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Indian Rivers and Water Resources Question 1:

Which of the following is the world's largest basaltic impact crater lake found in India?

  1. Pulicat Lake
  2. Wular Lake
  3. Lonar Lake
  4. Loktak Lake
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Lonar Lake

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The correct answer is Lonar Lake.

Key Points

  • Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar Crater, is a saline soda lake located at Lonar in Maharashtra, India.
  • It is the world's largest basaltic impact crater lake formed by a meteorite impact during the Pleistocene Epoch, approximately 52,000 ± 6,000 years ago.
  • The lake has a unique ecosystem with both saline and alkaline environments, supporting diverse flora and fauna.
  • Lonar Lake is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument and attracts scientists, geologists, and tourists from around the world.

Additional Information

  • Impact Crater:
    • An impact crater is a circular depression on the surface of a planet, moon, or other celestial body formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller body, such as a meteorite.
    • Impact craters are characterized by a raised rim and, in larger craters, a central peak caused by the rebound of the crust after the impact.
  • Basaltic Rock:
    • Basalt is a common extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon.
    • It is rich in iron and magnesium and low in silica, which gives it a dark color.
  • National Geo-heritage Monument:
    • National Geo-heritage Monuments are sites that have been identified by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) as being important for geological studies, education, and tourism.
    • These sites are protected and preserved for their scientific value and natural beauty.

Indian Rivers and Water Resources Question 2:

From which plateau does the Godavari River originate?

  1. Deccan Plateau 
  2.  Chota Nagpur Plateau
  3. Dandakaranya Bastar Plateau
  4. Trimbak Plateau

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Trimbak Plateau

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The correct answer is Trimbak Plateau.

Key Points

  • The Godavari River originates from the Trimbak Plateau in the Nashik District of Maharashtra.
  • The Godavari is the second longest river in India, after the Ganges, with a length of approximately 1,465 kilometers.
  • The river is often referred to as the 'Dakshin Ganga' or the 'Ganges of the South' due to its significant role in the southern part of India.
  • The Godavari basin is one of the largest river basins in India, covering an area of about 312,812 square kilometers.
  • The river flows eastward across the Deccan Plateau and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
  • It traverses through several states including Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.
  • Major tributaries of the Godavari include the Penganga, Indravati, Pranhita, and Manjira.

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  • Deccan Plateau
    • The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in western and southern India.
    • It is bounded by the Western Ghats, the Eastern Ghats, and the Satpura Range.
    • The region is known for its rich mineral resources and diverse ecosystems.
    • It covers an area of about 1.9 million square kilometers.
  • Chota Nagpur Plateau
    • The Chota Nagpur Plateau is located in eastern India.
    • It spans across the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh.
    • This plateau is rich in minerals like coal, iron ore, and mica.
    • It is known for its scenic beauty and waterfalls.
  • Dandakaranya Bastar Plateau
    • The Dandakaranya region is a historical and mythological area in India.
    • It covers parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh.
    • The region is known for its dense forests and tribal population.
    • It is significant in Indian mythology as the forest where Lord Rama spent part of his exile.

Indian Rivers and Water Resources Question 3:

Which one of the following canal is the longest in Uttar Pradesh?

  1. Betwa Canal
  2. Lower Ganga Canal
  3. Sharda Canal
  4. None of the Above 
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Sharda Canal

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Sharda Canal - It is the longest canal in Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

  • Sharda Canal was completed in the year 1928.
  • Sharda Canal has been constructed on the river Sharda.
  • Khatima power station is constructed on this canal.
  • Betwa canal - It was constructed in the year 1885 on the river Betwa. Hamirpur and Khethona are two of its branches
  • Lower Ganga canal - The construction work for this canal was completed in the year 1878 at Narora. Kanpur and Etawah canal are two of their branches.

Indian Rivers and Water Resources Question 4:

In which city was the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) signed between India and Pakistan, in 1960?

  1. Calcutta
  2. Lahore
  3. Bombay
  4. Karachi
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Karachi

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The correct answer is Karachi.

