Drainage System (Indian Geography) Part -1

Total Questions: 50

31. Which of the following rivers does NOT culminate in the Arabian Sea? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Godavari
Solution:The Godavari River has the largest watershed (the boundary separating one drainage basin, also called a watershed) in the peninsular river system of India. The Godavari River is the longest (1465 km) river in peninsular India. It is also known as 'Dakshin Ganga. This river originates at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik in Maharashtra and flows into the Bay of Bengal. It forms the second-largest river basin of the country.

32. Which of the following rivers originates at Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 22.07.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Godavari
Solution:The Godavari River has the largest watershed (the boundary separating one drainage basin, also called a watershed) in the peninsular river system of India. The Godavari River is the longest (1465 km) river in peninsular India. It is also known as 'Dakshin Ganga. This river originates at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik in Maharashtra and flows into the Bay of Bengal. It forms the second-largest river basin of the country.

33. Which is largest peninsular river in India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 8.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Godavari
Solution:The Godavari River has the largest watershed (the boundary separating one drainage basin, also called a watershed) in the peninsular river system of India. The Godavari River is the longest (1465 km) river in peninsular India. It is also known as 'Dakshin Ganga. This river originates at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik in Maharashtra and flows into the Bay of Bengal. It forms the second-largest river basin of the country.

34. Which of the following rivers is not a part of the Himalayan drainage system? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Godavari
Solution:The Godavari River has the largest watershed (the boundary separating one drainage basin, also called a watershed) in the peninsular river system of India. The Godavari River is the longest (1465 km) river in peninsular India. It is also known as 'Dakshin Ganga. This river originates at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik in Maharashtra and flows into the Bay of Bengal. It forms the second-largest river basin of the country.

35. ____ River is the only natural water body, which flows inside a lake in the desert. [S.S.C Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) luni
Solution:The river Luni is the only natural water source that drains inside a desert lake. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer and empties in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat afler flowing a distance of 530 km

36. Which is the second largest river basin in India that covers 10% of the country's area? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Godavari
Solution:The Godavari River is India's second-largest river basin, covering about 10 percent of the country's total geographical area. The extension of this river basin covers an area of 312,812 sq. km. It is the largest peninsular river system. The largest river basin in India is the Ganges River.

37. Which of the following states has the largest catchment area of Godavari Basin? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.07.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Maharashtra
Solution:The Godavari basin is the second largest river basin in India. The catchment area of the Godavari River is 3,12,812 sq. km. The largest catchment area of this basin is 152,199 km (48.66 percent) in the state of Maharashtra

38. Which of the following is NOT an east-flowing river of Karnataka? [S.S.C. Online M.T.S. (T-I) 14.07.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Mandavi
Solution:Mandovi River is not an east-flowing river in Karnataka. This river drains into the Arabian Sea while flowing through the states of Karnataka and Goa. Mormugao port is situated in Goa at the confluence of the Mandovi and Zuari rivers.

39. Which of the following river systems has Wardha river as one of its significant rivers? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.07.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Godavari
Solution:The Wardha River is one of the important rivers of the Godavari river system. This river originates at the Satpura range near Multai tehsil of Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. This river enters Maharashtra after flowing through Madhya Pradesh and then it joins the Wainganga river in Chandrapur district (Maharashtra).

40. Which among the following Indian river flows west wards and falls into Arabian Sea? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 2.07.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Narmada
Solution:The river Narmada originates in the western flank of the Amarkantak plateau at the height of about 1,057m. Unlike most of the peninsular rivers, Narmada and Tapti rivers flow westward. Also, unlike most peninsular rivers, Narmada is a perennial river that meanders through the Bharuch district's rich plain of Gujarat.