Geography MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Which of the following tributaries of Ganga that rises from the Hari-ki-dun valley and holds water more than the main stream that merges after Kalsi near Dehradun?
Yamuna
Gomti
Son
Damodar

2. which of the following is the second longest river in India after the river Ganges having its source at Tryambakeshwar, Maharashtra?
Godavari
Narmada
 Saravati
Tapi

3. Which one of the following river is a Peninsular River of India?
Ganga
Indus
Mahanadi
Brahmaputra

4. Which one of the following river is not a distributary of Ganga?
Hooghly
Padma
 Pasur
Yamuna

5. Which one of the following river forms an estuary?
Cauvery
Narmada
Mahanadi
Krishna

6. Which of following is the only river in India that runs in a rift valley running west amid the Vindhya and Satpura Mountain Ranges?
Godavari
Narmada
Saravati
Tapi

7. On which river National Waterway 1 ( NW1) is located?
Ganga
Mahanadi
Barak
Narmada

8. On which river Hirakud dam is situated?
 Meghna
Mahanadi
Krishna
Cauvery

9. Which of following river is an endorheic river of western Rajasthan state, India that originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer?
 Loni
Ghaggar
Hakra
All of the above

10. Which of following is is the only perennial river of the state, which enters Rajasthan at Chaurasigarh?
Loni
Ghaggar
Hakra
Chambal

11. Which of the following river is one of only three rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west - the others being the Narmada River and the Mahi River?
Ganga
Mahanadi
Tapti
Yamuna

12. Which one of the following river does not form any Delta at its mouth?
Ganga
Mahanadi
Tapti
Cauvery

13. In which state river Kishanganga flows?
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Assam

14. On which river Bhakra Nangal dam is situated?
Ravi
Satluj
Gandak
Yamuna

15. Pune city is located near to which river?
Mutha
Musi
 Luni
Koshi

16. Which of the following river is known as Sorrow of Bengal ?
Damodar
Hugli
Meghna
Son

17. Which of the following river is known as Sorrow of Bihar ?
Gandak
Tapi
Koshi
Son

18. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about the Coastal Rivers of Goa?
Mandovi River, known as Mhadai in Western Ghats of Goa and Karnataka, has three sources: the Degao, the Nanevadichi Nhõi (nhõi Means River in Konkani) and Gavali; the last two sources go dry in summer season.
The main origin of the river, in the form of a spring, even during summer season, is at Bavtyacho Dongor hills near Degao village in Khanapur Taluka of Belgaum Dist in Karnataka State.
Only A
Both A & B

19. On which river Baglihar Dam is situated?
Jhelum
 Chenab
Satluj
Gandak

20. Lohit river flows through which of the following Indian state?
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Arunachal Pradesh

21. Majuli river island is located on which of the following river?
Brahmaputra
Indus
 Tapti
 Narmada

22. Through which of the following given pass the river Satluj enters in India from Tibet?
Banihal
Nathu la
Shipki la
Nama Pass

23. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about the Andhra Pradesh Coastal Rivers?
Rivers like Vamshadhara and Nagavalli are the two coastal rivers in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh.
Sharada River starts at Devarapally in Visakhapatnam district and drains into the Bay of Bengal.
Only A
Both A & B

24. Which of the following river flows parallel to Kaimur range flowing in the eastern-northeast direction passing the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar joining the River Ganga located in Patna?
Gomti
Ken
Betwa
Son

25. Where is the Yamunotri Glacier situated?
On the Banderpoonch peaks that are part of Mussorrie range of the lower Himalayas
On the Manaslu peaks that are part of Mussorrie range of the lower Himalayas
On the Shishapangma peaks that are part of Mussorrie range of the lower Himalayas
On the Kailash peaks that are part of Mussorrie range of the lower Himalayas

26. Son river originates from which of the following place?
Amarkantak
Gomat Tal
 Mapchachungo
 Gomukh

27. Which of the following is not a perennial river?
Ganga
Indus
Brahmputra
Narmada

28. Which of the following river is the longest tributary of Ganga?
Alaknanda
Ramganga
Yamuna
Kosi

29. Gomti river originates from which of the following place?
Pilibhit
Lucknow
Betul
Amarkantak

30. Famous Lucknow city is situated on which river?
Ganga
 Yamuna
Gomti
Gandak

31. In which year Indus water treaty was signed between India and Pakistan?
1962
1960
1964
1970

32. In which year Ganga water treaty was signed between India and Bangladesh?
1986
 1980
1970
1990

33. Which of the following river is the longest peninsular river?
Mahanadi
Godavari
Krishna
Tapti

34. Which of the following is not a tributary of Godavari river?
 Pranahita
 Indravati
Purna
Damodar

35. River krishna originates from which place?
Mahabaleshwar
Amarkantak
Betul
Mansarovar

36. Shivasamudram Fall is found in the course of which of the following river?
Mahanadi
Chenab
Cauvery
Krishna

37. Dudhsagar falls is located in which of the following States in India?
Kerala
Goa
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh

38. Which of the following is the highest waterfall of India?
 Thoseghar waterfalls
Palani falls
Lodh falls
Magod falls

39. What is the height of Jog Falls?
199 mtrs.
253 mtrs.
256 mtrs.
198 mtrs.

40. Barehipani falls are located in which of the following districts of Odisha?
Mayurbhanj
Kalahandi
Jarsuguda
Jajapur

41. Dudhsagar falls are located on which of the following rivers?
Narmada
Godavari
Mandovi
Tapi

42.  What is the height of Barehipani falls?
200 mtrs.
399 mtrs.
150 mtrs.
315 mtrs.

43. Which of the following is the second highest plunge waterfall in India?
 Duduma falls
Dudhsagar falls
Jog Falls
Palani falls

44. What is the height of Dudhsagar falls?
 310 metres
280 mtrs.
190 mtrs.
 256 mtrs.

45. Jog Falls are located in which of the following States in India?
Kerala
Manipur
Meghalaya
Karnataka

46. Thoseghar Falls are located in which of the following States in India?
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Uttrakhand

47. Duduma falls are located on which of the following rivers in India?
Machkund River
Narmada River
 Godavari River
Kalahandi River

48. Ninai falls are located on the watercourse of which of the following rivers?
Tapti
Godavari
Narmada
Chambal

49. Which of the following waterfalls are located on Bihad river, a tributary of Tons river?
Chachai falls
Dudhsagar falls
Hebbe falls
Pebble falls

50. Abbey falls are located in the geographical proximity of:-
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Himalayas
Nilgiri Mountains