Details: Lakes and Rivers in India

1. The Brahmaputra enters India through which state

A) Assam

B) Arunachal Pradesh

C) Sikkim

D) Nagaland

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

2. Which river rises from Amarkantak

A) Yamuna

B) Narmada

C) Ravi

D) Jhelum

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

3. Tehri Dam is on which river

A) Alaknanda

B) Yamuna

C) Bhagirathi

D) Gandak

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

4. Which river originates near Yamunotri Glacier

A) Yamuna

B) Ganga

C) Gomti

D) Son

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

5. Which river originates near Mahabaleshwar

A) Yamuna

B) Brahmaputra

C) Teesta

D) Krishna

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

6. Which river forms an estuary before meeting the sea

A) Ganga

B) Kaveri

C) Brahmaputra

D) Narmada

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

7. Which is the longest tributary of the Ganga

A) Gomti

B) Son

C) Ghaghara

D) Yamuna

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

8. The Yamuna is a tributary of which river

A) Godavari

B) Narmada

C) Ganga

D) Tapi

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

9. Hirakud Dam is built on which river

A) Krishna

B) Godavari

C) Mahanadi

D) Tapi

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

10. Which river is called the Sorrow of Bihar

A) Gandak

B) Kosi

C) Son

D) Chambal

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

11. Vembanad Lake is located in

A) Kerala

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka

D) Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

12. Kaveri river originates from

A) Amarkantak

B) Gangotri

C) Talakaveri

D) Nasik

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

13. Which river is also west-flowing like Narmada

A) Mahanadi

B) Kosi

C) Tapi

D) Yamuna

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

14. Which is the main river of peninsular India by length

A) Kaveri

B) Krishna

C) Tapi

D) Godavari

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

15. Brahmaputra is known as Tsangpo in

A) Nepal

B) Bhutan

C) Myanmar

D) Tibet

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

16. Sambhar Lake is famous as a

A) Freshwater lake

B) Saltwater lake

C) Crater lake

D) Glacial lake

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

17. Which river is known for the Majuli river island

A) Godavari

B) Narmada

C) Brahmaputra

D) Tapi

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

18. Which river flows through a rift valley

A) Godavari

B) Mahanadi

C) Kaveri

D) Narmada

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

19. Which river forms the world's largest delta with Ganga

A) Mahanadi

B) Brahmaputra

C) Godavari

D) Krishna

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

20. Which tributary joins the Ganga from the south

A) Ghaghara

B) Son

C) Gandak

D) Kosi

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

21. Dal Lake is located in

A) Shimla

B) Nainital

C) Bhopal

D) Srinagar

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

22. Which lake is a lagoon on the east coast

A) Dal Lake

B) Wular Lake

C) Chilika Lake

D) Loktak Lake

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

23. Which river is west-flowing

A) Narmada

B) Krishna

C) Godavari

D) Brahmaputra

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

24. Which river is called the lifeline of Assam

A) Teesta

B) Brahmaputra

C) Barak

D) Subansiri

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

25. Which is the largest brackish water lake in India

A) Pulicat Lake

B) Vembanad Lake

C) Chilika Lake

D) Loktak Lake

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

26. Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on

A) Sutlej

B) Ravi

C) Beas

D) Chenab

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

27. Which lake is famous for floating islands

A) Sambhar Lake

B) Loktak Lake

C) Dal Lake

D) Kolleru Lake

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

28. Which two rivers meet at Prayagraj

A) Ganga and Yamuna

B) Narmada and Tapi

C) Krishna and Kaveri

D) Beas and Ravi

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

29. Which river is known for the Sundarbans delta region

A) Kaveri

B) Ganga

C) Tapi

D) Narmada

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

30. Which river is shared by India and Bangladesh

A) Luni

B) Sabarmati

C) Tapi

D) Ganga

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

31. Wular Lake is located in

A) Rajasthan

B) Odisha

C) Jammu and Kashmir

D) Gujarat

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

32. Kolleru Lake is situated in

A) Kerala

B) Odisha

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Bihar

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

33. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is on

A) Kaveri

B) Krishna

C) Yamuna

D) Narmada

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

34. Which river does not form a delta

A) Godavari

B) Narmada

C) Krishna

D) Mahanadi

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

35. Loktak Lake is located in

A) Manipur

B) Assam

C) Tripura

D) Mizoram

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

36. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on

A) Godavari

B) Tapi

C) Kosi

D) Narmada

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

37. Which lake is the largest freshwater lake in India

A) Dal Lake

B) Chilika Lake

C) Sambhar Lake

D) Wular Lake

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

38. Pong Dam is built on

A) Ravi

B) Beas

C) Sutlej

D) Jhelum

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

39. Which river is famous for Shivanasamudra Falls

A) Godavari

B) Mahanadi

C) Son

D) Kaveri

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

40. Pulicat Lake lies between

A) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

B) Karnataka and Kerala

C) Gujarat and Rajasthan

D) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

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