Drainage System (Indian Geography) Part -2

1. Which of the following rivers empties into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea,______ in the state of Gujarat? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 20.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Krishna
(b) Tapti River
(c) Godavari
(d) Cauvery

Correct Answer: (b) Tapti River

Solution:The origin of Tapti (Tapi) River occurs in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. It originates at a place called Multai. It originates at Multai and flows westwards from the middle of the mountain ranges of Satpura and falls into the Gulf of Cambay (Gulf of Khambhat) in Gujarat, Arabian Sea

2. Which of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.07.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Yamuna
(b) Ganges
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Tapti

Correct Answer: (d) Tapti

3. Which of the following rivers does NOT rise in the Nepal Himalayas?

Correct Answer: (d) Narmada

Solution:The Narmada River originates in Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, while the rest of the rivers have their origin in Nepal Himalayas.

4. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is ____ . [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Haridwar
(b) Namchobarva
(c) Alakananda
(d) Ambala

Correct Answer: (d) Ambala

Solution:Ambala, situated between the Ganges and Indus rivers, acts as a water divide. The rivers located east of it flow towards the east, and the rivers in the west flow towards the west.

5. Pennar river originates in the state of ______ . [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 24.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Karnataka

Solution:The Pennar (Penna) river originates in the Nandidurga range in Karnataka (length about 597 km) and flows through Andhra Pradesh. It falls into the Bay of Bengal. Its tributaries are Jayamangali, Chitravati, Cheyyeru, etc.

6. Which of the following rivers originates from the state of Rajasthan? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 04.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Narmada
(b) Banas
(c) Chambal
(d) Mahi

Correct Answer: (b) Banas

Solution:Banas River is a river flowing across Rajasthan, Northwest India. Banas, a tributary of the Chambal river, completes its entire cycle in Rajasthan itself. This river originates in the Khamnor hills near Kumbhalgarh in the Aravalli mountain ranges of the Udaipur district

7. The rivers Damodar, Brahmani and Kharkai originate from the state of _______ in India. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Haryana
(d) Jharkhand

Correct Answer: (d) Jharkhand

Solution:The Damodar and Brahmani rivers have their origin in the state of Jharkhand, India. Kharkai is the tributary of Subarnarekha river. It originates in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. Damodar River originates from the Chotanagpur region of Jharkhand.

8. Which river has the tributaries by the name of Mayurakshi, Damodar, Kangsabati and Rupnarayan . [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

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

Correct Answer: (d) Hooghly

Solution:Rivers named Mayurakshi, Damodar, Kangasavati, and Rupnarayan are tributaries of the Hooghly River. Hooghly River flows through West Bengal. This river separates from the Ganges in the Murshidabad district and falls into the Bay of Bengal near Diamond Harbour. The Damodar and Rupnarayan rivers meet before they fall into the sea.

9. Through which of the following states does the Rushikulya river pass? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Odisha
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Odisha

Solution:The Rushikulya River flows through the state of Odisha. This river falls in the Bay of Bengal near the Ganjam district. Olive Ridley turtles turn up in millions for mass nesting along the Odisha coast every year.

10. 'Ong' and 'Tel' are tributaries of the river ___ . [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Mahanadi River
(b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri
(d) Ganga

Correct Answer: (a) Mahanadi River

Solution:"Ong' and 'Tel' are tributaries of Mahanadi.