganga. Vishnuprayag is situated
c) Nilgiri Hills at the confluence of
d) Yamunotri Hills Vishnuganga and Dhauliganga.

Option : A
Q.3.

Which is the longest tributary of river Ganga?

गिंगा नदी की सबसे लम्बी स ायक नदी कौन सी ै?

a) Chenab River
b) Yamuna River • The Yamuna is the longest
tributary of the River Ganges.
c) Son River
d) Gomati River
Option : B
Q.4.

Which is the river that cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice?

ककक रे खा को दो बार काटने वाली नदी कौन सी ै ?

a) Mahi River • Mahi river originates from

Madhya Pradesh and flows
b) Ganga River through Rajasthan and
Gujarat and falls in Gulf of
c) Yamuna River
Khambhat (Arabian Sea) is the
d) Godavari River only river to cross the Tropic
of Cancer twice
Option : A
Q.5.

Indus Water Treaty is between India and which country?

हसिंधु जल समझौता भारत और हकस दे श के बीच ै ?

a) Pakistan • The Indus Water Treaty was signed

in 1960 for the distribution of river
b) Afghanistan water between India and Pakistan.
In it, control of the three “eastern”
c) Shrilanka rivers—the Beas, the Ravi and the
Sutlej—was given to India, and
d) Nepal control of the three “western”
rivers—the Indus, the Chenab and
Option : A the Jhelum—was given to Pakistan.
Q.6.

Where does the Beas River originate?

व्यास नदी का उद्गम क ािं से ोता ै ?

a) Rohtang Pass • Beas river originates from

Rohtang Pass, Himachal
b) Mansarovar lake
Pradesh, its old name was
c) Berinath Lekh Bipasha, it was named
after Maharishi Ved Vyas.
d) Satpura Hills
Option : A
Q.7.

Which is the largest tributary of the Indus River ?

हसिंधु नदी की सबसे बडी स ायक नदी कौन सी ै ?

a) Ravi river
b) Jhelum river
c) Chenab river
d) Satluj river
Option : C
Q.8.
Indira Gandhi Canal is situated at the confluence of
which two rivers?
इिं हदरा गािंधी न र हकन दो नहदयोिं के सिंगम पर स्थित ै?

a) Satluj and Chenab • Indira Gandhi Canal originates from

the confluence of Beas and Sutlej
b) Satluj and Beas river near Harike barrage.Indias
longest canal.
c) Satluj and Jhelum • The length of the main canal is 649
km. Is. This canal mainly irrigates
d) Satluj and Ravi Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur and
Jaisalmer districts of western
Option : B Rajasthan.
Q.9.
On which river is Majuli Island situated?
माजुली द्वीप हकस नदी पर स्थित ै?

a) Ganga River • Majuli Island is located on

the Brahmaputra River.
b) Yamuna River
• It is the largest river island
c) Brahmaputra River in the world.
• It is located in the state of
d) Lohit River
Assam.
Option : C
Q.10.
What name is the Brahmaputra river known in Tibet?
ब्रह्मपुत्र नदी को हतब्बत में हकस नाम से जाना जाता ै?

a) Shangpo River
b) Meghna River
c) Dihang River
d) Jamuna River
Option : A
Q.11.

Which river is called bloody river in India ?

भारत में ख़ूनी नदी हकस नदी को क ते ै ?

a) Lohit River • The Lohit river originates from

the mountain named Jayal
b) Manas River Chhu of Tibet, due to the
rapid velocity in Arunachal
c) Tista River
and Assam, this river brings
d) Kopili River red soil with it, hence it is
Option : A called bloody river.
Q.12.
In which year the river Ganga was declared as the
national river of India?
गिंगा नदी को हकस वर्क भारत की राष्ट्रीय नदी घोहर्त हकया ?

a) 2005 • The Ganges River was declared a

b) 2006 National River in 2008.
• The Ganges Dolphin was
c) 2007 recognized as a National
Aquatic Fauna (राष्ट्रीय जलीय
d) 2008 जीव) by the Government of India
Option : D in the year 2009.
Q.13.
Where does the Godavari river originate?
गोदावरी नदी क ााँ से हनकलती ै ?

