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  1. The second largest river system in India, next to the Ganga system, is that of ________.

  2. A.

     Godavari

    B.

     Krishna

    C.

     Brahmani

    D.

     Baitarni


  3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?

  4. A.

     Seasonal flow

    B.

     Meandering tendency often shifting their beds

    C.

     Flow through shallow valleys

    D.

     Little erosional activity


  5. Which of the following rivers of the Indian sub-continent covers the longest distance from its source to the sea into

  6. A.

     Indus

    B.

     Godavari

    C.

     Ganga

    D.

     Brahmaputra


  7. The Indira Gandhi canal gets water from which river

  8. A.

     Sutlej and Beas

    B.

     Ravi and Beas

    C.

     Ravi and Chenab

    D.

     Beas only


  9. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?

  10. A.

     Ganga

    B.

     Sutlej

    C.

     Cauvery

    D.

     Brahmaputra


  11. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is

  12. A.

     Gomati

    B.

     Chambal

    C.

     Damodar

    D.

     Kosi


  13. Which of the following river is famous for changing its path?

  14. A.

     Narmada

    B.

     Kosi

    C.

     Brahmaputra

    D.

     Damodar


  15. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?

  16. A.

     Cauvery

    B.

     Tungabhadra

    C.

     Krishna

    D.

     Godavari


  17. Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?

  18. A.

     Tapi

    B.

     Godavari

    C.

     Cauvery

    D.

     Mahanadi


  19. Consider the following rivers:
    1. Betwa
    2. Kosi
    3. Gandak
    Which of the above joint(s) Yamuna river?

  20. A.

     1 only

    B.

     1 and 2

    C.

     1 and 3

    D.

     2 and 3