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Drainage System (Indian Geography) Part -1

📆 March 31, 2025

Total Questions: 50

1. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 8.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Dev Prayag
Solution:It is at Dev Prayag in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand that Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet and receive the name Ganga or Ganges River. It is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of the Alaknanda River. The Alaknanda rises at the feet of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand. The headwaters of the Bhagirathi are formed at Gaumukh, at the foot of the Gangotri glacier and Khatling glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya.

2. Alaknanda river originates from ______ and Bhagirathi Kharak glacier. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Satopanth
Solution:The river Alakananda originates at Satopanth Glacier It is located in the state of Uttarakhand. It Alaknanda joins the Bhagirathi river at Devprayag.

3. Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of the river Ganga? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Mahi
Solution:The "Mahi' river is not a tributary of the Ganges, while the Gandak, Ghaghra, Son and Karmanasha are tributaries of the Ganges. The Mahi River originates at the Vindhya Hills of Madhya Pradesh and empties into the Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea.

4. Ghaghra and Son are tributaries of which river? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 9.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Ganga
Solution:The "Mahi' river is not a tributary of the Ganges, while the Gandak, Ghaghra, Son and Karmanasha are tributaries of the Ganges. The Mahi River originates at the Vindhya Hills of Madhya Pradesh and empties into the Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea.

5. Name the longest river of India. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 8.02.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Ganga
Solution:The Ganges is the longest river in India if we consider the total distance covered by a river within India. Two major rivers of the Indian subcontinent- Brahmaputra and Indus - are longer than the Ganges in total length. But the distances these two rivers cover within India are much shorter than that of the

Ganges. The total length that the Ganges covers during its journey is 2,525 kilometres (1569 miles) before it discharges in the Bay of Bengal. Major tributaries of the Ganges are - Yamuna, Son, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak and Koshi.

6. Which of the following is the longest rivers in India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Ganga
Solution:The Ganges is the longest river in India if we consider the total distance covered by a river within India. Two major rivers of the Indian subcontinent- Brahmaputra and Indus - are longer than the Ganges in total length. But the distances these two rivers cover within India are much shorter than that of the

Ganges. The total length that the Ganges covers during its journey is 2,525 kilometres (1569 miles) before it discharges in the Bay of Bengal. Major tributaries of the Ganges are - Yamuna, Son, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak and Koshi.

7. The river Ganga emerges from Gangotri Glacier and ends at______. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 12.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bay of Bengal
Solution:The Ganges is the longest river in India if we consider the total distance covered by a river within India. Two major rivers of the Indian subcontinent- Brahmaputra and Indus - are longer than the Ganges in total length. But the distances these two rivers cover within India are much shorter than that of the

Ganges. The total length that the Ganges covers during its journey is 2,525 kilometres (1569 miles) before it discharges in the Bay of Bengal. Major tributaries of the Ganges are - Yamuna, Son, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak and Koshi.

8. Through which state of India does most of the Ganges river flow? [C.P.O. S.I 4.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
Solution:The Ganga river flows for most of the distance in Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh. It is shared by Uttarakhand (110 km) and Uttar Pradesh (1.450 km), Bihar (445 km) and West Bengal (520 km). The Ganga basin covers about 8.6 lakh sq. km area in India alone. The Ganga river system is the largest in India having a number of perennial and seasonal rivers originating in the Himalayas in the north and the Peninsula in the south, respectively.

9. Which of the following river is not a tributary of Ganga? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 3.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bhima
Solution:The Betwa River and the Chambal River are tributaries of the Yamuna River, while the Bhima River is a tributary of the Krishna River. The Gomti and Yamuna rivers are tributaries of the Ganges.

10. Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of Ganga? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O. S.I. (T-I) 11.11.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Bhima
Solution:Tributaries of Ganga are - Left Tributaries:- Ramganga, Garra, Gomti, Ghagra, Gandak, Koshi, Mahananda. Right Tributaries: Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Punpun, Kiul, Karamnasa, Chandan.
Hence, Bhima is NOT a tributary of the river Ganga
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