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Indian Rivers, Lakes And Water MCQ Questions and answers with easy explanations. Geography section provides you all type of mcq questions on Indian Rivers, Lakes And Water with explanations. Indian Rivers, Lakes And Water MCQ is important for exams like IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-10 section-1

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Indian Rivers, Lakes and Water .
91
River Cauvery flows through the state of
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Cauvery River is one of the important rivers in southern India

It originates from Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills of Karnataka

From there, it flows through the state of Karnataka and enters Tamil Nadu

The river eventually drains into the Bay of Bengal

It does not pass through Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, or Kerala

Hence, the correct answer is Option B: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
92
Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in ________
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh. River Narmada emerges from Amarkantak Hill of Maikal Range. Son river is largest of southern tributaries of Ganga that originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh near the source of Narmada River. Damodar originates in Chandwa on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Tapi River originates in the Betul district.
93
Which of the following river flows from the sediments in India?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Ganga river flows through the Northern plains carrying huge amount of sediments. Moreover a great amount of sediments are also added by its tributaries such as Kosi, Gandak, Son, Ghaggar and Yamuna.
94
The Narmada river originate in
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Narmada river originate in Maikal Range. Amarkantak is the place from where the Narmada river originates. It rises from the Maikal ranges at the height of 1057 meter above the sea level.
95
Which of the following rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Tapti rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Tapi is the second largest westward draining inter-state river basin. It covers a large area in the State of Maharashtra besides areas in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
96
Shivasamudram falls is situated on the bank of which river
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Shivasamudram falls which are located in Karnataka are the largest waterfall in India. It is on the banks of river Cauvery.
97
Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form ________ river.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Chandra and Bhaga the two streams join to form Chenab river. Two streams namely Chandra and Bhaga rise on the opposite sides of the Baralacha pass at an elevation of 4,891 metres and meet at Tandi at an elevation of 2,286 metres to form the river Chenab. The Chenab rises from the South-East and Bhaga from the North-West of the Baralacha pass.
98
Which of the river does not originate in Indian territory?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
It rises beyond the Indian territory in Kailash Mountain from Rakas lake near Mansarovar lake in Tibet. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus river and is also known as Satadru.
99
Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Brahamputra river originates from Chenayundung glacier near lake Mansarovar in Tibet. It is known by different names in different regions. Region - Local Name
Tibet - Tsangpo
Chinese Tarlung - Zangbo Jiang
Bengal(Bangladesh) - Jamuna
100
Which of the following is not a navigable river in India?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Chenab is not a navigable river in India. The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty. The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Kyelang, in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.