Drainage System

1. Which of the following is the longest river of Nepal? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 2.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Rapti
(c) Narayani
(b) Mahakali
(d) Karnali

Correct Answer: (d) Karnali

Solution:The longest river in Nepal is the Karnali River. In India, this river is known as Ghagra. This river originates from the high mountain peaks (Himalayas) of southern Tibet near Lake Mansarovar. From here, it enters Nepal. This river joins the Ganges between Ballia and Chhapra

2. Which one of the following is the longest river of Nepal? [SS.C. Online C.H.S.L. (T-1) 15.04.2821 (Shift-3)]

(a) River Narayani
(b) River Kosi
(c) River Seti
(d) River Karnali

Correct Answer: (d) River Karnali

Solution:The Karnali is the longest river in Nepal, flowing from north to south through deep gorges to the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where it meets the Ganga.

3. Which of the following is a type of channel pattern? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exams 22.03.2021 (Shih-2)]

(a) Meander
(b) Barchan
(c) Tillite
(d) Khadar

Correct Answer: (d) Khadar

Solution:Meanders are produced when water in the stream channel erodes the sediments of an outer bend of a streambank and deposits this and other sediment Son subsequent inner bends downstream. This process reinforces the riffle-pool structure of a stream.

4. The Nile River is not a river flowing in which of the following countries? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-1) 16.88.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kenya
(b) Egypt
(c) Algeria
(d) Tanzania

Correct Answer: (c) Algeria

Solution:The world's longest river Nile (length about 6650 km) is an international river flowing in the eastern part of the continent of Africa. This river flows through Rwanda, Burundi, D.R. It flows through Congo, Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Egypt. This river does not flow into Algeria.

5. Which is the longest river in the world? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 17.09.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Amazon
(b) Ganga
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Nile

Correct Answer: (d) Nile

Solution:The world's longest river Nile (length about 6650 km), is an international river flowing in the eastern part of the continent of Africa.

6. Name the longest river in Asia. [S.SC. Online C.G.L. (T-1) 7.06.2019(Shin-II)]

(a) Yangtze
(b) Amazon
(c) Yenisei
(d) Nile

Correct Answer: (a) Yangtze

Solution:The longest river in Asia is the Yangtze River, which flows into China.

7. Which of the following is the longest river in Pakistan that originates from Lake Manasarovar? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-1) 12.06.2019(Shift-III)]

(a) Kabul
(b) Indus
(c) Sutlej
(d) Chenab

Correct Answer: (b) Indus

Solution:The Indus River is the longest river in Pakistan, originating from Lake Mansarovar Lake Mansarovar is located in Tibet. This river flows through India, Pakistan and China and drains into the Arabian Sea.

8. The city of the Yangtze River. is located at the mouth of ___ . [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-1) 3 2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Guangzhou
(b) Lhasa
(c) Beijing
(d) Shanghai

Correct Answer: (d) Shanghai

Solution:The city of Shanghai in China is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River. It is the largest city in China.

9. Which of the following is a tributary of the river Brahmaputra that flows through Bhutan? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-1) 13.08.2021 (Shift-3)]

(a) Irrawaddy River
(b) Wang Chhu River
(c) Sittaung River
(d) Chindwin River

Correct Answer: (b) Wang Chhu River

Solution:Wang Chhu River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra river that flows through Bhutan

10. Where does the river Brahmaputra originate? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 17.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Garhwal hills near Gairsain
(b) Milam glacier in the Nepal Himalayas
(c) Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range
(d) Glaciers of Mapchachungo

Correct Answer: (c) Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range

Solution:The Brahmaputra, one of the world's largest rivers, originates in the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar lake.