Latest Rivers and Miscellaneous General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Sabarmati River flows through which states

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.

2 .

Guwahati is situated at the bank of river

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.

3 .

Which is the Longest River of Asia

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).

4 .

Mullaperiyar Dam located in which river

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.

5 .

The Bhadra Dam is located on the Bhadra River, a tributary of Tungabhadra River, in Chikkamagaluru district of which state?

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.

6 .

The Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Pennar all rise in the Western Ghats and traverse the plateau and the east coast and empty themselves into the

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.

7 .

Kanpur is situated at the bank of

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.

8 .

On which river bank Charminar is situated?

A)

Ganga

B)

Musi

C)

Kaveri

D)

Krishana

Correct Answer : Musi

The Charminar is situated on the east bank of Musi river. To the west lies the Laad Bazaar, and to the southwest lies the richly ornamented granite Makkah Masjid. It is listed as an archaeological and architectural treasure on the official "List of Monuments" prepared by the Archaeological Survey of India.

9 .

River wardha is the tributary of

A)

Godavari

B)

Sabarmathi

C)

Narmada

D)

Krishna

Correct Answer : Godavari

The Wardha River (Varada River, is a major river in Vidarbha region of Maharastra in India. The Wardha River joins the Wainganga River at Chaprala in Gadchiroli district and forms the Pranahita River which ultimately flows into Godavari.

10 .

The alternate name of river Brahmaputra is

A)

Gandak

B)

Tista

C)

Tsangpo

D)

Yamuna

Correct Answer : Tsangpo

Brahmaputra River, Bengali Jamuna, Tibetan Tsangpo, Chinese (Pinyin) Yarlung Zangbo Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ya-lu-tsang-pu Chiang, major river of Central and South Asia.