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1. Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas ?
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(1) Godavari
(2) Gandak
(3) Tapti
(4) Narmada
2. The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river
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(1) Godavari
(2) Krishna
(3) Periyar
(4) Tungabhadra
3. Which one of the following is the origin of the Brahmaputra river?
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(1) Milam
(2) Gangotri
(3) Yamunotri
(4) Chemayungdung
4. Salal is the hydro power project in:
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(1) Haryana
(2) Jammu and Kashmir
(3) Himachal Pradesh
(4) Punjab
5. The river known as Padma in Bangladesh is
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(1) Jamuna
(2) Ganga
(3) Teesta
(4) Brahmaputra
6. In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow
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(1) from West to East
(2) from North to South
(3) like a ring
(4) in transverse direction
7. Which river in India flows in a rift-valley?
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(1) Cauvery
(2) Tapti
(3) Narmada
(4) Krishna
8. The longest river of peninsular India is
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(1) Krishna
(2) Kaveri
(3) Narmada
(4) Godavari
9 The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is
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(1) Mahanadi
(2) Godavari
(3) Krishna
(4) Narmada
10. Which one of the following rivers flows between Vindhya-Satpura ranges ?
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(1) Chambal
(2) Ken
(3) Godavari
(4) Narmada
11. Which of the following water bodies is not a freshwater resource ?
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(1) Jaisamand
(2) Ganga river
(3) Yamuna river
(4) Chilika lake
12. Which river serves the largest cultivable area ?
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(1) Ganga
(2) Saryu
(3) Godavari
(4) Krishna
13. The largest fresh water in India is
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(1) Dal Laka
(2) Bhimtal Laka
(3) Wular Laka
(4) Nainital Laka
14. Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory ?
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(1) Ganga
(2) Mahanadi
(3) Brahmaputra
(4) Satluj
15. Which was the first hydel power project in India ?
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(1) Pallivasal in Kerala
(2) Paikara in Tamil Nadu
(3) Siva Samudram in Karnataka
(4) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
16. Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ?
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(1) Yamuna
(2) Jhelum
(3) Ravi
(4) Sutlej
17. Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute ?
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(1) The Central Government and Karnataka
(2) The Central Government and Tamil Nadu
(3) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(4) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
18. What is ‘Talcher’ important for?
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(1) Heavy water plant
(2) Hydro–electricity generation
(3) Cable industry
(4) Atomic reactor
19. Where do Bhagirathi and Alakananda join Ganga ?
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(1) Gangotri
(2)Karanprayag
(3) Devprayag
(4)Rudraprayag
20. Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas ?
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(1) Yamuna
(2) Sindu
(3) Saraswath
(4) Ganga
21. Which of the following states in known as the traditional region for Tank Irrigation?
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(1) Assam
(2)Gujarat
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4)Orrisa
22. Which state of India has made rain water harvesting compulsory for all houses ?
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(1) Haryana
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Punjab
23. On which river is the Tehri dam built?
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(1) Alakananda
(2) Bhagirathi
(3) Ganga
(4) Hooghly
24. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
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(1) Kaveri
(2) Godavari
(3) Saraswati
(4) Krishna
25. The Siachin Glacier’s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers :
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(1) Beas
(2) Sutlej
(3) Shylok
(4) Nubra
26. Name the longest lake in India.
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(1) Pangong Lake
(2) Pulicat Lake
(3) Kolleru Lake
(4) Vembanad Lake
27. (3) Which of the following are alternative names for the river “Brahmaputra” ?
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(1) Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
(2) Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna
(3) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
(4) Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo
28. Which is largest peninsular river in India ?
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(1) Krishna
(2) Godavari
(3) Cauvery
(4) Mahanadi
29. If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China which river is sorrow of Bihar?
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(1) Damodar river
(2) Koshi River
(3) Yamuna river
(4) Ravi river
30. In North-East India, ______ is known to be the largest freshwater lake.
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(1) Dal Lake
(2) Chilika Lake
(3) Loktak Lake
(4) Tsomoriri Lake
31. What is Damodar Valley Corporation ?
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(1) Statutory body
(2) Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
(3) A private enterprise located in Bihar
(4) A non government organisation
32. The longest river of peninsular India is
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(1) Narmada
(2) Godavari
(3) Mahanadi
(4) Cauvery
33. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for
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(1) Kosi
(2) Gandak
(3) Brahmaputra
(4) Ganga
34. The largest irrigation canal in India is ________
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(1) Yamuna canal
(2) Indira Gandhi canal
(3) Sirhand canal
(4) Upper Bari Doab canal
35. Which of the following is the largest irrigation plant in India
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(1) Buckingham Canal
(2) Indira Gandhi Canal
(3) Upper Ganges Canal
(4) Tajewala Canal
36. The sideways erosion which widens the river valley calle
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(1) Lateral Corrosion
(2) Vertical Corrosion
(3) Side Corrosion
(4) Mean Corrosion
37. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet
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(1) Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej
(2) Ganga, Sutlej & Yamuna
(3) Brahmaputra, Ganga & Sutlej
(4) Chenab, Ravi & Sutlej
38. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
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(1) Jhelum river
(2) Chenab river
(3) Beas river
(4) Sutlej river
39. What is Dakshin Gangotri ?
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(1) River valley in Andhra Pradesh
(2) Unmanned station located in Antarctica
(3) Second source of River Ganga
(4) Island in the Indian Ocean
40. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems i
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(1) Haridwar
(2) Namchobarva
(3) Alakananda
(4) Ambala
41. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
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(1) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
(2) Checking silting of Kolkata Port
(3) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
(4) Facilitating navigation in Ganga rive
42. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
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(1) Godavari
(2) Krishna
(3) Cauvery
(4) Mahanadi
43.Name the longest lake in India?