Important Points

  • The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan which was signed  in Karachi in 1960.
    • According to the treaty, control over the water flowing from Beas, Ravi and Sutlej were given to India while Pakistan was given the control over Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.
    • The treaty was signed in Karachi by then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and then President of Pakistan Ayub Khan.

Indian Rivers and Water Resources Question 5:

Which of the following state is associated with Mullaperiyar dam?

  1. Orissa
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Kerala  
  4. Karnataka
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Kerala  

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The Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in Kerala. It is located 881 m above mean sea level, It is a center to a recent dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Top Indian Rivers and Water Resources MCQ Objective Questions

Srisailam Hydroelectric Power Plant is built on which river?

  1. Tungabhadra River
  2. Penna River
  3. Krishna River
  4. Godavari River

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Option 3 : Krishna River

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The correct answer is Krishna River.

Key Points

  • The Srisailam Dam is located in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Srisailam hydroelectric power project is constructed across the Krishna River.
  • The Srisailam project is the 12th largest capacity hydroelectric project in the country.
  • The 512 m long and 145 m high dam was constructed in a deep gorge.
  • The left bank hydroelectric power station generates 6 X 150 MW of power and the right bank generates 7 X 110 MW of power.
  • Srisailam dam forms the reservoir with a gross storage of 215 TMC ft.
  • The Srisailam hydroelectric power station is the third-largest construction project in India.

Important Points

  • The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest completed hydroelectric plant in India.
  • Its power capacity is 1920 megawatts.
  • The first hydroelectric power station was the Shivanasamudra hydroelectric power station.
  • Tehri Hydro Power Plant is the tallest hydropower project in the country, and Terry Dam is also the tallest hydropower plant in India.
  • The Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Power Plant is the largest underground hydroelectric project in the country.

Additional Information 

Hydroelectric Power Plant River State
Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power Plant Sutlej River Himachal Pradesh
Tehri Hydro Electric Power plant Bhagirathi Uttarakhand
Hirakud Hydro Electric Power plant Mahanadi Odisha
Nagarjunasagar Hydro-Electric Power Plant Krishna River Andhra Pradesh
Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power plant Narmada river Gujarat
Koyna Hydroelectric Power plant Koyna River Maharashtra
Balimela Hydro Electric Power plant Sileru Odisha

Which among the following is not a tributary of Brahmaputra river?

  1. Teesta
  2. Siang
  3. Tons
  4. Manas

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Tons

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The correct answer is Tons

Key Points

  • Tons River is a major perennial Himalayan river that flows through the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand and touches Himachal Pradesh.
    • It is the largest tributary of the Yamuna River.
    • Having a length of 148 km.
    • The source of this river is Bandarpuch Mountain.
    • Tons River carries below Kalsi, near the town of Dehradun in Uttarakhand.

Additional Information

  • The Brahmaputra is the 9th largest and 15th longest river in the world.
  • In Arunachal Pradesh, the river Bhramputra is known as Siang/Dihang.
  • The river enters Arunachal Pradesh near Gelling where it is known as the Siang or Dihang.
  • The total length of the Siang River is 294.5 km till its point of confluence with the Dibang and Lohit rivers.
  • The Siang river meets two other major tributaries of Brahmaputra Dibang and Lohit at the place named Kobo. From this point, the river is known as the Brahmaputra till it enters Bangladesh.
  • About Bhramputra River:
Source Location   Himalayas
Mouth Location Ganges Delta
Left Tributaries Lhasa River, Lohit River, Nyang River, Kolong River
Right Tributaries Manas, Beki, Raidak, Kameng

 

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River Sutlej enters India through which pass?

  1. Zoji la
  2. Nathula
  3. Lipulekh
  4. Shipki la

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Shipki la

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The correct answer is Shipki la.

Key Points

  • Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border.
  • The river Sutlej enters India through this pass.
    • It is located in the Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Tibet.
  • This pass is India's third border post for trade with Tibet after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand.

