Which one of the following rivers DOES NOT join the river Chambal?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Betwa
River Betwa rises in the Vindhya Range and it is a tributary of Yamuna. It joins the river Yamuna near Hamirpur Town Uttar Pradesh.
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22
Betwa river originate from:
Correct Answer:
(C)
Vindhyan Hills
The Betwa River originates from the Vindhya Mountain range in Raisen district at an altitude of 576 meters above sea level in Madhya Pradesh. It joins Yamuna River in Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
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23
Which valley of the following rivers is known to deep Ravines?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Chambal
Chambal river valley is known after deep ravines. Chambal ravines are named as Bihad or Badlands. These are eroded land pattern around river Chambal. The Chambal River is a tributary of Yamuna River in central India and thus forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system.
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24
In India, 'Yarlung Zangbo River' is known as:
Correct Answer:
(C)
Brahmaputra
Yarlung Zangbo is known as Brahmaputra River in India. It originates at Angsi glacier in western Tibet south east of Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar. It is known as river Jamuna in Bangladesh.
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25
Near Mansarowar lake in Tibet, there is the source of the river –
Correct Answer:
(D)
All the above
The source of river Brahmaputra, Indus, and Sutlej, is near Mansarovar Lake in Tibet.
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26
Consider the following rivers:
Barak
Lohit
Subansiri
Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
Correct Answer:
(B)
2 and 3 only
Lohit, Subansiri rivers flow through Arunachal Pradesh while Barak River flows from its source in the Manipur Hills, through Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam. The Subansiri river originates in the Himalayas; it is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The Lohit River rises in eastern Tibet, in the Zayal Chu Range and surges through Arunachal Pradesh for 200 kilometres before entering the plains of Assam. It is also a tributary of the Brahmaputra River.
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27
The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.
The source of river Teesta is the same as that of the Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(B)
1 only
Teesta river originates from glacial lake Khanchung Chho as Chhonbo Chhu river which is located at a height of approximately 5280 m in Sikkim. Brahmaputra originates in Angsi glacier. So, statement 3 is wrong. River Rangeet originates from Rathong glacier in Sikkim. This river is a tributary of Teesta. So, statement 1 is correct.
Teesta is a tributary of Brahmaputra flows through West Bengal and Sikkim before entering Bangladesh. So, statement 2 is wrong. Therefore option (b) is correct.
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28
River Khari is part of the drainage system of:
Correct Answer:
(D)
Bay of Bengal
Khari river is tributary of Chambal River, Chambal River is tributary of Yamuna and Yamuna is tributary of Ganga which falls into the Bay of Bengal. Thus, all these rivers are the parts of the drainage system of the Bay of Bengal.
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29
The Ganga River is an example of:
Correct Answer:
(A)
The Antecedent Drainage
The Ganga River is an example of antecedent drainage.
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30
The longest river in India is
Correct Answer:
(B)
Ganga
The Ganges is the longest river (2525 km) in India. It rises in Western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In March 2017, the High Court of Uttarakhand declared the Ganges River a legal person.