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June 07, 2014

Q TIME: THE RIVERS OF INDIA - II

(1) Which is the longest amongst the rivers that flow entirely within the territorial limits of India?
Godavari
Krishna
Narmada
Kaveri
The 1465 km long Godavari River is the longest river flowing entirely within the India, followed by Krishna & Narmada. It is also the second longest river in India after the Ganga.
(2) The names ‘Panjnad’ and ‘Satnad’ are associated with which Indian River?
Ganag
Indus
Brahmaputra
Narmada
Five tributaries of Indus namely the Ravi, the Jhelum, the Beas, the Chenab and the Sutlej join to form the Panjnad near Uch Sharif. After the confluence of Panjnad and Indus, the river is known as Satnad.
(3) Which of the following is not a southward flowing tributary of the Ganga?
Gomati
Son
Ghaghara
Kosi
There are two broad categorization of the tributaries of the Ganga. The southward flowing tributaries include the Gomati, the Kosi and the Ghaghara whereas the Yamuna and the Son are the prominent amongst the northward flowing tributaries.
(4) Which of the following rivers flows through the maximum number of NE states?
Brahmaputra
Manas
Barak
Luhit
The Barak river originates in Manipur and flows through Mizoram and Assam before joining the Surma in Bangladesh. The city of Silchar is located on its bank.
(5) According to the Puranas, after relieving millions of people of their sins, the River Ganga assumes the form of a black cow and takes a dip in another river of peninsular India to cleanse herself. Which river are we referring to?
Narmada
Kaveri
Krishna
Godavari
The Narmada, also known as Shankari is said to be the daughter of the lord Shiva. It is believed that the river was born out of the sweat of Lord Shiva. The Ganga is said to assume the form of a black cow and bathe in the Narmada to cleanse herself.
(6) The Farakka Barrage pumps water from the Ganges into which river?
Teesta
Hooghly
Damodar
Torsa
The Farakka Barrage which was completed in 1975 near Malda in Bengal to divert waters of the Ganga to the Hooghly to flush out sediment deposits from Kolkata Harbour.
(7) The Periyar River is the said to be the lifeline of which Indian state?
Karnataka
Andhra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
The 244 km long Periyar is known as the ‘Lifeline of Kerala’. It has its source in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats and joins the Arabian near Kochi.
(8) Which is the famous temple town on the banks of the river Vegavathi?
Kanchipuram
Madurai
Thanjore
Coimbatore
Kanchipuram is located on the banks of the Vegavathi which is a tributary of Kaveri.
(9) Name the largest tributary of Krishna.
Malaprabha
Ghataprabha
Tungabhadra
Bhima
Tungabhadra is the largest tributary of Krishna and it is formed by the confluence of the rivers – Tunga and Bhadra.
(10) Which is the longest road bridge in India?
Indira Gandhi Setu
Jawaharlal Nehru Setu
Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Rajiv Gandhi Setu
The 5.5 km long Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges connecting Patna to Hajipur was inaugurated by PM Indira Gandhi in May 1982.
(11)The Palar river rises in which state?
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Andhra
Telangana
The Palar river rises in the Nandi Hills in Karnataka and travels 93 km here before entering Andhra where it flows for another 33 km. Finally, it travels 222 km in Tamil Nadu to join the Bay of Bengal
(12) Arrange the major rivers according to the ascending order based on their total length.
(i)Brahmaputra (ii)Indus (iii)Ganga (iv)Narmada (v)Godavari (vi)Krishna (vii)Sutlej (viii)Yamuna
(ii) - (i) - (iii) - (v) - (vii) - (viii) - (vi) - (iv)
(iii) - (i) - (ii) - (viii) - (vi) - (iv) - (vii) - (vi)
(i) - (ii) - (iii) - (vi) - (v) - (iv) - (v) - (iv)
Jhelum & Tawi
The longest Indian rivers by length are the Indus (3180 km), the Brahmaputra (2948 km), the Ganga (2620 km), the Godavari (1465 km), the Sutlej (1372 km), the Yamuna (1370 km), the Krishna (1300 km) and the Narmada (1289 km). So, the correct option is (ii) - (i) - (iii) - (v) - (vii) - (viii) - (vi) - (iv).
