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  1. The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the

  2. A.

     Yamuna

    B.

     Chambal

    C.

     Sutlej

    D.

     Sutlej and Beas


  3. Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of

  4. A.

     Ganga

    B.

     Indus

    C.

     Brahmaputra

    D.

     Yamuna


  5. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________

  6. A.

     Around the Gulf of Cambay

    B.

     Around the Konkan coast

    C.

     Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas

    D.

     Around the Palk strait


  7. Which of the following ports are on the west coast?
    1. Marmugao
    2. Cochin
    3. New Mangalore
    4. Paradeep

  8. A.

     1, 2 and 3

    B.

     1 and 3

    C.

     2, 3 and 4

    D.

     2 and 3


  9. The worst affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is

  10. A.

     Kerala

    B.

     Odisha

    C.

     Gujarat

    D.

     Andhra Pradesh


  11. "Indira Gandhi Canal", which is around 450 km long, provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states?

  12. A.

     Rajasthan

    B.

     Haryana

    C.

     Madhya Pradesh

    D.

     Gujarat


  13. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?

  14. A.

     Kosi

    B.

     Ghaghara

    C.

     Gandak

    D.

     Son


  15. The Proposed Sea way "Sethusamudram" is the canal passes through which sea-lanes?

  16. A.

     Gulf of Mannar

    B.

     Malacca Strait

    C.

     Gulf of Kutch

    D.

     Andaman and Nicobar islands


  17. "Loktak" is a

  18. A.

     Valley

    B.

     Lake

    C.

     River

    D.

     Mountain range


  19. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?

  20. A.

     Yamuna

    B.

     Son

    C.

     Gomti

    D.

     Sutlej