Major-Passes-in-India-and-Indian-Sub-continent

Important Points

Zoji La
  • One of the world's most dangerous mountain roads.
  • Zoji La is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 3,528m (11,575ft) above sea level, located in the Kargil district of Ladakh, India.
  • The pass links Amid Leh in the Western Himalayan Mountain Ranges and Srinagar and provides an important link between Ladakh and Kashmir.
Nathula
  • It is a mountain pass in the Eastern Himalayas in Sikkim.
  • This mountainous pass is one of the oldest trading border posts connecting Tibet and India. The silk route, an ancient trade route used to pass through here.
  • Its elevation is 4,310 m.
Lipulekh
  • Lipulekh Pass is a tri-junction between India, Nepal, and China situated atop the Kalapani Valley in Uttarakhand.
  • Its elevation is 5,200 m.

Tehri Dam built on the river Bhagirathi is situated in which of the following states?

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Uttarakhand
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Sikkim

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Uttarakhand

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The correct answer is Uttarakhand.

Key Points

  • Tehri Dam
    • The tallest dam in India is the Tehri dam built across the Bhagirathi River.
    • The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world.
    • It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam in Uttarakhand, India

Additional Information

  • Major Dams and their location
Dam name River Location
Baglihar Dam Chenab Jammu and Kashmir
Tehri Dam Bhagirathi Uttarakhand
Bhakra Nangal Sutlej Himachal Pradesh
Sardar Sarovar Narmada Gujarat
Hirakud Dam Mahanadi Odisha
Nagarjuna Sagar Krishna  Between the Nalgonda district of Telangana and Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Which of the following dams is located in Karnataka?

  1. Tung Bhadra Dam
  2. Gandhi Sagar Dam
  3. Srisailam Dam
  4. Mullaiperiyar Dam

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Tung Bhadra Dam

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The correct answer is Tung Bhadra Dam.

Key Points

  • Tung Bhadra Dam is constructed on the Tung Bhadra river in Karnataka.
  • There are 5 National Parks and 23 Wildlife sanctuaries.
  • The capital of Karnataka is Bengaluru.
  • The official language of Karnataka is Kannada.
  • Srisailam Dam is located in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Gandhi Sagar Dam is located in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Mullaiperiyar Dam is located in Kerala.

Additional Information

  • Dams in Karnataka:
Dam River
Almatti Dam Krishna River
Bhadra Dam Bhadra River
Hemavathi Dam Hemavathi River
Lakhya Dam Lakhya River
Linganamakki Dam Sharavathi River
Malaprabha Dam Malaprabha River
Supa Dam Kalinadi(kali) River
Tunga Bhadra Dam Thunga Bhadra River

Musi river is a tributary of which of the following rivers?

  1. Cauvery
  2. Godavari
  3. Krishna
  4. Mahanadi

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Krishna

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The correct answer is Krishna.

Key Points

  • Musi River is a tributary of the Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau flowing through Telangana.
  • Musi River is also known as Musinuru or moosa River or Muchukunda.
  • Hyderabad is situated on the banks of the Musi river.
  • Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar are dams built on it that used to act as a source of water for Hyderabad.

Additional Information

  • The following table shows the different aspects of rivers of east flowing in a tabular manner:

Rivers

Source

Length

Tributaries

Mahanadi

North foothills of Dandakamaya

857 km

  • Seonath
  • Hasdeo
  • Ib
  • Mand
  • Tel
  • Ong
  • Jonk

Godavari

Triambak plateau of North Sahyadri near Nashik

1465 (longest river of Peninsular India)

  • Penganga
  • Wardha
  • Wainganga
  • Indrāvati
  • Sabari
  • Manjira

Krishna

North of Mahabaleshwar in the Western Ghat

1400 km

  • Bhīma
  • Tungabhadra
  • Ghat Prabha
  • Malaprabha
  • Musi
  • Koyna

Cauvery

Rise in Brahmgiri range in western Ghat

800 km

  • Harangi
  • Hemavati
  • Shimsha
  • Arkavati
  • Kabini
  • Bhavani
  • Amravati

The famous cultural site Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) is situated on the banks of which river?

