Drainage System (Indian Geography) Part -1

Total Questions: 50

11. Which North bank tributary of the Ganges River comprises of two streams, Namely Kaligandak and Trisbulganga? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 07.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mahananda River
(b) Gandak River
(c) Kosi River
(d) Ghagra River

Correct Answer: (b) Gandak River

Solution:The Gandak comprises two streams, namely Kaligandak and Trishulganga. It rises in the Nepal Himalayas between the Dhaulagiri and Mount Everest and drains the central part of Nepal. It enters the Gan- ga plain in the Champaran district of Bihar and joins the Ganga at Sonpur near Patna

12. What is the ancient name of Kosi river? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kausiki
(b) Kanhapenna
(c) Kubha
(d) Karnali

Correct Answer: (a) Kausiki

Solution:Kosi was also called Kausika in Rigveda. It is a major tributary of the Ganges. One major tributary of the Kosi is the Arun, much of whose course is in Tibet. This river is mentioned in the epic "Mahabharata' as Kausiki. Formerly known as "Kausiki, named after the sage Visvamitra, who is said to have attained the status of 'Rishi' on the bank of the river.

13. Who is called the Sorrow of Bihar? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 19.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Narmada
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Chambal
(d) Kosi

Correct Answer: (d) Kosi

Solution:The river Kosi, also called Koshi, is called the sorrow of Bihar. The Koshi stretches around 720 km in length and drains an area of about 74,500 kms across Tibet, Nepal and Bihar. The river derived its name as the sorrow of Bihar due to the annual floods that afflict the state most of the time during the rainy season. The flood such merge the agricultural land and destroys the rural economy. About 21,000 km² area gets drowned in floods caused by this river.

14. If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China, then which river is the sorrow of Bihar? [C.P.O. S.I. 11.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Damodar River
(b) Kosi River
(c) Yamuna River
(d) Ravi River

Correct Answer: (b) Kosi River

15. The river Ganga divides the state of Bihar into________parts. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 17.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) three
(b) two
(c) five
(d) four

Correct Answer: (b) two

Solution:Ganga enters the boundary of Bihar at Chausa, a village near Buxar after its confluence with Karmanasa. The Bihar plain is divided into twe unequal halves, ie North Bihar and South Bihar, by the river Ganga which flows in the middle from west to cast. The most common soil in Bihar is Gangetic alluvium of the Indo-Gangetic plain region.

16. The river Giri is an important tributary of the______. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 17.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Yamuna
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Godavari
(d) Cauvery

Correct Answer: (a) Yamuna

Solution:Giri River is also famous as "Giri Ganga" and is an important river which feeds the Yamuna river, Giri River originates in the hills of Kotkhai and flows through the parts of Himachal in the southeastern areas.

17. Chambal is a tributary of which of the following rivers? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Narmada
(c) Ganga
(d) Yamuna

Correct Answer: (d) Yamuna

Solution:Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River. This river originates in a hill, Janapav, situated in Madhya Pradesh and flows through Rajasthan and finally joins Yamuna near Etawah (Uttar Pradesh).

18. Which of the following is NOT a tributary of the river Ganga? [S.S.C. Online M.T.S. (T-I) 13.07.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Ramganga
(b) Kali
(c) Penganga
(d) Son

Correct Answer: (c) Penganga

Solution:Penganga River is a tributary of the Wardha River, a tributary of the Pranhita River, which joins the Godavari river. Thus, Penganga, Wardha and Pranhita are tributaries of the Godavari River, emptying in the Bay of Bengal.

19. River Ken is one of the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and __ . [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 20.04.2022 (Shift-Ⅲ)]

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat

Correct Answer: (b) Uttar Pradesh

Solution:The ken river is one of the major rivers in the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. River ken originates from the Vindhya Range and flows through the cities of Banda, Chitrakoot, and Hamirpur before finally emptying into the Yamuna River.

20. The only perennial river in Peninsular India is ___ . [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 9.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Godavari
(b) Kaveri
(c) Krishna
(d) Bhima

Correct Answer: (b) Kaveri

Solution:The Kaveri River, also known as the Cauvery, is often referred to as the "Ganga of the South" or "Dakshin "Ganga" of Bharat.

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