Geography MCQ on drainage system for competitive examination

 MCQ on drainage system for competitive examination 

1. Which one of the following rivers is not the Right Bank Tributaries of The Ganga?

(a) Son (c) Sind River Answer: (a) Son

(b) Banas River (d) Betwa River

2. Which one of the following rivers is not the Left Bank Tributaries of The Ganga?

(a) Gandak River (c) Gomti Answer: (c) Gomti

(b) Burhi Gandak (d) Kosi River

3. Which river is west flowing river?

(a) Vaigai river (c) Pennar river Answer: (a) Luni river

(b) Luni river (d) Krishna river

4. Which river is not east flowing river?

(a) Ponnaiyar river (c) Subarnarekha river Answer: (d) Mahi river

(b) Brahamani river (d) Mahi river

5. Order of tributaries of river Ganga from west to east?
1. Chambal                                  2. Ramganga 

3. Sarayu (a) 1-3-2-4 (c) 3-1-2-4 Answer: (b) -2-4-3

4. Son (b) 1-2-4-3 (d) 2-1-4-3

6. Which one of the following rivers originates in the Chotanagpur Plateau?

(a) Mayurakshi (c) Rihand Answer: (c) Rihand

(b) Ajay (d) Rapti

7. Pick out the wrong match about the tributaries of river Indus   

Tributary	originates
(a)	Hunza	–	Himalayan ranges
(b)	Nubra	–	Sulaiman ranges
(c)	Tochi	–	Sulaiman ranges
(d)	Gomal	–	Sulaiman ranges

Answer: (b) Nubra-Sulaiman ranges
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8. Which river does form the largest river basins of the world?

(a) Indus (c) Nile Answer: (a) Indus

(b) Ganga (d) Amazon

9. Which state is not drained by river Mahanadhi?

(a) Jharkhand (c) Maharashtra Answer: (b) Bengal

(b) Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh

10. Where does river Brahmaputra origin from?

(a) Tibetan plateau (c) Panzella Glacier Answer: (d) Chemayungdung glacier

(b) Rakshastal (d) Chemayungdung glacier

11. Which river is also known as the Tsangpo?

(a) Nyang (c) Brahmaputra Answer: (c) Brahmaputra

(b) Kameng (d) Teesta

12. Order of tributaries of river Brahmaputra from east to west?
1. Jhanjhi river
2. Subansiri
3. Diphalu
4. Disoi
(a) 2-1-4-3                                      (b) 1-2-3-4

(c) 2-4-1-3 Answer: (a) 2-1-4-3

(d) 1-2-3-4

13. Which one of the following is major cities along the river Tungabhadra?

(a) Hubli (c) Ballari Answer: (b) Hampi

(b) Hampi (d) Vijayapura

14. Which two states does Mahanadi pass through?

(a) Chhattisgarh and Bengal (c) Odisha and Jharkhand Answer: (b) Chhattisgarh and Odisha

(b) Chhattisgarh and Odisha (d) Jharkhand and Bengal

15. Name the major rivers of Goa---

(a) Kalinadi and sharavati (c) Baitmani and Palar Answer: (d) Juari and Mandovi

(b) Penner and Juari (d) Juari and Mandovi

16. Which river forms Dhuandhar waterfall?

(a) Godavari (c) Tungabhadra Answer: (b) Narmada

(b) Narmada (d) Tapti

17. The Kaveri rises in-

(a) Parvati hill (c) Matheran Answer: (d) Brahmagiri hill

(b) Baner hill (d) Brahmagiri hill

18. Majuli riverine island is in which river?

(a) Brahmaputra (c) Surma Answer: (a) Brahmaputra

(b) Danba Qu (d) Myntdu

19. Bharathapuzha river which rises near Annamalai hills passes through which state
before culminating into Arabian Sea?

(a) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala Answer: (c) Kerala

(b) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

20. Sequence of rivers from north to south-
1. Godavari
2. Kaveri
3. Krishna
4. Mahanadi

(a) 4-3-1-2 (c) 1-2-3-4 Answer: (b)

(b) 4-1-3-2 (d) 1-4-2-3