On the banks of which of the following rivers is Srinagar located?

Rivers and Miscellaneous Info - General Knowledge Questions

Sutlej

Ravi

Indus

Jhelum

Correct Answer : Jhelum

‘Jhelum’ river comes from the Chenab river which flows through the states of Jammu and Kashmir valley and the Punjab region. The river has a total length of 725 kilometers. It also covers the eastern Pakistan. The river is known by different names such as in Rigveda it is called ‘Vitasta’ and in Greek it is known as ‘Hydaspes’. The word Jhelum is made up of two words ‘Jal’ which means ‘Pure water’ and ‘Ham’ means ‘Snow’, therefore, the river which has its origin from snow – capped Himalayas. Srinagar city falls in the state of J&K.

Published On : June 3, 2021

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Q .

Javari river is located in which country?

Asia

South America

Africa

North America

Correct Answer : South America

British journalist Dom Phillips and a Brazilian indigenous affairs expert, Bruno Araujo Pereira, recently went missing in a remote corner of the Amazon rainforest.

The duo were last seen in Vale do Javari — the western section of the Brazilian Amazon named after the Javari river, which forms the country’s border with Peru.

British journalist Dom Phillips and a Brazilian indigenous affairs expert, Bruno Araujo Pereira, recently went missing in a remote corner of the Amazon rainforest.

The duo were last seen in Vale do Javari — the western section of the Brazilian Amazon named after the Javari river, which forms the country’s border with Peru.

The region is home to “the greatest concentration of isolated groups in the Amazon and the world”. Vale do Javari also forms part of an international cocaine trafficking route, with gold being exchanged for drugs and arms, consequently making it a hotspot for violent crimes..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : June 11, 2022

Category : Rivers and Miscellaneous Info

Q .

Which of the following is the Asia's largest brackish water lagoon?

Dal Lake

Wular Lake

Chilika Lake

Kolleru Lake

Correct Answer : Chilika Lake

The Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has 176 fishing cats, according to a census done by the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with the Fishing Cat Project (TFCP). This is the world’s first population estimation of the fishing cat done outside the protected area network.

About twice the size of a typical house cat, the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a feline known to even dive to catch fish. Wetlands are the favorite habitats of the fishing cat.

They are found in 10 Asian countries but have stayed undetected in Vietnam and Java since the last decade or so.

In India, fishing cats are mainly found in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, on the foothills of the Himalayas along the Ganga and Brahmaputra river valleys and in the Western Ghats.

The globally threatened cats are found in wetlands in major South and Southeast Asian river basins starting from the Indus in Pakistan till the Mekong in Vietnam and in Sri Lanka and Java.

The fishing cat is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) lists the fishing cat on Appendix II part of Article IV of CITES. In India, the fishing cat is included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Source : The Hindu

Published On : June 6, 2022

Category : Rivers and Miscellaneous Info

Q .

Which Govt Launches India's First Night Navigation Mobile App In Rivers?

Meghalaya

Assam

Odisha

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Assam

The Assam government, on Saturday, 19th February 2022, launched the country's first night navigation mobile application in rivers for ferries on the Brahmaputra river.

The first night navigation mobile application in rivers in the country was launched for ferries plying on Brahmaputra river on Saturday(19th Feb 2022), an official spokesperson said.

The inaugural night journey of an Inland Water Transport ferry fitted with the system sailed between Guwahati and North Guwahati at 9 pm and completed the return journey also in about an hour.

Chief Minister "Himanta Biswa Sarma" ceremonially launched the system during the day, the spokesperson said. The night navigation mobile application was developed by the transport department in association with K Raju, the principal scientist of IIT Madras and will survey the draft of the rivers, the spokesperson said.

The chief minister also launched ten Aadhar-based contactless services of the department as part of its efforts to make public service delivery efficient and hassle free, an official release said.

These services are expected to reduce footfalls at district transport offices (DTOs) by about four lakh annually, it said.

Speaking at the programme Sarma said efforts are on in Assam to minimise the compliance burden of the common people in obtaining government services in accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision and the online services are a step in that direction.

Source : India Today

Published On : February 23, 2022

Category : Rivers and Miscellaneous Info