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Wb drainage system - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Balurghat is located on the banks of the which river?
    1. Mahananda
    2. Bhagirathi
    3. Atrayee
    4. Metla
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  2. Question 2

    'Krishnanagar' is located on the banks of the which river?
    1. Jalangi
    2. Matla
    3. Kaljani
    4. Dharla
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  3. Question 3

    Katwa town is located on the banks of the ________ river.
    1. Jalangi
    2. Ajoy
    3. Damodar
    4. Matla
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  4. Question 4

    'Berhampore' is located on the banks of the which river?
    1. Bhagirathi
    2. Matla
    3. Damodar
    4. Hooghly
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  5. Question 5

    Bolpur is located on the banks of the ___________ river.
    1. Matla
    2. Kanksawati
    3. Rupnarayan
    4. Kopai
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  6. Question 6

    Most of the rivers of North Bengal like Teesta, Torsa, etc arise due to-
    1. high rainfall
    2. high flash flooding
    3. melting of ice
    4. None of the above
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  7. Question 7

    The source of Jaldhaka river is-
    1. Bidang lake
    2. Jelap La
    3. Zemu glacier
    4. Chomalhari lake
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  8. Question 8

    The Ganga river divides into two parts in which district of West Bengal?
    1. Murshidabad
    2. North Dinajpur
    3. Birbhum
    4. Hooghly
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  9. Question 9

    The Farakka barrage is constructed on which river?
    1. Rupnarayan river
    2. Bhagirathi-Hooghly river
    3. Damodar river
    4. Haldi river
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  10. Question 10

    Which among the following river flows through the Western plateau area in West Bengal?
    1. Gosaba
    2. Subarnarekha
    3. Matla
    4. Tangon
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  11. Question 11

    Which Wetland is located in Murshidabad district of West Bengal?
    1. Ahiran Jhil
    2. Rasikbeel
    3. Patlakhawa
    4. Satragachi
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  12. Question 12

    The Kaljani River is a tributary to which of these?
    1. Brahmaputra
    2. Mahananda
    3. Torsa
    4. Teesta
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  13. Question 13

    Which river passes through Jalpaiguri before joining the Brahmaputra system?
    1. Mahananda
    2. Teesta
    3. Torsa
    4. Raidak
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  14. Question 14

    Which barrage diverts Ganga waters into the Hooghly River?
    1. Ajoy Barrage
    2. Damodar Barrage
    3. Teesta Barrage
    4. Farakka Barrage
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  15. Question 15

    The Hooghly River originally branches off from the Ganga at:
    1. Malda
    2. Bhagirathi
    3. Farakka
    4. Murshidabad
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  16. Question 16

    Which tributary of the Ganga originates in the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
    1. Damodar
    2. Ajoy
    3. Mayurakshi
    4. Rupnarayan
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  17. Question 17

    Rupnarayan is formed by the confluence of which two rivers?
    1. Hooghly & Damodar
    2. Shilabati & Dwarakeswar
    3. Mayurakshi & Ajoy
    4. Damodar & Barakar
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  18. Question 18

    Which river is NOT a tributary of Ganga in West Bengal?
    1. Ajoy
    2. Mayurakshi
    3. Haldi
    4. Damodar
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  19. Question 19

    Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) was inspired by which river valley project?
    1. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
    2. Hoover Dam
    3. Ganga–Brahmaputra Commission
    4. Delhi Metro Railway
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  20. Question 20

    Which river is considered tidal throughout much of its lower course in Medinipur district?
    1. Bhagirathi
    2. Ajoy
    3. Mayurakshi
    4. Haldi
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