  1. Hooghly River
  2. Yamuna River
  3. Mahanadi
  4. Saraswati River

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Saraswati River

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The correct answer is Saraswati River.
  • Rani-ki-Vav, on the banks of the Saraswati River, was initially built as a memorial to a king in the 11th century AD. It is located in Gujarat.
  • It is an exceptional example of a distinctive form of subterranean water architecture of the Indian subcontinent.
  • This stepwell was built by the Solanki dynasty’s queen Udayamati in the 11th century as a memorial to her deceased husband Bhimdev I.
  • Over the years, as the Saraswati river changed its course, the massive structure was flooded and lay buried until its excavation by the Archaeological Survey of India in the late 1980s.
  • Rani-ki-Vav highlights the sanctity of water as it is designed as an inverted temple under the earth’s surface. 
  • The new 100 rupee note (colored Lavender)  features the motif of 'Rani ki Vav', Queen's Stepwell, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat's Patan. 
Hooghly River The Hooghly River is a distributary of the holy Ganga or Ganges River. it is a river in West Bengal state and a lifeline for people of West-Bengal.
Yamuna River Yamuna river originates from the Yamunotri glacier in the Himalayas.  Its total length is 1376 kmThe Taj Mahal is situated on the banks of the Yamuna River.
Mahanadi The Mahanadi is the major river in East Central India, flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Hirakund Dam is on the river Mahanadi.

The Koyna, Tungabhadra and Bhima rivers are the major tributaries of which of the following river?

  1. Tapti
  2. Ganga
  3. Godavari
  4. Krishna

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Krishna

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The correct answer is Krishna.

Key Points

River

Tributaries

Indus river

Himalayan Tributaries:

Zanskar, Dras, Gartang, Shyok, Shigar, Bunra, Gilgit, etc.

Important tributaries:

Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej.

Ganga river

Ghaghara, Son, Gandak, Kosi, Gomti, Deonadi, Yamuna, etc. 

Yamuna river

Chambal, Betwa, and Ken.

Brahma Putra river

Subansiri, Kameng, Dhansiri, Manas, Dibang, Lohit, Teesta, etc.

Godavari river

Manjra, Penganga, Taliperu, Purna, Wardha, Indravati, Wainganga, Sabari, Pranahita, etc.

Krishna river

Koyna, Dudhganga, Panchganga, Malprabha, Ghatprabha, Bhima, Tungabhadra, Musi, etc.

Mahanadi

Seonath, Hasdo, Mand, Jonk, Tel, etc.

Narmada river

Hiran, Burhner, Banjar, Shar, Shakkar, Tawa, etc.

Tapti river

Purna, Betul, Arunavati, Ganjal , etc.

Cauvery river

Hemavati, Amrawati, Bhawani, Kabini, Lokpawni, and Shimsa.

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What is the Vedic name of the Ravi river?

  1. Askini
  2. Shutudri
  3. Parushini
  4. Kalindi

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Parushini

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Correct Answer Parushini

Key Points

  • The Vedic name of the Ravi river is Parushini.
  • Rigveda mentions a group of 7 rivers known as Sapta-Sindhu.
  • River Saraswati with five rivers of Punjab makes up 6 of the 7 rivers, though the 7th is still not confirmed.
  • In Vedic texts, Yamuna is known as Yami while in later literature, the river is called Kalindi.
  • The Rigvedic and modern name of the rivers are:-

Vedic Name

Modern Name

Shutudri

Sutlej

Parushini

Ravi

Askini

Chenab

Vitasta

Jhelum

Bipasa

Beas

The Trimbakeshwar is the origin of which of the following rivers?

  1. Mahanadi
  2. Tapti
  3. Ravi
  4. Godavari

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Godavari

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The correct answer is Godavari.

Key Points

  • The Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra.
  • It is also known as the Dakshin Ganga.
  • It is the second-longest river in India.
  • Dams on the Godavari river are - Polavaram Dam (Andhra Pradesh), and Pochampad Dam (Telangana).
  • Tributaries of Godavari are Pranhita, Pravara, the Purna, the Manjra, and the Penganga.

Additional Information

Rivers Origin
Mahanadi Sihawa, Chattisgarh
Tapti Betul district, Madhya Pradesh
Ravi Bara Bhangal in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh
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