WBCS MAIN PAPER III : GEOGRAPHY - RIVERS,DAM, CANNEL & HYDRO PROJECTS OF INDIA
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1.Kolleru lake is situated in
(A) Andhra Pradesh. (B) Tamil Nadu. (C) Kerala. (D) Karnataka.
2.Which river flows through the Valley of Kashmir?
(A) Chenab (B) Ravi (C) Sutlej (D) Jhelum
3. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
(A) Wular Lake (B) Loktak Lake (C) Dal Lake (D) Naini Lake
4.Which is the largest brackish water lake in India?
(A) Chilika Lake (B) Pulicat Lake (C) Vembanad Lake (D) Loktak Lake
5.Which is the source of the Son river?
(A) Maikal hills (B) Amarkantak hills (C) Kaimur hills (D) Rajmahal hills
6.Which river crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice?
(A) Mahi (B) Mahananda (C) Narmada (D) Chambal
7. Kol dam was constructed on the
(A) Gandak river. (B) Beas river. (C) Sutlej river. (D) Bagmati river.
8. Paradip and Mormugao Sea Ports of India are situated on the
(A) West coast. (B) East coast. (C) West and East coast respectively. (D) East and West coast respectively.
9. Which Indian city is known as the "City of Lakes"?
(A) Udaipur (B) Bengaluru (C) Nainital (D) Srinagar
10. Kunur is a tributary of which river?
(A) Ajay river (B) Kangsabati river (C) Mayurakshi river (D) Rupnarayan river
11. Tilpara irrigation canal is situated in
(A) Birblhum. (B) Purulia. (C) Malda. (D) None of the above
12. Which river is the main source of water for the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam?
(A) Krishna (B) Godavari (C) Cauvery (D) Tungabhadra
13. Which river flows through the city of Lucknow?
(A) Ganga (B) Yamuna (C) Saryu (D) Gomti
14. The Jog Falls are situated on which river?
(A) Tapi river (B) Sharavathi river (C) Cauvery river (D) Bhima river
15. Which state in India is known for its unique Living Root Bridges'?
(A) Nagaland (B) Mizoram (C) Meghalaya (D) Manipur
16. Raka is the tributary of
(A) Brahmaputra. (B) Mahanadi. (C) Ganga. (D) Krishna.
17. Which of the following rivers does not make delta?
(A) Tapi (B) Cauvery (C) Godavari (D) Krishna
18. The East Calcutta Wetlands have been declared as a
(A) Biosphere Reserve. (B) Reserve Forest. (C) Ramsar Site. (D) National Park.
19. The Salt Lake Didwana is situated in
(A) Punjab. (B) Rajasthan. (C) Gujarat. (D) Odisha.
20. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
(A) Luni (B) Chambal (C) Son (D) Tapti
21. Which the following groups is not Correct
(A)Ram Ganga Multipurpose Project Madhya Pradesh
(B) Shivasamudram Project--Karnataka
(C) Hirakud Project Orissa
(D) Nagarjuna Sagar Project - Andhra Pradesh
22. Which is the longest dam in India?
(A) Hirakud dam (B) Bhakra Nangal dam (C) Nagarjuna Sagar dam (D) Sardar Sarovar dam
1. In which of the following rivers the Sardar Sarovar hydro-electrical project is located
(A) The Narmada (B) The Rihand (C) The Sutlej (D) The Bhagirathi
2. It is composed with newer alluvium and forms the flood plain along the river. Identify it
(A) Bhangar (B) Reh (C) Kallar (D) Khadar
3. The river to form a boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh is
(A) Yamuna (B) Chambal (C) Gomti (D) Ken
4. Which ot the following is the longest west flowing river in India?
(A) Tapi (B) Narmada (C) Bhagirathi (D) Luni
5. The Godavari River originates from
(A) Siwara (B) Trimbak (C) Amarkantak (D) Nilgiri
6.Majuli, the largest riverine island is situated in which of the following rivers?
