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Rivers and Miscellaneous - General Knowledge Questions
A)
Chenab
B)
Jhelum
C)
Ravi
D)
Sutlej

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Chenab

A)
Gandak
B)
Kosi
C)
Krishna
D)
Sutlej

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Krishna

A)
it is the older river of India
B)
of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
C)
there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
D)
its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges

Correct Answer : Option (B) - of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers

A)
the Baltic sea
B)
the North sea
C)
the Bay of Biscay
D)
the Adriatic sea

Correct Answer : Option (B) - the North sea

A)
Dead Sea
B)
Adriatic Garden
C)
Gulf of Suez
D)
Resaca Garden

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Dead Sea

The Jordan River, approximately 186 miles (300 km) in length, meanders south, draining the waters of Lake Tiberias (better known as the Sea of Galilee), the YarmÅ«k River, and the valley streams of both plateaus into the Dead Sea, which occupies the central area...

A)
extension of irrigation facilities by constructing dams to store surplus water during the rainy season, for release in summer
B)
power generation by constructing hydro power stations
C)
flood controls and making rivers navigable
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All of the above

A)
the Rio Grande
B)
the Amazon
C)
the Mississippi
D)
the Colorado

Correct Answer : Option (A) - the Rio Grande

Since 1848, the Rio Grande has marked the boundary between Mexico and the United States from the twin cities of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, to the Gulf of Mexico. As such, crossing the river was the escape route used by some Texan slaves to seek freedom.

A)
lake Victoria
B)
lake Tanganyika
C)
lake Malawi
D)
Lake Rudolf

Correct Answer : Option (A) - lake Victoria

A)
India
B)
China
C)
Egypt
D)
America

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Egypt

The Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the "gift of the Nile", since the kingdom owed its survival to the annual flooding of the Nile and the resulting depositing of fertile silt. The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea, and there is a delta at the mouth.

A)
Egyptian Civilization
B)
Harappan Civilization
C)
Mesopotamian Civilization
D)
Chinese Civilization

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Mesopotamian Civilization

Mesopotamia is thought to be one of the places where early civilization developed. It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris Euphrates river system. In fact, the word Mesopotamia means "between rivers" in Greek.