Rivers and Miscellaneous - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Bhakra Dam
B)
Indira sagar Dam
C)
Tehri Dam
D)
Hirakud Dam

Correct Answer :   Indira sagar Dam

The water reservoir of Indira Sagar Dam has a holding capacity of 12 billion cu. m. This site is also one of the major tourist attractions in the Khandwa district.

A)
Betwa River
B)
Betwa River
C)
Son River
D)
Ken River

Correct Answer :   Betwa River

Rajghat Dam is an Inter-state Dam project of the Government of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh being constructed on Betwa River about 14 km from Historical place Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh.

A)
Sutlej
B)
Beas
C)
Tista
D)
Ravi

Correct Answer :   Tista

It is called Punjab because it has five rivers namely- Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum. All are tributaries of the Indus River, the Chenab being the largest.

A)
Haryana
B)
Odisha
C)
Madhya Pradesh
D)
Gujarat

Correct Answer :   Gujarat

The catchment area of the Sabarmati basin is 21,674 km² (8,368 sq mi) out of which 4,124 km² (1,592 sq mi) lies in Rajasthan State and the remaining 18,550 km² (7,160 sq mi) in Gujarat.

A)
Chambal River
B)
Mahi River
C)
Brahmaputra River
D)
Yamuna River

Correct Answer :   Brahmaputra River

Guwahati lies between the banks of the Brahmaputra River and the foothills of the Shillong plateau, with LGB International Airport to the west and the town of Narengi to the east.

A)
Amazon
B)
Yangtze
C)
Ganges
D)
Nile

Correct Answer :   Yangtze

Former Senior Scientist, Leningrad Hydrological Institute. Author of Velichayshiye reki mira. Yangtze River, Chinese (Pinyin) Chang Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ch'ang Chiang, longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km).

A)
Periyar River
B)
Tamiraparani River
C)
Krishna River
D)
Vaigai River

Correct Answer :   Periyar River

The Periyar Tiger Reserve covers the area inclusive of and around an artifical lake, created as a result of the construction of the Mullaperiyar Dam. The river and the dam are so called because the dam is located after the confluence of the Mullayar and Periyar rivers. The dam is 155 ft high and 1200 ft long.

A)
Maharashtra
B)
Karnataka
C)
Odisha
D)
Odisha

Correct Answer :   Karnataka

The Bhadra Dam, which has created the Bhadra Reservoir, is located on the Bhadra River a tributary of Tungabhadra River. Bhadra dam is located in the border of Bhadravathi and Tarikere, in the western part of Karnataka in India.

A)
The Gandak
B)
The Gomati
C)
The Godavari
D)
Bay of Bengal

Correct Answer :   Bay of Bengal

A large number of the South Indian rivers are seasonal as they are miffed. Most of the peninsular rivers flow eastward on the plateau-slope and drain into the Bay of Bengal. They form deltas on their mouths.

A)
Yamuna
B)
Brahmaputra
C)
Ganga
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Ganga

Kanpur is a major industrial town of Uttar Pradesh, the northern state of India. This town is situated on the south bank of river Ganga,located 80 km west of Lucknow, the state capital.