a) Satpuda Hills • It originated from Tryambak

hill in the Western Ghats.
b) Tryambak Hills • It originates from Nashik
district in Maharashtra.
c) Amarkantak hills
• Its length is usually 1465 KM.
d) Arawali Hills • The span of this river is very
big.
Option : B
Q.14.
In which Prayag the confluence of DholiGanga and
Vishnuganga takes place?
धौलीगिंगा और हवष्णुगिंगा का सिंगम हकस प्रयाग में ोता ै?

a) Karna Prayag • Panch Prayag of Uttarakhand

• Dholi Ganga+Vishnu Ganga =Vishnu Prayag
b) Vishnu Prayag • Alaknanda+ Pindar = karna Prayag
• Alaknanda + Mandakini = Rudraprayag
c) Devprayag • Alaknanda + Bhagirathi = Devprayag
• Alaknanda + Nandakini = Nandprayag
d) Rudraprayag
Option : B
Q.15.
Where does Damodar river originate?
दामोदर नदी का उद्गम क ााँ से ोता ै?

a) Satpuda Hills • Damodar river

originates from Chota
b) Chhota Nagpur pathar
Nagpur plateau
c) Arawali Hills Jharkhand Hooghly river
is its tributary
d) Amarkantak hills
Option : B
Q.16.
Which river forms the boundary between India and
Nepal?
भारत और नेपाल के बीच कौन सी नदी सीमा बनाती ै?

a) Kosi river • The original source of Kali

river is Kalapani near Lipulekh
b) Kali river pass, located on the border of
India and Tibet, forms the
c) Yamuna river
international border between
d) Ganga river India and Nepal. This river
flows in Pithoragarh district of
Option : B Uttarakhand.
Q.17.
Which river originates from the hill of Amarkantak?
हकस नदी का उद्गम अमरकिंटक की प ाडी से ोता ै?

a) Narmada river • The Narmada river originates from

the hill of Amarkantak, it flows in
b) Luni river three states, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, the river
c) Sabarmati river flowing between the Vidyanchal
mountain and Satpura is the
d) Krishna river Narmada river.

Option : A
Q.18.

Who is called the mourning of Bihar?

हब ार का शोक हकसे क ते ैं?

a) Sone river • Kosi river originates from

Nepal, this river causes
b) Ganga river
flood in Bihar, due to which
c) Yamuna river it is called mourning of
Bihar.
d) Kosi river
Option : D
Q.19.
Which river is called the life-stream of Maharashtra?
म ाराष्ट्र की जीवनधारा हकस नदी को क ा जाता ै?

a) Krishna river • Koyna River flows in

Maharashtra and on this
b) Kaveri river Koyna Dam is also situated.
• It originates near
c) Koyna river
Mahabaleshwar in Satara
d) Godavari river district in Sahyadri ranges
Option : C of Western Ghats.
Q.20.
What is the combined stream of Ganga and
Brahmaputra called in Bangladesh?
गिंगा और ब्रह्मपुत्र की सिंयुक्त धारा को बािंग्लादे श में क्या क ते ैं ?

a) Meghna river • The combined stream of the

Ganges and the Brahmaputra
b) Jamuna river is called the Meghna River in
Bangladesh.
c) tsangpo river • Ganga River, is called Padma
d) Padma river in Bangladesh.
• Brahmaputra River, is called
Option : A Jamuna in Bangladesh.
 Important cities on Rivers
• Lucknow — Gomati River • Kota — chamal River
• Patna — Ganga River • Nasik— Godavari River
• Haridwar — Ganga River • Varanasi— Ganga River
• Hyderabad — Musi River • Hyderabad — Musi River
• Surat — Tapti River • Kolkata — Hooghly River
• Cuttack — Mahanadi • Badrinath— Alaknanda River
• Delhi — Yamuna River • Mathura — Yamuna River
• Jabalpur — Narmada river • Ludhiana — Satluj River
 Question for You
Which river is also known as Kalindi river?
हकस नदी को काहलिंदी नदी भी क ा जाता ै?

a) Krishna river
b) Yamuna river
c) Narmada river
d) Ganga river
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