Indian Rivers

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River Indus originates from
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Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?
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The river Cauvery flows from ________
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The fertile land between two rivers is called
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Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
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Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because ________
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Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna river flow?
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The river Brahmaputra is known as ________ as it enters Arunachal Pradesh
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The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing rivers, They are
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Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order?
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The Buckingham Canal runs through
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The largest irrigation canal in India
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The river Tsangpo flows through before entering India?
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Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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The Buckincham Canal is an inland water way in
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The Tibetan river 'Tsangpo' enters India through the State of ________
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Which of the following rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland' from Central Highland in northern India?
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Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
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Which of the following river is known as India's River of Sorrow?
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The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called 'The River of Sorrow' is
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Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India?
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From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
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Consider the following pairs: Tributary - Main River a. Chambal - Narmada, b. Son - Yamuna, c. Manas - Brahmaputra, Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched
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Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
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The Alamatti is on the river
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The Peninsular rivers which do not join the Arabian Sea are
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Which of the following is an inland riverine port?
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The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is ________
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Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'?
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Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
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Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ?
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The Yamuna and the Sone are the tributaries of the river
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The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the North - South direction is : 1. Kishenganga, 2. Ganga, 3. Wainganga, 4. Penganga
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Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ? ,(A) Brahamaputra,(B) Sutlej,(C) Indus,(D) Bhagirathi
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Arrange the following rivers from South to North: ,1. Cauvery,2. Krishna,3. Godavari,4. Mahanadi
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Which of the following Peninsular Indian river does not meet the Arabian Sea
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Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers?
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The Siachin Glacier's melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers?
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Which city is located on the banks of the river Mula-Mutha?
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The world's highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be on which of the following rivers?
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The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
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Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
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The Point of origin of Indus River is
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Which of the following river originates out of India?
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Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
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Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga?
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Nasik is located on the bank of which river?
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Vijayawada is located on the bank of which river?
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Surat is located on the bank of which river?
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The total length of the river Ganga is about
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Which of the following is true with regard to the, characteristics of the Himalayan rivers?,I. Many of them have their sources in the Inner Himalayas,II. They have a perennial flow,III. They have a great capacity for erosion,IV. They do not form gorges
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The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to
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The Town located on the confluence of river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is
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The ________ river with its tributaries drains the state of Sikkim.
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Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? ,1. Ghaghra,2. Gandak,3. Son,4. Punpun
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Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
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Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping
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Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
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Which river is known as "Open Sewer" in India?
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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? ,Waterfall : River,1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari,2. Jog Falls : Sharavati,3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery
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Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length:,1. Ravi,2. Cauvery,3. Sutlej,4. Yamuna
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Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea?
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Marmagao port is linked to the interior by means of cheap transport on rivers
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Jamshedpur city is located at the confluence site of rivers
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Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges?
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Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area?
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Which of the following is the longest river in India?
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In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is ________
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?, River City
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The city located on the river Yamuna is
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Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of
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The water of the Luni river is
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Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river
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The Himalayan rivers are ________
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Which is the highest river basin of Peninsular India
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________ river is sometimes referred to as "Dakshin Ganga".
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Name the longest river in India
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Which river flows between Satpura and Vindhyas?
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Which of the following river does not form a delta?
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Which river is called 'The Sorrow of Bengal'?
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Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
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The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the ________ river.
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Consider the following rivers:,1. Ganga,2. Brahmaputra,3. Godavari,4. Krishna,Which of these rivers build a common delta?
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The river basin which is called 'Ruhr of India' is ________
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Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers?,I. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity,II. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern,III. They have very large basins
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Given here are four places situated on the banks of the Narmada :,1. Jabalpur,2. Mandla,3. Amarkantak,4. Bharuch,In which order do these places occur from the source of the river to its mouth?
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The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is
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What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
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Which of the following is an east flowing river of the Peninsula?
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River Godavari flows through ________
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Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and join Yamuna/Ganga?
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Which of the following rivers of India carries the most water
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Which of the following river originates beyond Himalaya?
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Which one of the following is a north flowing river?
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The second largest river basin in India is of the river ________
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River Cauvery flows through the state of
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Consider the following pairs: Tributary > River Main River, 1. Chambal > Narmada, 2. Sone > Yamuna, 3. Manas > Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in ________
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Which of the following river flows from the sediments in India?
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The Narmada river originate in
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Which of the following is an east following river of Indian Peninsula?
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Which is the longest river of Peninsular India?
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Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?
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Which of the following rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
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Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping?
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The longest river of peninsular India is ________
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Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?
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Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad ?