(A) The Cauvery (B) The Mahanadi (C) The Brahmaputra (D) The Ganga
7. In India, the largest region hydro-electric potential is
(A) the Satpura Range (B) the Eastern Ghats (C) the Western Ghats (A) the Himalayas
8. Which is the largest river system in the peninsular India?
(A) Godavari (B) Narmada (C) Cauvery (D) Mahanadi
9. Name the longest dam in India?
(A) Bhakra Nangal (B) Rihand (C) Hirakud (D) Nagarjuna Sagar
10. Which of the following is the most important source of fish catch in India?
(A) Inland natural fisheries (B) Deep sea fisheries (C) Continental shelf (D) Off shore fisheries
11. Which of the following system irrigates the largest percentage of net cropped area in India?
(A) Canals (B) Tanks (C) Wells and tube-wells (D) River lift
1.Which state have the maximum number of rivers?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Karnataka (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Punjab
2.Which is deepest port in India ?
(A) Krishnapatnam Port (B) Vishakhapatnam Port (C) Chennai Pott (D) Mumbai Pott
3.Which of the following cities is situated on mouth of river Tapti?
(A) Ankleshwar (B) Ahmedabad (C) Vadodara (D) Surat
4.Rammam Hydroelectric power station is located in
(A) Jalpaiguri (B) Sikkim (C) Cooch Behar (D) Daneeling
5.Where do the Bhagirathi and Alakananda meet at?
(A) Devprayag (B) Rudraprayag (C) Haridwar (D) Karnaprayag
6.The artificial harbour along the west coast of India is
(A) Kandla (B) Nhava Sheva (C) Cochin (D) Marmagao
7.Which has land-locked and protected port in India?
(A) Kolkata (B) Visakhapatnam (C) Chennai (D) Paradip
8.What type of river is the Indus?
(A) Consequent (B) Antecedent (C) Obsequent (D) Subsequent
9.Which project has the biggest underground power house?
(A) Salal project (B) Nathpa Jhakri (C) Bhakra Nangal (D) Damodar
10.Which is the eastern most river of the North Bengal Plains?
(A) Torso (B) Raidak(C) Mechi (D) Pagla
11.Which is the Oldest Port in India?
(A) Mumbai Port (B) Kolkata Port (C) Chennai Port (D) Coachi Port
12.Which is a tax free port in India?
(A) Okha (B) Kandla (C) Coachi (D) Paradip
13.River Beas flows through the states of
(A) Rajasthan, Punjab (B) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh (C) Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (D) Haryana, Rajasthan
14.Kakrapar irrigation project is on the river
(A) Narmada (B) Godavari (C) Trapti (D) Mahanadi
15.Which port is the main exporter of iron ore?
(A) Marmagao Port (B) Kandla Port (C) Mumbai Port (D) Cochin Port
16.The idea of the National Water Grid (River Linking Project) was advocated by
(A) K. L. Rao (B) Narashima Rao (C) Atal Behari Bajpayee (D) Narendra Moth
17.Which is the largest lake in India?
(A) Loktak (B) Wular (C) Vembanad (D) Chilka
1.Loktak Lake is located in
(A) Assam (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Tripura (D) Manipur
2.In which of the following states is the Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric plant located ?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Uttarakhand (D) Rajasthan
3.Vantawng falls with a height of 229m are located in which district of Mizoram ?
(A) Champhai District (B) Mamit District (C) Serchchip District (D) Aizawl District
4.Nepal Himalayas extends between the rivers
(A) Sutlej and Beas (B) Kali and Sutlej (C) Kali and Teesta (D) Teesta and Brahmaputra
Consider the following Canals of India with their connecting states :
- Munak Canal — Haryana and Delhi
- Indira Gandhi Canal — Punjab and Rajasthan
- Buckingham Canal — Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- Narmada Canal — Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
5.Which of the above are correctly matched ?
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
6.The Jhelum has its source from
(A) Mourn Kailash (B) Rohtang (C) Verinag (D) Kulu
7.Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at
(A) Cochin (B) Visakhapatnam (C) Chennai (D) Mumbai
8.What is Obra ?
(A) Copper project in Rajasthan
(B) Super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
(C) Atomic power plant at Kalpakkam
(D) Hydroelectric project in Uttar Pradesh Rohtang
9.Which one is not a Tidal river ?
(A) Icchamati (B) Vidyadhari (C) Kalindi (D) Jalangi
10.The port of India connected to the interior through the Palghat gap is
(A) Madras (B) Marmagao (C) Cochin (D) New Mangalore
Pipavav in Gujarat is best known for which among the following ?
