Multiple Choice Questions – Rivers – Dams and Cities
Which of the following dams is not on the River Krishna?
Nagarjunasagar
Krishnaraja Sagar
Srisailam
Alamatti
Answer (2)
Match the following:
List 1 (Dam) List 2 (River)
- Hirakud Dam 1. Beas
- Thein Dam 2. Chenab
- Salal Project 3. Ravi
- Pong Dam 4. Mahanadi
A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2
A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1
A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
A – 1; B – 2; C – 4; D – 3
Answer (2)
The city located on the banks of Gomati is
Kanpur
Allahabad
Lucknow
Ghaziabad
Answer (3)
Tehri Dam of Uttarakhand has been constructed on the river –
Teesta
Alaknanda
Bhagirathi
Ghaggar
Answer (3)
Chutak Hydro-electric project being constructed by NHPC in Kargil is on the river –
Suru
Jhelum
Kunar
Ravi
Answer (1)
On the banks of which of the following rivers is Srinagar located?
Sutlej
Indus
Ravi
Jhelum
Answer (4)
Maithon Dam, which was in news during the 34th National Games is located on which of the following rivers?
Damodar
Barakar
Hooghly
Padma
Answer (2)
Nimoo Bazgo hydro-electric Project being constructed by NHPC in Leh is located on river –
Indus
Beas
Ravi
Chenab
Answer (1)
Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
Kota – Chambal
Bhubaneswar – Mahanadi
Jabalpur – Narmada
Surat – Tapti
Answer (2)
On which of the following rivers is Ukai dam located?
Chenab
Narmada
Beas
Tapti
Answer (4)
Which of the following cities is not located on the banks of Ganga?
Kanpur
Patna
Agra
Varanasi
Answer (3)
Which of the following dams is located on the river Ravi?
Pong
Thein
Ukai
Baglihar
Answer (2)
Consider the following statements:
Ranjit Sagar Dam is on the river Beas.
Hirakud Dam is on the river Damodar.
The reservoir Gandhi Sagar is on the river Chambal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 and 2
3 only
2 and 3
1 and 3
Answer (2)
Which of the following rivers does not flow into the Arabian Sea?
Narmada
Kaveri
Tapti
Periyar
Answer (2)
Hirakud dam, one of the longest dams (length – 25.8 km) in the world is located on river –
Godavari
Tungabhadra
Mahanadi
Brahmaputra
Answer (3)
Which of the following is wrongly matched?
Hirakud : Mahanadi
Nagarjuna Sagar : Cauvery
Bhakra Nangal :Sutlej
Pochamped : Godavari
Answer (2).
Which of the following dams is also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar?
Ukai Dam
Pong Dam
Thein Dam
Koyna Dam
Answer (2)
Raighat dam is situated on river?
Narmada
Sutlej
Betwa
Chambal
Answer (3)
On which of the following rivers is Gandhi sagar Dam located?
Son
Betwa
Chambal
Sabarmati
Answer (3).
On which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam located
Sutlej
Ravi
Chenab
Beas
Answer (1)
Which of the following cities is located on the banks of the River Saryu?
Varanasi
Ayodhya
Kanpur
Allahabad
Answer (2)
On which river has ‘Naranarayan Setu’ been built?
Ganga
Brahmaputra
Mahanadi
Godavari
Answer (2)
Match List 1 with List 2 and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List 1 -Town List 2 -Nearby River
- Betul 1. Indravati
- Jagdalpur 2. Narmada
- Jabalpur 3. Shipra
- Ujjain 4. Tapti
A – 1; B – 4; C – 2; D – 3
A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
A – 4; B – 1; C – 3; D – 2
A – 1; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2
Answer (2).
Which of the following is not a tributary of the River Ganga?
Gomati
Betwa
Ghaghra
Gandak
Answer (2)
Which of the following rivers has its origin in the Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh?
Ravi
Sutlej
Beas
Jhelum
Answer (3).
Tungabhadra, a river formed by the confluence of Tunga and Bhadra rivers is the chief tributary of –
Kaveri
Godavari
Periyar
Krishna
Answer (4)
Which of the following rivers originates at the hill station Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra?
Godavari
Krishna
Kaveri
Tapti
Answer (2)
Which of the following rivers originates in Chhattisgarh?
Mahanadi
Narmada
Tapti
Chambal
Answer (1)
Hemavathi, Simsha and Arkavati are the tributaries of which of the following rivers?
Tungabhadra
Godavari
Kaveri
Krishna
Answer (3)
Which of the following rivers has its origin in the Aravalli hills in Rajasthan?
Chambal
Sabarmati
Sutlej
Tapti
Answer (2)
From which of the following places does the River Narmada originate?
Amarkantak
Mahabaleshwar
Betul
Nasik
Answer (1)
Which of the following rivers originates from Brahmagiri Hills in Karnataka?
Pennar
Kaveri
Krishna
Tunga
Answer (2)
Sutlej, Dras and Zanskar are the tributaries of –
Ravi
Yamuna
Indus
Jhelum
Answer (3)
What is popular name of the river formed by the confluence of Chandra and Bhagha rivers?
Ganga
Chenab
Yamuna
Jhelum
Answer (2)
Which of the following is not a tributary of river Yamuna?
Tons
Kosi
Ken
Hindon
Answer (2)
Kameng is a tributary of –
Padma
Meghna
Subansiri
Brahmaputra
Answer (4)
Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the River Godavari?
Bhima
Manjira
Bindusara
Penganga
Answer (1)
The place of confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as
Rudraprayag
Devprayag
Haridwar
Kedarnath
Answer (2)
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Rivers Major Tributaries
Godavari Pairi, Hasdo, Tel
Mahanadi Purna, Penganga, Wainganga
Krishna Manjra, Dudhana, Indravati
Cauvery Kabani, Hemavati, Amaravati
Answer (4)
Which one of the following rivers originates at Amarkantak?
Damodar
Mahanadi
Narmada
Tapti
Answer (3)
The river Damodar rises in the
Rajasthan State
Gujarat State
Chhotanagpur Plateau
Arunachal Pradesh hills
Answer (3)
Where does Chambal River originate from?
Bhind
Ratlam
Mhow
Ujjain
Answer (3)
Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have its source in Tibet?
Indus
Ganga
Sutlej
Brahmaputra
Answer (2)
Which of the following is the largest tributary of the Ganga?
Ghaghara
Gomti
Kosi
Yamuna
Answer (1)