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  1. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?

  2. A.

     Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly

    B.

     Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari

    C.

     Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra

    D.

     Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak


  3. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping

  4. A.

     Damodar

    B.

     Mahanadi

    C.

     Sone

    D.

     Yamuna


  5. Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?

  6. A.

     They have very large basins

    B.

     Many of them pass through giant gorges

    C.

     They perform very little erosion activity

    D.

     Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds


  7. Which river is known as "Open Sewer" in India?

  8. A.

     Ganga

    B.

     Yamuna

    C.

     Narmada

    D.

     Godayari


  9. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
    Waterfall : River
    1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari
    2. Jog Falls : Sharavati
    3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery

  10. A.

     1 and 2 only

    B.

     2 and 3 only

    C.

     1 and 3 only

    D.

     1, 2 and 3


  11. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of

  12. A.

     Sabarmati

    B.

     Mahi

    C.

     Luni

    D.

     Nannada


  13. The water of the Luni river is

  14. A.

     Fresh

    B.

     Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches

    C.

     Salty

    D.

     Fresh in rainy season and salty in other seasons


  15. Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river

  16. A.

     Krishna

    B.

     Godavari

    C.

     Mahanadi

    D.

     Cauvery


  17. The Himalayan rivers are ________

  18. A.

     Monsoon fed

    B.

     Snow fed

    C.

     Ephemeral

    D.

     Seasonal


  19. Which is the highest river basin of Peninsular India

  20. A.

     Mahanadi

    B.

     Godavari

    C.

     Krishna

    D.

     Narmada