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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-8 section-1

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71
The river Tsangpo flows through before entering India?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The river Tsangpo flows through Tibet before entering India. Tsangpo or the Brahmaputra river flows 1625 km in Tibet parallel to the main range of Himalayas before entering India through Arunachal Pradesh.
72
The Tibetan river 'Tsangpo' enters India through the State of ________
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Tibetan river 'Tsangpo' enters India through the State of Arunachal Pradesh. The Brahmaputra enters India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, where it is called Siang. It makes a very rapid descent from its original height in Tibet and finally appears in the plains, where it is called Dihang.
73
Which of the following rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland' from Central Highland in northern India?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Narmada rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland' from Central Highland in northern India. Narmada river and Vindhyan range divides the Deccan Plateau into two parts. Upper part is known as central highlands and lower part is known as Deccan plateau.
74
Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna and Krishna gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India.
75
From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The correct sequence of the rivers in India from north towards south is Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – Satluj.
Shyok flows through northern Ladakh in India.
Zaskar River flows in north-eastern part of Ladakh.
Spiti River is situated at Kaza in Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 12500 feet.
Satluj River rises from slopes of Kailash and flows in south-westerly direction to Himachal Pradesh & Punjab.
76
Name the longest river in India
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Although river Brahmaputra is one of the longest rivers having a length of about 2900 km but in India it flows for only 916 km. River Ganga which flows for 2,525km is the longest river in India.
77
Which river is called 'The Sorrow of Bengal'?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Damodar River was earlier known as the "River of Sorrows" because it used to flood many areas of Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah and Medinipur districts. Even now the floods sometimes affect the lower Damodar Valley, but the havoc it wreaked in earlier years is now a matter of history. The floods were virtually an annual ritual.
78
The river basin which is called 'Ruhr of India' is ________
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Damodar valley is called Ruhr of India because it is rich in minerals ,specifically coal, which led to the development of many industries in the valley region especially iron and steel industries.
79
The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Indira Gandhi Canal starts from Harike Barrage. This Barrage acts as a reservoir to the water from confluence of rivers Sutlej and Beas. From here it derives water and fed the Rajasthan state.
80
River Godavari flows through ________
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Godavari River is the second longest river in India after the Ganges

It originates from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra

From there, it flows through the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh

It eventually drains into the Bay of Bengal

The river does not flow through Karnataka or Odisha (Orissa)

Therefore, the correct answer is Option A: Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh