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Name the longest lake in India.

(1) Pangong Lake

(2) Pulicat Lake

(3) Kolleru Lake

(4) Vembanad Lake

(3) Which of the following are alternative names for the river “Brahmaputra” ?

(1) Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo

(2) Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna

(3) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo

(4) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo

Which is the largest peninsular river in India ?

(1) Krishna

(2) Godavari

(3) Cauvery

(4) Mahanadi

If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China which river is sorrow of Bihar?

(1) Damodar river

(2) Koshi River

(3) Yamuna river

(4) Ravi river

In North-East India, ______ is known to be the largest freshwater lake.

(1) Dal Lake

(2) Chilika Lake

(3) Loktak Lake

(4) Tsomoriri Lake

What is Damodar Valley Corporation ?

(1) Statutory body

(2) Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley

(3) A private enterprise located in Bihar

(4) A non-government organisation

The longest river of peninsular India is

(1) Narmada

(2) Godavari

(3) Mahanadi

(4) Cauvery

Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for

(1) Kosi

(2) Gandak

(3) Brahmaputra

(4) Ganga

The largest irrigation canal in India is ________

(1) Yamuna canal

(2) Indira Gandhi canal

(3) Sirhind canal

(4) Upper Bari Doab canal

Which of the following is the largest irrigation plant in India?

(1) Buckingham Canal

(2) Indira Gandhi Canal

(3) Upper Ganges Canal

(4) Tajewala Canal

The sideways erosion which widens the river valley called?

(1) Lateral Corrosion

(2) Vertical Corrosion

(3) Side Corrosion

(4) Mean Corrosion

The sideways erosion which widens the river valley called?

(1) Lateral Corrosion

(2) Vertical Corrosion

(3) Side Corrosion

(4) Mean Corrosion

Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?

(1) Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej

(2) Ganga, Sutlej & Yamuna

(3) Brahmaputra, Ganga & Sutlej

(4) Chenab, Ravi & Sutlej

Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from

(1) Jhelum river

(2) Chenab river

(3) Beas river

(4) Sutlej river

What is Dakshin Gangotri ?

(1) River valley in Andhra Pradesh

(2) Unmanned station located in Antarctica

(3) Second source of River Ganga

(4) Island in the Indian Ocean

The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is

(1) Haridwar

(2) Namchobarva

(3) Alakananda

(4) Ambala

Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?

(1) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh

(2) Checking silting of Kolkata Port

(3) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port

(4) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?

(1) Godavari

(2) Krishna

(3) Cauvery

(4) Mahanadi