Rivers and Miscellaneous - General Knowledge Questions

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

Correct Answer :   Kaveri

Krishna Raja Sagar Dam is built across the Kaveri River, which is the main source of water in South Karnataka. The town where KRS Dam and Reservoir is built is also known as Krishnarajasagara.

A)
Volga
B)
Seine
C)
Danube
D)
Euphrates

Correct Answer :   Danube

The Danube River flows directly through many significant European cities, including four national capitals – Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary) and Belgrade (Serbia).

A)
Congo
B)
Nile
C)
Irrawady
D)
Hwang Ho

Correct Answer :   Nile

Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968.

A)
Tigris and Euphrates
B)
Euphrates and Diyala
C)
Euphrates and Nile
D)
Nile and Tigris

Correct Answer :   Tigris and Euphrates

The civilization of Ancient Mesopotamia grew up along the banks of two great rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris. In the midst of a vast desert, the peoples of Mesopotamia relied upon these rivers to provide drinking water, agricultural irrigation, and major transportation routes.

A)
Indus
B)
Jhelum
C)
Yamuna
D)
Ravi

Correct Answer :   Indus

Zaskar, Nubra, Shyok and Hunza are the main tributaries of Indus in Kashmir region.

A)
Yamuna
B)
Ganga
C)
Jhelum
D)
Chenab

Correct Answer :   Chenab

Chenab River, river of the Indian subcontinent in northwestern India and northeastern and eastern Pakistan. Chenab River, near Sialkot, Pakistan. The Chenab is formed by the confluence of two streams, Chandra and Bhaga, in the western (Punjab) Himalayas in India's Himachal Pradesh state.

A)
Meghna
B)
Padma
C)
Brahmaputra
D)
Subansiri

Correct Answer :   Brahmaputra

It is also a major tributary of Brahmaputra River and joins this mighty river at Tezpur in Assam.

A)
Ukai
B)
Thein
C)
Pong
D)
Baglihar

Correct Answer :   Thein

The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab Punjab Irrigation Department on the Ravi River on the Border of two states of India Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

A)
Tapti
B)
Periyar
C)
Narmada
D)
Kaveri

Correct Answer :   Kaveri

Kaveri , is an Indian river flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamilnadu. It is the fourth largest after Godavari and Mahanadi River in south India and the largest in Tamil Nadu which on its course, bisects the state into North and South. Originating in the foothills of Western Ghats at Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka it flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths in Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu. Amongst the river valleys, the Kaveri delta forms one of the most fertile regions in the country.

A)
Mahanadi
B)
Brahmaputra
C)
Tungabhadra
D)
Godavari

Correct Answer :   Mahanadi

Hirakud Dam built across the Mahanadi River, about 15km from sambalpur. It is the longest major earthen dam in Asia, measuring 25.8 km including dykes and stands across the Mahanadi river.