Indian Geography | Ganges Drainage System

Indian Geography | Ganges Drainage System

1. River Ganga, after entering Bangladesh is known by which of the following names?

Lohit
Padma
Kaliganga
Nabaganga

2. Sunderban Delta is formed by the rivers

Ganga and Brahmaputra
Ganga and Jhelam
Sindhu and Jhelam
Ganga and Sindhu

3. The Ganga river is example of

The Antecedent Drainage
Consequent Drainage System
Superimposed Drainage System
Subsequent Drainage System

4. In Bangladesh River Ganges is known as

Meghana
Padma
Bhagirathi
Mahaganga

5. The depth of Gangetic alluvial soil below the land surface is about

6000 metre
600 metre
800 metre
100 metre

6. Which of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi?

Vishnu Prayag
Karna Prayag
Rudra Prayag
Dev Prayag

7. With which drainage system or main river is Mandakini associated?

Alaknanda
Bhagirathi
Yamuna
Dhauli Ganga

8. Name the river which flows between Kedarnath and Rudra Prayag.

Bhagirathi
Alaknanda
Saryu
Mandakini

9. Along which of the following river's bank, famous temple of Badrinath is located?

Alaknanda
Bhagirathi
Mandakini
Ganga

10. The longest flowing river in India is

Mahaadi
Godawari
Ganga
Narmada

11. The Bhagirathi river originates from

Gomukh
Gangotri
Tapovan
Vishnu Prayag

12. Identify the only tributary of River Ganges which rises in the plains.

Son
Sharda or Saryu
Gomti
Ram Ganga

13. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of Yamuna?

Betwa
Chambal
Ken
Ram Ganga

14. The river Yamuna originates from

Chaukhamba
Bandar Poonch
Nanda Devi
Neelkanth

15. Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna?

Ken
Betwa
Son
Chambal

16. Betwa river joins the

Ganga
Yamuna
Brahamaputra
Son

17. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga system flows Northwards?

Kosi
Ghaghra
Son
Gandak

18. Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left?

Gomti
Ghaghra
Kosi
Son

19. Which range acts as a water divide between Yamuna and Son?

Bhander
Kaimur
Maikal
Mukundwara