The drainage system in India - MCQs with answers - Part II
1. Which Indian river merges the Ravi?a) Indus
b) Jhelum
c) Chenab
d) Beas
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Chenab
The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan.
a) Indus
b) Jhelum
c) Chenab
d) Satluj
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Satluj
The Beas joins the river Satluj at the south-western boundary of Kapurthala district of Punjab.
a) Yamuna
b) Chambal
c) Ramganga
d) Ghaghara
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Yamuna
The Ganges joins the Yamuna at the Triveni Sangam.
a) Ghanghara
b) Nandakini
c) Sarayu
d) Yamuna
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Yamuna
River Yamuna is also named as Jamuna River. It is majorly located in the northern part of the country.
a) Dewas
b) Dhar
c) Khargone
d) Mhow
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Mhow
The river Chambal which flows through the Northern India begin at the hill of Janapav which is in a village named Kuti, around 15km from Mhow town.
a) Kanhar
b) Mayangadi
c) Johilla
d) Rihand
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Mayangadi
Johilla, Rihand, Kanhar and north Koel are the tributaries of the Son river.
a) The Chambal
b) The Damodar
c) The Kali
d) The Ramganga
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) The Damodar
Damodar River was earlier known as the "River of Sorrows" as it used to flood many areas of Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah and Medinipur districts.
a) The Chambal
b) The Damodar
c) The Ghaghra
d) The Kali
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) The Kali
The river demarcates Nepal's western border with India. This boundary was established by the 1816 Sugauli treaty.
a) Bari
b) Betwa
c) Mayangadi
d) Trishuli
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Betwa
Kali Gandak, Mayangadi, Bari and Trishuli are the major tributaries of the Gandak.
a) Ganga
b) Indus
c) Brahmaputra
d) Mahanadi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Brahmaputra
It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna.
