Important rivers and dams in India is basically required to crack exams such as JKSSB, SSC, UPSC and much more. As these topics are the most frequent in the general knowledge and geography sections. One needs to know the major rivers their tributaries as well as important dams located in different parts of the country to score high in competitive examinations. Rivers and dams have played a vital role in country like India’s agriculture electricity generation and supply of pure water. The meaning of these symbols will also help them in an exam and will provide an appreciation of the natural resources and the infrastructure of India.
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Top 20 Mcqs on Rivers and Dams of India
Q 1. In which state is the longest dam of India located ?
a) Odisha
b) Bihar
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Maharashtra
Ans : a
🔰• Hirakud Dam is the longest dam in
India located on Mahanadi in
Odisha.
Length -25.79 kilometers
The dam creates the Hirakud Reservoir,
which is 55 kilometers long.
Q 2. Which of the following is not a tributary of river Brahmaputra ?
a) Manas
b) Teesta
c) Mahananda
d) Siang
Ans : c
🔰• The Mahananda River is not a tributary of the
Brahmaputra River. Instead, it joins the Ganges River
after flowing through Bihar and West Bengal
The Brahmaputra is the 9th largest and 15th longest
river in the world.
In Arunachal Pradesh, the
Brahmaputra River is known as Siang/Dihang.
•The two major tributaries of the river Brahmaputra :-
Dibang river, Teesta river.
Q 3. Which one of the following river flows into the Arabian sea ?
a) Narmada
b) Kaveri
c) Brahmputra
d) Chambal
Ans : a
đź”°The major rivers of India are:
Flowing into the Arabian Sea: Narmada,
Tapi, Sindhu, Sabarmati, Mahi, Purna.
Narmada River, also called the Reva, is
the 5th longest river and overall longest
west-flowing river in India.
Length: 1,312 km
Source: Amarkantak
Q 4. Which river disappears in Rann of Kutch ?
a) Chambal
b) Luni
c) Ganga
d) Yamuna
Ans : b
đź”°The Luni river is one of the west-flowing inland
rivers of India, situated in Rajasthan.
Luni travels through the Thar Desert and finally
ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in
Gujarat.
The Dantiwada, Sipu, and Jaswant Sagar dams are
located on the Luni River.
~Maahi river of Rajasthan cuts
the tropic of Cancer 2 times.
Q 5. Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh is situated on the banks of
which river ?
a) Tapti river
b) Rapti river
c) Ganga river
d) Gandak river
Ans : b
đź”° Gorakhpur, city, eastern Uttar Pradesh state,
northern India.
Gorakhpur is located on the banks of the Rapti
River in the eastern Uttar Pradesh state of India.
The Rapti is a tributary of the Ghaghara River.
The city is also named after the revered Saint
Gorakhnath ji, who is associated with the
Gorakhnath Math and temple.
Q 6. Which river is known as sorrow of Bengal ?
a) Gomti
b) Damodar
c) Brahmputra
d) Kosi
Ans : b
đź”°River Damodar is known a
s “Bengal’s sorrow” because of its
ravaging floods in the plains of West
Bengal.
The Damodar River flows through the
states of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Q 7. Which river make world largest delta ?
a) Ganga
b) Brahmputra
c) Both a &b
d) Narmada
Ans : c
đź”° The Ganges-Brahmaputra delta is
the world’s largest delta, covering
most of Bangladesh and the state of
West Bengal (India).
The Ganges Delta also called
Sunderban Delta.
Q 8. Thein Dam is located in which state ?
a) Himachal
Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
Ans : c
🔰• Thein Dam is located in
the border of Jammu and Kashmir and
Punjab,
It is also called Ranjit Sagar Dam.
The project is situated near Pathankot
city in Pathankot district of the state of
Punjab.
It is on the Ravi River
Q 9. Koyna, Tungabhadra and Bhima rivers are the major
tributaries of which of the following rivers ?
a) Godavari
b) Cauvery
c) Krishna
d) Mahanadi
Ans :C
đź”° Some of the tributaries of the river
Godavari are Purna, Wardha, and
Pranhita.
Koyna, Tungabhadra and Bhima are the
major tributaries of the Krishna river.
Q 10. Which of these rivers does not originate in India ?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Godawari
d) Satluj
Ans : d
🔰• These rivers do not originate in India.