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(1) Pangong lake
(2) Pulicat Lake
(3) Kolleru Lake
(4) Vembanad Lake
44. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place ?
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(1) Dev Prayag
(2) Karan Prayag
(3) Gangotri
(4) Rudra Prayag
45. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India ?
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(1) Indus
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Ganges
(4) Damodar
46. Which river does not form a delta?
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(1) Ganga
(2) Brahmputra
(3) Godavari
(4) Tapi
47. The only perennial river in Peninsular India is _____
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(1) Godavari
(2) Kaveri
(3) Krishna
(4) Bhima
48. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?
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(1) Ganga
(2) Sutlej
(3) Cauvery
4) Brahmaputra
49. Ahmedabad is situated along the bank of
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(1) Sabarmati river
(2) Narmada river
(3) Banas river
(4) Luni river
50. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because
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(1) Mumbai is on the windward side
(2) Pune is at a greater elevation
(3) Mumbai is a coastal city
(4) Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
51. Rajasthan reveives very little rain because—
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(1) it is too hot
(2) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
(3) the monsoon fails to reach this area
(4) the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
52. Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate in India ?
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(1) Monsoons
(2) Ocean currents
(3) Nearness to equator
(4) Presence of Indian ocean
53. The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm in a year is
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1) Meghalaya
(2) Leh in Kashmir
(3) Coromandel coast
(4) Konkan coast
54. Which one of the following is the wettest place in India?
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1) Mahabaleshwar
(2) Cherrapunji
(3) Udhagamandalam
(4) Mawsynram
55. The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by
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(1) 5th June
(2) 15th June
(3) 1st July
(4) 15th July
56. Which one of the following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones ?
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(1) Malabar
(2) Andhra
(3) Konkan
(4) Gujarat
57. ‘Kalbaisakhi’ is a kind of
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(1) cropping pattern
(2) ritual practised in Kerala
(3) cyclonic storm
(4) None of these
58. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
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(1) Telengana
(2) Marwar
(3) Vidarbha
(4) Marathwada
59. The period by which the entire country in India comes under southwest monsoon is
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(1) l st - l0th June
(2) l0th - 20th June
(3) 20th - 30th June
(4) lst - 15th July
60. Western disturbances cause rainfall in the following Indian states during winter
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(1) Punjab and Haryana
(2) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(3) Kerala and Karnataka
(4) Bihar and West Bengal
61. Which of the following two States are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season?
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(1) Karnataka and Kerala
(2) Punjab and Haryana
(3) Bihar and Assam
(4) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
62. Tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal are most frequent during
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(1) October–November
(2) May–June
(3) January–February
(4) March–April
63. ‘Summer Monsoons’ in India bring rainfall to
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(1) Southern-eastern tip
(2) Western Coast
(3) North-western India
(4) Eastern Coast
64. Which showers are favourable to the rabi crops in Punjab during winter ?
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(1) Showers caused by Jet streams
(2) Mango showers
(3) Showers caused by western disturbances
(4) Kal-baisakhi
65. Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards
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(1) windward side
(2) seaward side
(3) onshore side
(4) leeward side
66. October and November months give more rainfall to :
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(1) Malwa Plateau
(2) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(3) Eastern Hills
(4) Coromandal Coast
67. Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
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(1) Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
(2) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(3) Coromandel Coast
(4) Malwa Plateau
68. The burst of monsoons in the month of June brings rain to
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(1) Kerala and Karnataka
(2) Kerala and Southern coast of Tamil Nadu
(3) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
69. Delhi gets winter rainfall due to
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(1) south west monsoons
(2) north east monsoons
(3) conventional rain
(4) western disturbance
70. Which of the following is the area of lowest pressure over Indian subcontinent during the hot dry weather season ?
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(1) RannofKachchh
(2) Rajasthan
(3) North-West India
(4) Meghalaya
71. The driest part of India is
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(1) Western Rajasthan
(2) Jammu and Kashmir
(3) Gujarat
(4) Madhya Pradesh
72. One of the regions that receives rainfall from the North–Easterly monsoon is :
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(1) West Bengal
(2) Assam
(3) Kerala
(4) Tamil Nadu
73. If 20% or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season, it is termed as
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(1) flood year
(2) drought year
(3) famine year
(4) self sufficient year
74. What is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?
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(1) Hot and dry weather
(2) Very low velocity winds
(3) Low pressure systems over the Indo–Gangetic plains
(4) High temperatuire associated with high humidity
75. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from southwest monsoon than the east coast?
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(1) Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
(2) The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
(3) The east coast is broader than the west coast
(4) The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
76. Though there is no single theory which can explain the origin of south west monsoon, however it is believed that the main mechanism is the differential heating of land and sea during:
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(1) Winter months
(2) Summer months
(3) Cyclonic storms
(4) South-west trade wind flow
77. Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India ?
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(1) Western disturbances
(2) Cyclonic depression
(3) Southwest monsoon
(4) Retreating monsoon
78. The Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and printed at
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(1) Kolkata
(2) Mumbai
(3) New Delhi
(4) Pune
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