Other Rivers

Total Questions: 38

31. Match list-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below: [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2016]

	List-I	List-I
	(Source Region)	(River)
A	Brahmagiri Hills	i. Cauvery
B	Verinag Spring	ii. Jhelum
C	Mahabaleshwar	iii. Krishna
D	Chotanagpur	iv. Subarnarekha

	A	B	C	D
(a)	iv	iii	ii	i
(b)	i	ii	iii	iv
(c)	ii	i	iv	iii
(d)	iii	ii	i	iv

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is as follows:

	List-I	List-I
	Source Region	River
	Brahmagiri Hills	Cauvery
	Verinag Spring	Jhelum
	Mahabaleshwar	Krishna
	Chotanagpur	Subarnarekha

32. Which of the following rivers is famous for its fault valley drainage? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2019]

(a) Chambal
(b) Damodar
(c) Gandak
(d) Rama Ganga

Correct Answer: (b) Damodar

Solution:Damodar River is famous for its fault valley drainage. It flows across Jharkhand and West Bengal also known as 'Sorrow of Bengal' because of its ravaging floods in the plains of West Bengal.

33. Match list-I with list-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:

	list-I	list-II
A.	Godavari	Bhavani
B.	Mahanadi	Pen Ganga
C.	Damodar	Seonath
D.	Cauvery	Barakar

	A	B	C	D
(a)	iv	ii	i	iii
(b)	ii	iii	iv	i
(c)	i	ii	iv	iii
(d)	iii	i	ii	iv

Correct Answer: (*)

Solution:The correct match is as follow:

River	Tributary
Wardha	Pen Ganga
Mahanadi	Seonath
Damodar	Barakar
Cauvery	Bhavani

The Pen Ganga river originates from the Buldhana range of Maharashtra. It joins Wardha and the combined stream of them and Pen Ganga meets the Pranahita river. Pranhita finally joins Godavari river. Thus, Pen Ganga is a Sub- tributary of Godavari.

34. Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2022]

(a) Cauvery
(b) Manjira
(c) Pennar
(d) Tungabhadra

Correct Answer: (c) Pennar

Solution:Gandikota canyon of South India is formed by the Pennar River. It is located in YSR (Old name - Kadapa) district of Andhra Pradesh.

Gandikota can be broken in two parts of Telugu language, 'Gandi' meaning (Gorge) and 'Kota' meaning 'Fort'. Gand- ikota is called the Grand Canyon of India.

35. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists - [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2022]

	List-I	List-II
	(Tributaries)	(Rivers)
A.	Betwa	1. Chambal
B.	Kshipra	2. Yamuna
C.	Wain Ganga	3. Narmada
D.	Tawa	4. Godavari

Code-

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	4	2	1
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	1	3	2	4

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is:


	(Tributaries)	(Rivers)
	Betwa	Yamuna
	Kshipra	Chambal
	Wain Ganga	Godavari
	Tawa	Narmada

36. Make the pairs of chief rivers of their place of origin: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

	Rivers	Place of origin
(A)	Yamuna	(1) Sihawa
(B)	Krishna	(2) Nasik
(C)	Godavari	(3) Mahabaleshwar
(D)	Mahanadi	(4) Yamunotri

(a) A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)
(b) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)
(c) A-(4), B-(2), C-(1), D-(3)
(d) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)

Correct Answer: (a) A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)

Solution:Correct pair of chief rivers and their place of origin are as following -

List-I	List-II
Yamuna	Yamunotri
Krishna	Mahabaleshwar
Godavari	Nasik
Mahanadi	Sihawa

37. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2023]

1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.W

2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake.

3. Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Correct Answer: (a) Only one

Solution:Wular's water main source is Jhelum river. There is a small island in the centre of this lake, called 'Zaina Lank'. It is worth mentioning that this island was constructed by King Zainul-Abi-Din. Hence statement 1 is correct.
While talking about second statement, Kolleru lake does not directly feed the Kolleru lake but the lake is fed by two other rivers namely Budameru and Tammileru. These two river is connected to the Krishna and Godawari Systems by inflowing drains and channels. Hence we can say that the Krishna River indirectly feeds the Kolleru lake through its tributaries. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
The meandering of the Gandak river did not form the Kan- war Lake, that is a freshwater oxbow lake located in Begus- arai District of Bihar, India. Significantly the Kanwar Lake was formed by a cutoff meander of an old channel of Burhi Gandak River.

Hence statement 3 is not correct.

38. Which of the following rivers of India cuts across all the ranges of the Himalayas? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Mains) 2014, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

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

Correct Answer: (b) Satluj

Solution:Sutlej (Satluj) river rises from Rakas Lake in Tibet. Flowing north-west, it enters Himachal Pradesh near Shipki La. It creates deep gorges cutting Himalayan ranges. It is a Trans- Himalayan river. It further flows and the Beas river join's it near Harike in Punjab. Its total length is approx. 1500 km.

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