Drainage Class 9 Worksheet Geography Chapter 1

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1: In which of the following states is the Wular lake located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans:  (d)

Q2: Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
(a) Sambhar
(b) Dal
(c) Wular
(d) Gobind Sagar
Ans:  (a)

Q3: Which one amongst the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
 (a) Mahanadi
(b) Tungabhadra
(c) Krishna
(d) Tapi
Ans:  (d)

Q4: What is the meaning of drainage?
(a) The river system of a particular area
(b) The topography of a particular area
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q5: Which river has the world’s largest drainage basin?
(a) Ganga
(b) Indus
(c) Thomas
(d) Amazon
Ans: (d) 

Q6: How many Peninsular rivers are there?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 3
Ans: (c) 

Q7: What is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta called?
(a) Sunderban River Delta
(b) Kaveri River Delta
(c) Godavari River Delta
(d) Krishna River Delta
Ans: (a) 

Q8: What is the area drained by a single river system called?
(a) Drainage
(b) Drainage basin
(c) Water divide
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) 

Q9: Which of the following is not a group of Indian rivers?
(a) Himalayan rivers
(b) Peninsular rivers
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these
Ans: (d) 

Q10: Which river system is known as Dakshin Ganga?
(a) The Narmada Basin
(b) The Mahanadi Basin
(c) The Godavari Basin
(d) The Kaveri Basin
Ans: (c) 

Fill in the Blanks

(i) The area drained by a single river system is called a ___________.
Ans: The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin.

(ii) The world’s largest drainage basin is of the ___________________.
Ans: The world’s largest drainage basin is of the Amazon river.

(iii) Most of the Himalayan rivers are ____________________.
Ans: Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial.

(iv) A river alongwith its tributaries may be called a ________________.
Ans: A river alongwith its tributaries may be called a river system.

(v) The Brahmaputra rises in _________ east of Mansarowar lake very close to the sources of the Indus and the Satluj.
Ans: The Brahmaputra rises in Tibet east of Mansarowar lake very close to the sources of the Indus and the Satluj.

(vi) The ________ pattern develops when streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure.
Ans: The radial pattern develops when streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure.

(vii) The activities of Ganga Action Plan (GAP) phase-I, initiated in ______, were declared closed on 31st March _________.
Ans: The activities of Ganga Action Plan (GAP) phase-I, initiated in 1985, were declared closed on 31st March 2000.

(viii) Brahmaputra is known as ________________ in Tibet and _____________ in Bangladesh.
Ans: Brahmaputra is known as the Tsang Po in Tibet and Jamuna in Bangladesh.

Very Short Answer Questions

Q1: Name the biggest waterfall in India.
Ans: Kunchikal waterfall

Q2: Which river of India is known as Meghna?
Ans: Ganga River

Q3: Zaskar and Nubra are important tributaries of which river?
Ans: River Indus

Q4: Where did Ganga river named as ‘Meghna’?
Ans: Bangladesh

Q5: Which is the largest peninsular river in India?
Ans: The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river.

Q6: What does NRCP stand for?
Ans: NRCP stands for National River Conservation Plan.

Q7: Which is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta?
Ans: The Sundarban Delta is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta.

Q8: What is the total length of Indus river?
Ans: The total length of Indus river is 2900km.

Q9: Which is the largest tributary of river Ganga?
Ans: The Ghaghara river is the largest tributary of river Ganga.

Q10: What is called river system?
Ans: A river along with its tributaries is called a river system.