Test: Rivers and Lakes - 1 - Class 1 MCQ

Ganga is the longest river in India. It originates from the Gangotri Glacier and discharges its water in the Bay of Bengal.

There are six abundant ions of seawater namely chloride, sodium, sulphate, magnesium, calcium and potassium.

At Devprayag, rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi confluence and form Ganga.

Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram state in India. It is located north of the Tropic of Cancer in the northern part of Mizoram. It is also situated on a ridge 1132 metres above sea level, with the Tlawng river valley to its west and the Tuirial river valley to its east.

Ajmer city is situated in central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It was founded by Ajayadeva, an 11th-century Rajput ruler. It is surrounded by Aravali ranges. It is drained by headstreams of the Luni River flowing southwestward and by tributaries of the Banas River flowing eastward.

The Ganges river dolphin can only live in freshwater. Dolphins are one of the oldest creatures in the world. Ganges River Dolphins once lived in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnapuli-Sangu river systems of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. It is said that the species is extinct from most of its early distribution ranges.

Krishna Raja Sagara Dam is located in Karnataka and is built on the river Cauvery. 

Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose dam project at Madhya Pradesh in Central India. It is built on the Narmada river which flows from Central India to Western India.

Godavari river is known as Dakshin Ganga and is a sacred river of central and southeastern India. 

Chambal river is the main tributary of the Yamuna River and rises in the Vindhya Range just south of Mhow, western Madhya Pradesh state. It flows from the north into the southeastern Rajasthan state. It originates as well as ends in the territory of India.