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Rivers and Miscellaneous - General Knowledge Questions
A)
The Godavari
B)
The Cauvery
C)
The Krishna
D)
The Mahanadi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - The Krishna

The Koyna River is a tributary of the Krishna River which originates in Mahabaleshwar, Satara district, Western Maharashtra, India. It rises near Mahabaleshwar, a famous hill station in the Western Ghats.

A)
Yamunotri
B)
Himachal
C)
Alaknanda
D)
Himalaya

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Yamunotri

Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand

A)
Himalaya
B)
Srinagar
C)
Jammu Kashmir
D)
Gangotri

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Gangotri

Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand

A)
Chambal
B)
Yamuna
C)
Krishna
D)
Narmada

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Narmada

Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose dam project at Madhya Pradesh in Central India. It was built on Narmada river which flows from Central India to Western India.

A)
Mahanadi
B)
Godavari
C)
Krishna
D)
Cauvery

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Godavari

The Godavari is India's second longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra. It flows east for 1,465 kilometres, draining the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

A)
Kosi
B)
Indus
C)
Chambal
D)
Brahmaputra

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Chambal

Chambal river originates and ends in the territory of India.

A)
Volga
B)
Congo
C)
Nile
D)
Amazon

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Congo

In addition, the Congo River is the world's deepest recorded river at 720 feet (220 meters) deep in parts.

A)
Zambezi
B)
Mississippi
C)
Congo
D)
Nile

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Zambezi

Victoria Falls, spectacular waterfall located about midway along the course of the Zambezi River, at the border between Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the south.

A)
Arunachal Pradesh hills
B)
Rajasthan State
C)
Gujarat State
D)
Chhotanagpur Plateau

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Chhotanagpur Plateau

The river Damodar rises from the Khamarpet Hills (1050 meters) of the Chotonagpur Plateau in Jharkhand, the western neighboring state of West Bengal where the study area lies.

A)
Ghaghara
B)
Yamuna
C)
Gomti
D)
Kosi

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Ghaghara

The Ghaghara (Karnali), with its average annual flow of about 2,991 m3/s (105,600 cu ft/s), is the largest tributary of the Ganges by discharge.