Drainage System (Indian Geography) Part -2

11. Which of the following is the largest west flowing river in Rajasthan? [S.S.C. Online M.T.S. (T-I) 13.07.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Banas
(b) Banganga
(c) Chambal
(d) Luni

Correct Answer: (d) Luni

Solution:To the west of the Aravallis, the Luni is the largest river system in Rajasthan. It rises from the Naga Hills in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan, called "Sabarmati". It joins Saraswati near Gobindgarh. From here, it flows in the southwest direction and empties into the Rann of Kutch.

12. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from ___ . [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 29.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Jhelum river
(b) Chenab river
(c) Beas river
(d) Sutlej river

Correct Answer: (d) Sutlej river

Solution:According to the Indus Water Treaty, of 1960, India can use the waters of the Sutlej, Ravi, and Beas rivers. According to the Bhakra Nangal Agreement, of 1959, the waters of the Sutlej River are distributed among Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. The main source of the canal water in Punjab is the water of the Sutlej River. Apart from this, the water of the Beas river is also distributed into some canals of Punjab and Rajasthan

13. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Indus river? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Ganga
(b) Ravi
(c) Chenab
(d) Jhelum

Correct Answer: (a) Ganga

Solution:The Ganges River is not a tributary of the Indus river, while the Ravi, Chenah, Jhelum, Beas

14. River Sutlej enters India through which______pass? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.18.2820 (Shift-II)]

(a) Lipulekh
(b) Shipki la
(c) Nathula
(d) Zoji la

Correct Answer: (b) Shipki la

Solution:The Sutlej River enters India from Tibet through the Shipkila Pass. The Sutlej River originates in the Rakshas Tal near Mansarovar in southwest Tibet. Its mythological name is "Shatudri".

15. The Kumaon Himalayas lie between which two rivers? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 17.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Indus-Sutlej
(b) Kali-Tista
(c) Tista-Dihang
(d) Sutlej-Kali

Correct Answer: (d) Sutlej-Kali

Solution:Kumaon Himalaya is situated between the Sutlej-Kali rivers. Nepal Himalaya is situated in the east of this mountain range located in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir Himalaya in the west

16. Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of Indus River? [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Ravi
(b) Beas
(c) Chenab
(d) Gomti

Correct Answer: (d) Gomti

Solution:The Gomti River originates in Fuller Lake in the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh. The rivers Sai, Katana, Gachai, Jomkai, Barna etc. are tributaries of river Gonti. The Gomti River is not a tributary of the Indus River, but a tributary of the Ganges. The Ravi, Bew, Chenah, and Sutlej are the main tributaries of the Indus. The Indus river originates near Mansarovar lake of the Kailash mountain range

17. Which of the following is the perennial river system of India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Tapo
(b) Indus
(c) Krishna
(d) Tapti

Correct Answer: (b) Indus

Solution:The Indus River is the perennial river system of India. It is known that Himalayan rivers fall under a perennial system .

18. The river Indus lies to the ___ of the Great Indian Desert. [S.S.C. Online M.T.S. (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) north
(b) south
(c) cast
(d) west

Correct Answer: (d) west

Solution:The Indus River flows to the west of the Great Indian Desert.

19. Among the following rivers which is NOT a tributary of the Indus river system? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O. S.I. (T-I) 09.11.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Kosi
(b) Sathuy
(c) Ravi
(d) Beas

Correct Answer: (a) Kosi

Solution:The correct answer is Kosi. Kosi is a tributary of the Ganges River system, and not a tributary of the Indus River system. On the other hand, the other three options are tributaries of the Indus River system. Satluj, Ravi, and Beas are all major rivers in northern India that flow into the Indus River

20. Which of these rivers do not flow through Punjab? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 7.02.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sutlej
(b) Ravi
(c) Jhelum
(d) Ganga

Correct Answer: (d) Ganga

Solution:The river Ganges originates at Gomukh (Uttarakhand) and enters Bangladesh through after flowing Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, and finally joins the Bay of Bengal, while other rivers like Sutlej and Ravi flow through Punjab. The Jhelum River also does not flow through Punjab in India.