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Shivasamudram falls is situated on the bank of which river
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The Mountain Peak located where the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river takes a hairpin bend from West-East trend to North-South trend is
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The originating point of river Godavari is
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Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form ________ river.
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Which of the river does not originate in Indian territory?
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Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
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The first river valley project started in India is
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Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
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Which of the following is not a navigable river in India?
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The river which joins Ganga from southern side is
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Which of the following river is known as "Dakshin Ganga"?
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Which is the river known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
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Which is India's largest multipurpose river valley project?
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Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because of
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Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?
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The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is
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In northeast India,river flows out of the country is
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Which ofthe following river is beyond the Himalaya?
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The river system which depends more on melting of snow for its water supply is the
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Where do river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet?
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River Luni drains into
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An important river of Indian desert is
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Which of the following south Indian rivers has the largest basin?
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Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
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The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________
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The youngest rivers in India originate from
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Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers' ?
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Majuli, the World's largest river Island is located in which state?
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Which of the following river does not relate with Punjab?
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Sivasamudram is an island formed by the river
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The second largest river system in India, next to the Ganga system, is that of ________.
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Which of the following river flow from south to north direction?
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The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ________ in the ________ district of Andhra Pradesh.
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?
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Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into
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The Indira Gandhi canal gets water from which river
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Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
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The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
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Which of the following river is famous for changing its path?
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Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
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Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?
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Consider the following rivers:,1. Betwa,2. Kosi,3. Gandak,Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river?
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River Indus originates from
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Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?
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The river Cauvery flows from ________
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The fertile land between two rivers is called
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Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
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The Study of Lakes is called
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Which is called the "Lake District of India"?
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The ________ Lake of India has very high salinity.
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The biggest lake in India is ________
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Consider the following:,1. Chilika Lake,2. Pulicat Lake,3. Vembanad Lake,Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)?
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Among the following rivers, which one is the longest?
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Consider the following pairs Tributary - Main river 1. Chambal - Yamuna 2. Son - Narmada 3. Manas - Brahmaputra Which of the above is correctly matched
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Which of the fullowing river forms estuary?
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Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
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In which of the following States is Sambhar lake located?
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Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity?
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Where is Lonar Lake situated?
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Loktak Lake, a big lake of North East India, is located in
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The famous Naini lake is in
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Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of
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The 'Chilka lake region' lies in between the deltas of ________
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Wular lake of Kashmir is a ________
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Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India?
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Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are ________
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Which is the largest Man Made Lake
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Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
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Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river
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The "Pong Dam" is constructed on the river
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The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is constructed on the river
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Which dam of India is the highest?
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On the tributary of which river has Riband Dam been constructed?
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On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively?
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The longest dam in India is
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River Damodar is called "Sorrow of Bengal" because it ________
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Hidkal Dam is on the river
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The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigation cum-navigation canal is ________ long.
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The river Damodar ends in
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The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is
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Shyok is a tributary of ________
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Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
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The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the
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Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of
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Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________
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Which of the following ports are on the west coast?,1. Marmugao,2. Cochin,3. New Mangalore,4. Paradeep
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The worst affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is
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What is the correct sequence of the following ports from north to south? 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam
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Indira Gandhi Canal, which is around 450 km long, provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states?
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Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
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The highest waterfall in India is ________
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Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?
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The Proposed Sea way "Sethusamudram" is the canal passes through which sea-lanes?
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Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?
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By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
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Loktak is a
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Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
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The Ganges in Bangladesh is known as the
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Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India?
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Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?
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In which state is Jog Falls located?
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Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
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Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
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Which of the following States has the most critical problem of erosion of its coastal areas by the sea?
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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?,1. Narmada ________ Jabalpur,2. Godavari ________ Nasik,3. Mahanadi ________ Cuttack,Select the correct answer using the codes given below ________
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Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
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The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of
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Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because ________
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Which of the following is false?
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Find the odd one
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The name of India"s biggest irrigation canal is
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Which of the following is the highest waterfall in India?
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Hinterland refers to ________
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The Plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is
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By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?
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Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
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The second largest basin in Peninsular India is ________
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The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is ________
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Which of the followings pairs is wrongly matched?
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How many ports are there in India?
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The Sivasamudram Falls is on ________
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Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
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The Dowlaiswaram Anicut is an important canal system in the
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Consider the following seaports ________ ,1. Chennai,2. Machilipattinam,3. Nagapattinam,4. Tuticorin ,The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is ________
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Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal?
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The Rajasthan Canal Project cover
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The first multi-purpose project of independent India is
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Which of the following state is not part of Narmada valley?
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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The Naga hills form the watershed between India and ________