:satluj,Sindhu(Indus) & Brahmputra.
•– The Indus Waters Treaty 19 September
1960 by world Bank.
•Between Indian PM Jawahar lal Nehru
and Pakistani
President Mohammad Ayub Khan.
Also Read Important Rivers and Lakes of Jammu and Kashmir
Q 11. Which is the longest river in India ?
a) Yamuna river
b) Ganga river
c) Satluj river
d) Chenab river
Ans : b
🔰• The longest river of India is
the Ganges River, whose
length is 2525 km, it flows through 5
states of India,
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar, Jharkhand and West
Bengal.
Q 12. In which state is the Pong Dam located ?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Jammu Kashmir
Ans : b
đź”°Maharana Pratap Sagar, also known as
Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake is a
large reservoir on Beas river in Kangra
district of the state of Himachal Pradesh
in India.
Bhankra Dam is located on the Sutlej
River in Himachal Pradesh.
Q 13. From where does the Alaknanda River originate ?
a) Santopath glacier
b) Satpura hills
c) Nilgiri Hills
d) Yamunotri Hills
Ans : a
đź”°The Alaknanda rises at the confluence and
foot of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak
glaciers in Uttarakhand.
Alaknanda originates from the
Santopath glacier in Chamoli,
its ancient name is Vishnu
Ganga.
•Vishnuprayag is situated
at the confluence of
Vishnuganga and Dhauliganga.
Q 14. Which is the longest tributary of river Ganga ?
a) Chenab River
b) Yamuna River
c) Son River
d) Gomati River
Ans : b
đź”°Yamuna is the main and the longest right
bank tributary of river Ganga.
The Yamuna is 1,376 kilometers long.
Origin
The Yamuna originates from the Yamunotri
glacier near the Banderpoonch peak in the
Himalayas.
Q 15. Which is the river that cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice ?
a) Mahi River
b) Yamuna
c) Tapti
d) Ganga
Ans : a
đź”° Mahi River is the only river in India that
cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice, first in
Madhya Pradesh from where it flows towards
Rajasthan and enters Gujarat where it cuts for
the second time.
The Mahi River originates from the northern
slopes of the Vindhya Mountains in the Dhar
district of Madhya Pradesh.
Q 16. Where does the Beas River originate ?
a) Rohtang Pass
b) Mansarovar lake
c) Berinath Lekh
d) Satpura Hills
Ans : a
🔰• Beas river originates from
Rohtang Pass, Himachal
Pradesh, its old name was Bipasha, it
was named after Maharishi Ved Vyas.
Also, more specifically the Beas River
originates from the Beas Kund, which is a
small glacial lake situated at an elevation
of about 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) in the
Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas in
Himachal Pradesh, India.
Q 17. Indira Gandhi Canal is situated at the confluence of
which two rivers ?
a) Satluj and Chenab
b) Satluj and Beas
c) Satluj and Jhelum
d) Satluj and Ravi
Ans : b
🔰• Indira Gandhi Canal originates from
the confluence of Beas and Sutlej
river near Harike barrage.
The length of the main canal is 649
km.
This canal mainly irrigates
Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur and
Jaisalmer districts of western
Rajasthan.
Q 18. On which river is Majuli Island situated ?
a) Ganga River
b) Yamuna River
c) Brahmaputra River
d) Lohit River
Ans : c
🔰• Majuli Island is located on
the Brahmaputra River.
It is located in the state of
Assam.
In the 20th Century, it spanned an
area of approximately 880 sq km.
It is the largest river island
in the world.
Q 19. What name is the Brahmaputra river known in Tibet ?
a) Shangpo River
b) Meghna River
c) Dihang River
d) Jamuna River
Ans : a
đź”°The Brahmaputra river is known as the
Tsangpo river in Tibet.
It has one of the largest river basins of
South Asia.
After flowing through Tibet, it enters into
India through Arunachal Pradesh and flows
through Assam and Bangladesh before it
joins the Bay of Bengal.
Q 20. On which river is the Omkareshwar Dam located ?
a) Narmada river
b) Ganga river
c) Betwa river
d) Yamuna river
Ans : a
🔰• Omkareshwar Dam and Indira
Sagar Dam are located on the
Narmada River in Madhya
Pradesh and Gandhi Sagar Dam is
located on the Chambal River in
Madhya Pradesh.
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