(13) The three islands of Srirangapatnam, Shivanasamudram and Srirangam are located in which river?
Krishna
Godavari
Kaveri
Periyar
The three islands in the Kaveri river - namely Srirangapatnam, Shivanasamudram and Srirangam are famous for the temples of Adhi Ranganatha Swamy, Madhya Ranganatha Swamy and Antya Ranganatha Swamy respectively.
(14) Which is the largest tributary of the Ganga by volume?
Yamuna
Ghaghara
Ramganga
Son
The 1080 km long Ghaghara river with an average annual flow of about 2,990 m3/s (106,000 cu ft/s), meets the Ganga in Bihar. The Yamuna which is the longest tributary of the national river has an annual average flow of 2,950 m3/s (104,178 cu ft/s).
(15) Match the Peninsular Rivers and the places where they originate at.
(i) Narmada (ii) Godavari (iii) Kaveri (iv) Krishna (v) Tapi
(a) Talakaveri (b) Multai (c) Amarkantak (d) Mahabaleshwar (e) Triambakeshwar
(i)(d) - (ii)(b) - (iii)(a) - (iv)(e) - (v)(c)
(i)(e) - (ii)(b) - (iii)(a) - (iv)(c) - (v)(d)
(i)(b) - (ii)(c) - (iii)(a) - (iv)(d) - (v)(e)
(i)(c) - (ii)(e) - (iii)(a) - (iv)(d) - (v)(b)
The right option is (i)(c) - (ii)(e) - (iii)(a) - (iv)(d) - (v)(b).
(16) According to Indian mythology, which of the following river is the sister of Lord Yama?
Jamuna
Chambal
Gomati
Kosi
The River Yamuna also known as Yami. She is the daughter of Sun God and his wife Saranyu. She is also the sister of Lord Yama.
(17) On which river is Hyderabad located?
Indravati
Mutha
Musi
Mula-Mutha
The Musi river divides the city of Hyderabad into historic old city and the new city.
(18) Which Indian river is also known as Siang?
Brahmaputra
Indus
Satlej
Jhelum
The Brahmaputra which rises in the Angsi Glacier in Tibet is known as Siang or Dihang in Arunachal. It flows into Assam and then to Bangladesh where it meets the Ganga to form the world’s largest delta.
(19) Which of the following rivers does not meet the Bay of Bengal?
Narmada
Godavari
Krishna
Kaveri
The Narmada meets the Arabian Sea. The Godavari and the Krishna meet the Bay of Bengal in Andhra whereas the Kaveri meets it in Tamil Nadu.
(20) Name the sage who is associated with the birth of Godavari in Hindu mythology.
Gautam
Agastya
Valmiki
Vishwamitra
It Is believed that sage Gautam undertook a penance and asked Lord Shiva to bring Ganga to his hermitage to absolve him of the sin of Gohatya that he had accidentally committed. According to the scriptures, this was how the river Godavari was born.
(21) Amongst the following tributaries of the River Indus, which has the longest flow within India?
Satluj
Jhelum
Chenab
Ravi
The river Satluj rises in the Rakshastal Lake in Tibet, enters Himachal, flows via Punjab to meet the Beas near Makru and then enters Pakistan.
(22) According to a peace treaty signed between Emperor Harsha Vardhan and Chalukyan Emperor Pulakeshin II, which river was to serve as the boundary between the two empires?
Godavari
Tapi
Narmada
Krishna
The battle between the two great kings which ended Harsha’s expansion in the south was fought somewhere around 630 AD. According to the peace treaty that followed, the river Narmada was chosen as the boundary between the two empires.

(23) Which is the highest dam in India?
Bhakra
Nagarjuna Sagar
Hirakud
Tehri
The 260m high Tehri dam on the Bhagvati river in Uttarakhand is the highest dam in India and the eight tallest in the world.
(24) Arrange these towns according to how you will encounter them will moving in a ferry downstream along the Ganga.
(i) Varanasi – (ii) Patna – (ii) Kanpur – (iv) Allahabad
(i) – (iii) – (iv) – (ii)
(iii) – (i) – (iv) – (ii)
(iii) – (iv) – (i) – (ii)
(iv) – (i) – (iii) - (ii)
While moving downstream along the Gangs, you will come across Kanpur first, followed by Allahabad, Varanasi and Patna. Hence, the right option is (iii) – (iv) – (i) – (ii).
(25) The River Arkavathy flows through which Indian city?
Hubli
Mysore
Bengaluru
Mangalore
The Arkavathy rises in the Nandi hills and flows through Bengaluru. It is a tributary of the Kaveri.

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