Rivers and Waterfalls

Total Questions: 28

11. Where does the Chambal river originates? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (c) Mhow
Solution:Chambal river originates at Janapav Hill near Singarchouri Peak on the northern slopes of the Vindhyan escarp is 15 kilometer west south west of Mohow in Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh. Chambal is a major river of Western Madhya Pradesh. The length of Chambal River is 960 km.

12. Chambal river originates from which district? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (c) Indore
Solution:Chambal river originates at Janapav Hill near Singarchouri Peak on the northern slopes of the Vindhyan escarp is 15 kilometer west south west of Mohow in Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh. Chambal is a major river of Western Madhya Pradesh. The length of Chambal River is 960 km.

13. Where does the river Narmada originates? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (a) Amarkantak
Solution:Narmada river originates at Amarkantak, the highest peak of Maikal Range. Amarkantak is located in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. The river falls into the Arabian Sea at a point called Bharuch.

14. Which of the following rivers does not flow from Madhya Pradesh - [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Krishna
Solution:Krishna river among the given options is not related to Madhya Pradesh. Krishna river originates in the Sahyadri mountain range near Mahabaleshwar. Its major tributaries are Bhima and Tungabhadra. The river basin of Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapti river is in Madhya Pradesh. Notably, though the river basin of Mahanadi also falls in Madhya Pradesh, this river originates in Raipur districts of Chhattisgarh not Madhya Pradesh.

15. The total length of Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh is - [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) 1077 km
Solution:The total length of Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh is 1077 km. This river flows through Shahdol, Balaghat, Rajnandgaon, Seoni, Dindori, Katni, Damoh, Sagar, Dhar, Jhabua, Barwani, Indore, Dewas, Harda Raisen, Mandala, Jabalpur, Narisinghpur, Hoshangabad, Khandwa and Khargaun districts of Madhya Pradesh.

16. Which river of Madhya Pradesh falls into the Bay of Bengal - [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (d) Mahanadi
Solution:Mahanadi, river originated in undivided Madhya Pradesh (now Raipur district of Chhattisgarh) falls in the Bay of Bengal. Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.

17. Besides Narmada and Tapi, other rivers of Madhya Pradesh- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Merge into other rivers
Solution:Except for Narmada and Tapti, other rivers of Madhya Pradesh merge in river streams. Notably, Narmada has a drainage of 1312 km and flows into the Gulf of Khambhat. Tapti river, which has a drainage of 724 km also falls into the Gulf of Khambhat.

18. Which one of the following valleys of Madhya Pradesh is not a rift valley? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (d) Chambal Valley
Solution:Among the given options, Narmada, Tapti and Son rivers flow through rift valley whereas Chambal river does not flow through rift valley.

19. From which place do two major rivers of Madhya Pradesh originate within two kilometers of each other? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (b) Amarkantak
Solution:Son river is also known as 'Swarn' river. This river originates in the Amarkantak hills of Vindhya Mountain range where Narmada river also originates.

20. On which river is Bansagar Dam constructed? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (d) Son
Solution:Bansagar dam is a multipurpose river valley project on Son River. This dam is 67 meters high and approx 1020 meter long. It is being built on Rewa-Shahdol road. It is established in '2006'.