Indian Rivers, Lakes And Water MCQ Question and Answer | Geography MCQ Question

Option A: Hooghly - The Hooghly is an important river, but it's not usually known as a river of sorrow on a national scale.

Option B: Damodar - The Damodar River was previously known for its devastating floods.

Option C: Ghaghara - The Ghaghara river also causes floods, but the Kosi river does so more frequently and severely.

Option D: Kosi - The Kosi River is very well-known as the "River of Sorrow" because it changes its course often, causing major floods and destruction in Bihar.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option D: Kosi. Because the Kosi River has been historically notorious for causing devastating floods, it's earned the unfortunate title of "India's River of Sorrow."

Tributary	-	Main River
Chambal	-	Yamuna
Son	-	Ganga
Manas	-	Brahmaputra

The Peninsular rivers which do not join the Arabian Sea are Godavari and Krishna.

Godavari rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga' because of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers.

Mysore city is not located on a river bank. The city is located between two rivers: the Kaveri River that flows through the north of the city and the Kabini River, a tributary of the Kaveri, that lies to the south.

Cauvery rises in Brahmagiri hills in Karnataka and flows through Karnataka and Tamilnadu drains into the Bay of Bengal. The river basin of Cauvery comprises Kerala (3%), Karnataka (41%) and Tamilnadu (56%). Other 3 are west flowing rivers that drains into the Arabian Sea.

Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of Cauvery. The Cauvery rises from the Brahmagiri hills in the Coorg district at 1,341 m above sea level and drain the Maysore plateau before flowing into the plain.

Nubra (Siachan River) is a river located to the north east of Ladakh valley. The source of this river is from Siachen glacier.

Chenab bridge built at an elevation of 359m over Chenab river is the world's highest rail bridge. It is an under construction bridge Bakkal and Kauri of Reasi district in Jammu & Kashmir.

The river Cauvery originates from Karnataka. Talakaveri, the place where river Kaveri originates is situated on a hill called Brahmagiri with thick forest cover in the western ghats of Karnataka in the heart of Coorg district.