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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-2 section-3

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11
The Buckingham Canal runs through
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Buckingham Canal runs through Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The Buckingham Canal is a 796 kilometres long fresh water navigation canal, running parallel to the Coromandel Coast of South India from Kakinada in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to Villupuram District in Tamil Nadu.
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The largest irrigation canal in India
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Answer: Option B
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Indira Gandhi canal is the largest canal project in India with an approximate length of about 643 km. As it does not serve water to Punjab and mainly supplies water to Rajasthan it is also known as Rajasthan feeder.
13
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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Answer: Option D
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Project - State
Ukai - Gujarat
Tulbul - J & K
Srisailam - Andhra Pradesh
Papanasam - Tamil Nadu
14
The Buckincham Canal is an inland water way in
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Answer: Option C
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The Buckincham Canal is an inland water way in India. The Buckingham Canal is a 796 kilometres (494.6 mi) long fresh water navigation canal, that parallels the Coromandel Coast of South India from Kakinada in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to Villupuram District in Tamil Nadu.
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Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
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Answer: Option D
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Kakinada Port is located at Kakinada off the east coast of India. It is 170 km (106 mi) south of Visakhapatnam Port.
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Hinterland refers to ________
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Answer: Option C
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Hinterland refers to land region extending from a sea port. The hinterland is a land space over which a transport terminal, such as a port, sells its services and interacts with its users.
17
The Plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is
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Answer: Option A
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Malwa region is in west-central part of India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. The Mahi and the Chambal river drain the central part of this plateau, while the Betwa river and the headwaters of the Dhasan and Ken rivers drain the east of the plateau.
18
By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?
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Answer: Option C
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The Brahmaputra enters India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, where it is called Dihang. It makes a very rapid descent from its original height in Tibet and finally appears in the plains, where it is called Dihang.
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Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the
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Answer: Option C
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Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the sources of the canals are the perennial rivers.
20
Which one of the following statements is correct?
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Answer: Option B
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Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade. Mumbai has a natural harbor and it is the biggest seaport of the country. Mumbai port is situated closer to the general routes from the countries of Middle East, Mediterranean countries, North Africa, Europe, and North America where the major share of country’s overseas trade is carried out.