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Drainage pattern of india - Test Set 8

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  1. Question 1

    The city of Cuttack is located on the banks of which river?
    1. Godavari
    2. Krishna
    3. Kaveri
    4. Mahanadi
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  2. Question 2

    The Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is a result of:
    1. Tectonic activity
    2. Glacial activity
    3. Volcanic activity
    4. River erosion
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  3. Question 3

    Which of the following is a right-bank tributary of the Indus River?
    1. Jhelum
    2. Chenab
    3. Ravi
    4. Shyok
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  4. Question 4

    The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river?
    1. Tapi
    2. Narmada
    3. Mahi
    4. Sabarmati
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  5. Question 5

    The "Pichola Lake" is located in which city of Rajasthan?
    1. Udaipur
    2. Jaipur
    3. Jodhpur
    4. Ajmer
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  6. Question 6

    Which of the following rivers flows into the Gulf of Khambhat?
    1. Periyar
    2. Sharavathi
    3. Mahi
    4. Netravati
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  7. Question 7

    The largest number of peninsular rivers flow into the:
    1. Arabian Sea
    2. Bay of Bengal
    3. Gulf of Mannar
    4. Rann of Kutch
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  8. Question 8

    Which of the following is a small river flowing towards the East?
    1. Luni
    2. Sabarmati
    3. Vaigai
    4. Netravati
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  9. Question 9

    The river Beas meets the Satluj river at which famous place?
    1. Harike
    2. Nangal
    3. Firozpur
    4. Amritsar
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  10. Question 10

    Which city is located along Mula-Mutha River from the following?
    1. Nagpur
    2. Pune
    3. Dehradun
    4. Bengaluru
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  11. Question 11

    Kiru Hydroelectric power project is situated in-
    1. Telangana
    2. Kerala
    3. Jammu & Kashmir
    4. Andhra Pradesh
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  12. Question 12

    The river on which Tilpara Barrage is located?
    1. Damodar
    2. Kangsabati
    3. Silabati
    4. Mayurakshi
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  13. Question 13

    What is the name of the lake between Godavari and Krishna deltaic region?
    1. Kolleru Lake
    2. Pulicat Lake
    3. Chilka Lake
    4. Loktak lake
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  14. Question 14

    Dubbed as the Dakshin Ganga (Ganges of the South), the largest river of South India is
    1. Godavari
    2. Cauvery
    3. Penganga
    4. Mahanadi
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  15. Question 15

    Punarbhava and Atrai are the distributaries of the following river:
    1. Torsa
    2. Teesta
    3. Jaldhaka
    4. Raidhak
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  16. Question 16

    Kurnool-Kudapa Canal is taken off from the following river:
    1. Cauvery
    2. Krishna
    3. Tapti
    4. Tungabhadra
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  17. Question 17

    Sharavati Hydroelectric Project is located in:
    1. Kerala
    2. Karnataka
    3. Maharastra
    4. Madhya Pradesh
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  18. Question 18

    Which of the following Dam is not meant for irrigation purpose?
    1. Bhavani Sagar
    2. Sivasamudram
    3. Krishnaraja Sagar
    4. Bhakra Nangal
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  19. Question 19

    Mettur Dam is built on ______________ river.
    1. Mahanadi
    2. Godavari
    3. Krishna
    4. Cauvery
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  20. Question 20

    Which of the following are the right bank tributaries to Ganga?
    1. Yamuna, Chambal and Son
    2. Yamuna, Son and Damodar
    3. Yamuna, Gandak and Son
    4. Yamuna, Chambal and Damodar
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