According to a report in the science journal ‘Nature Geoscience’ twenty-four out of thirty-three deltas in the world are sinking and thus shrinking. The Indian delta in the ‘Greater Peril’ category is

(1) Brahmani

(2) Godavari

(3) Mahanadi

(4) Krishna

On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?

(1) Chambal

(2) Yamuna

(3) Sone

(4) Periyar

Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river

(1) Krishna

(2) Godavari

(3) Cauvery

(4) Mahanadi

Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to

(1) Gujarat and Maharashtra

(2) Orissa and West Bengal

(3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

(4) Kerala and Karnataka

Which is the longest irrigation canal in India ?

(1) Sirhind Canal

(2) Yamuna Canal

(3) Indira Gandhi Canal

(4) East Kosi Canal

River Indus originates from :

(1) Hindukush range

(2) Himalayan range

(3) Karakoram range

(4) Kailash range

Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ?

(1) Ganges

(2) Godavari

(3) Mahanadi

(4) Tapti

Which of the following rivers has its source outside India?

(1) Brahmaputra

(2) Beas

(3) Ravi

(4) Jhclum

Surat is situated on the banks of the river

(1) Tapti

(2) Mahanadi

(3) Bhima

(4) Godavari

Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river

(1) Teesta

(2) Brahmaputra

(3) Hooghly

(4) Sone

Surat is located on the banks of the river :

(1) Narmada

(2) Sharavathi

(3) Mahi

(4) Tapti