Rivers of India MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. River Narmada flows to

1. Indian ocean
2. None of these
3. Bay of Bengal
4. Arabian sea

2. Which of the following project is made on the Satlej River?

1. Talcher power
2. Kobra project
3. Bhakra - Nangal
4. Rihand

3. The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is ?

1. Krishna
2. Chenab
3. Cauvery
4. Sutlej

4. Damodar river rises in which place ?

1. Kailash range
2. MP
3. Chota Nagpur plateu
4. Satpura range

5. Which of the following river does not originates from India?

1. Chambal
2. Brahmaputra
3. Ganga
4. Yamuna

6. Which is the largest river of south India ?

1. Yamuna
2. Godavari
3. Ganga
4. Sone

7. The longest river of peninsular India is

1. Yamuna
2. Cauvery
3. Godavari
4. Ganga

8. Which of the following is not true about Rihand scheme?

1. Its purpose is hydroelectricity generation
2. All of the above are incorrect
3. It is made on river Rihand
4. It is in Uttar Pradesh

9. Where is Mayurakshi project?

1. West Bengal
2. Maharashtra
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Punjab

10. The river Godavari rises in which region ?

1. Satpura range
2. MP
3. Kailash range
4. Chota Nagpur plateu

11. River Indus originates from which place ?

1. Satpura range
2. MP
3. Kailash range
4. Chota Nagpur plateu

12. The river Cauvery originates from which state ?

1. Karnataka
2. orissa
3. kerala
4. west bengal

13. Which of the following is not the Peninsular Rivers of India?

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

14. Which of the following river is named as the Dakshina Ganga?

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

15. Which of the following is matched correctly?

1. Matatila project: Chambal
2. Tawa project: River Satlej
3. Nagarjuna sagar : River Krishna
4. Kararpara project: River Kosi

16. Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in which place ?

1. Chota Nagpur plateu
2. MP
3. Satpura range
4. Kailash range

17. The river also Known as Tsangpo in Tibet is

1. Luni
2. Padma
3. Tapti
4. Brahmaputra

18. Which rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat ?

1. Luni
2. Padma
3. Tapti
4. Brahmaputra

19. Which river is known as the twin of the Narmada

1. Koshi
2. Gomti
3. Tapti
4. Godavari

20. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

1. Farakka project: River Yamuna
2. Salal project: River Chenab
3. Ukai project: River Tapi
4. Sardar sarovar project: River Narmada

21. From where the river Godavari originates?

1. Madhya pradesh
2. Jammu & Kashmir
3. Uttrakhand
4. Maharashtra

22. Which is the origin of Krishna river?

1. eastern ghat
2. western ghat
3. Western Ghat
4. southern ghat