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10 Questions MCQ Test Geography (Prelims) by Valor Academy | Test: Drainage System


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QUESTION: 1

Which one of the following river is known as the Sorrow of Bengal?

Solution:

The Damodar occupies the eastern margins of the Chotanagpur Plateau, where it flows through a rift valley and finally joins the Hugli. It was known as the ‘sorrow of Bengal’. Now, the river is controlled by the Damodar Valley corporation-a multipurpose project.

QUESTION: 2

In the given map of India, the east flowing river is

Solution:

It rises near Sihawa in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh and runs through Orissa to discharge its water into Bay of Bengal.

QUESTION: 3

Which is the north flowing tributary of Ganga?

Solution:
QUESTION: 4

In mountainous course, the Himalayan rivers form
Solution:

When a waterfall retreats upstream, it erodes the rock at the base of a river valley creating a gorge.

QUESTION: 5

The meeting place of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is
Solution:

It rises in the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh (3,900 m) in the Uttarkashi district of Uttaranchal and is known as the Bhagirathi. At Devprayag, the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda; hereafter, it is known as the Ganga.

QUESTION: 6

River kaveri flows through
Solution:

About 3 per cent of the Kaveri basin falls in Kerala, 41 per cent in Karnataka and 56 per cent in Tamil Nadu. Its important tributaries are Kabini, Bhavani and Amravati.

QUESTION: 7

The given picture shows the depositional feature of river is
 
Solution:

After a long period of time, a meander becomes much curved and eventually the neck of the meander will touch the opposite side and the river will cut through the neck, cutting off the meander to form the oxbow lake.

QUESTION: 8

A relief which divides two areas drained by the river is known as
Solution:

A ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems is called watershed. Ambala is a watershed for rivers Indus and Ganga.

QUESTION: 9

The tributary of Indus River is
Solution:

The Indus river system comprises five tributaries; Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.

QUESTION: 10

Which region has the youngest rivers in India?
Solution:

Himalayas are the youngest mountains of India. Therefore, the rivers of this region are also the youngest rivers of India.

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