(A) India's first private port
(B) India's first Greenfield refinery
(C) India's first ship breaking yard
(D) None of the above
11.Marmagao port is linked to the interior by means of cheap transport on rivers
(A) Zuari and Mandovi (B) Bhima and Kalinadi (C) Varada and Malaprabha (D) Gangawali and Savitri
12.Which one of the following is a 'Formal Region' ?
(A) Delhi metropolitan region
(B) Hyderabad-Secunderabad region
(C) Delhi-Jaipur-Agra Triangle
(D) Assam Valley
13.The Vale of Kashmir is the only level strip of land in the Himalayas. Which river has laid its deposits to form this level plain ?
(A) Ravi (B) Sutlej (C) Beas (D) Jhelum
14.Through which of the following States Chambal river does not flow ?
(A) Unar Pradesh (B) Madhya pradesh (C) Rajasthan (D) Gujarat
15.The Grand Anicut Canal is located in
(A) Andhra pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Karnataka (D) Kerala
16.Which one of the following statements is not true ?
(A) Ghaggar's water is utilized in the Indira Gandhi Canal.
(B) Narmada raised from Amarkantak region.
(C) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjira river.
(D) Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari.
17.Indian Maritime University is located at
(A) Hyderabad (B) Vishakhapatnam (C) Chennai (D) Kochi
18.Which river forms the famous Gersoppa falls ?
(A) Cauvery (B) Sharavati (C) Narmada (D) Godavari
19.Cochin and Visakhapatnam sea ports of India are situated on the
(A) East and West Coasts, respectively
(B) East Coast
(C) West Coast
(D) West and East Coasts, respectively
1.The Indus originates from the glaciers of —— range. .
(A) Pir Panjal (B) Kailash (C) Zaskar . (D) Saltora
2.Mandakini and Alakananda meet at
(A) Rudra Prayag (B) Karan Prayag (C) Allahabad (D) Deva Prayag
3.—— is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.
(A) Tapi (B) Sabarmati (C) Narmada (D) None of the above
4. According to the.Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is ——
(A) Jhelurn (B) Ravi (C) Chenab (D) Indus
5.Ganga is an example of —— river .
(A) Consequent (B) Subsequent (G) Antecedent .(D) None of the above
6.—— is the source of river Chambal
(A) Malwa plateau (B) Aravalli range (C) Vindhyan range (D) Satpura range
7.Chilka is an example of —— lake.
(A) Crater (B) Lagoon (C) Glacial (D) Aeolian
8.Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on —— river.
(A) Narmada (B) Mahanadi (C) Krishna (D) Kaveri
9.Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of —— river.
(A) Narmada (B) Mahanadi (C) Tapi (D) Ganga
10.Tilaiya Dam is on —— river.
(A) Barakar (B) Damodar (C) Konar (D) None of the above
11.Jawaharlal Nehru Port is situated at about 14 kilometers south of —— city.
(A) Chennai (B) Mumbai (C) Goa (D) Kolkata
1.The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by
(A) Sugarcane (B) Rice (C) Cotton (D) Wheat
2.The river which is used for inland waterways in India is
(A) Ganga (B) Cauveri (C) Mahi (D) Luni
3.Srinagar is located on the bank of the river
(A) Indus (B) Jhelum (C) Chenul (D) Ravi
4.Nasik is situated on the bank of the river
(A) Mahanadi (B) Tapti (C) Krishna (D) Godavari
5.An important river of the Indian desert is
(A) Luni (B) Narmada (C) Krishna (D) Beas
6.The 'Pong Dam' is constructed on the river
(A) Ravi (B) Tapti (C) Beas (D) Don
7.Which river is under dispute involving Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat ?
(A) Krishna (B) Narmada (C) Koyna (D) Tapti
8.The first multipurpose project of independent India is
(A) Bhakra-Nangal (B) Damodar (C) Hirakud (D) Nagarjuna sagar
9.The river which joins Ganga from Southern side
(A) Betwa (B) Chambal (C) Son (D) Ken
10.Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built ?
(A) On river Sutlej (B) On river Chambal (C) On river Narmada (D) On river Gandak
11.The famous Lagoon lake of India is
(A) Dal Lake (B) Chilka Lake (C) Pullicat Lake (D) Manas Sarover
12.Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley ?
(A) Godavari (B) Narmada (C) Krishna (D) Mahanadi
13.Majuli, the largest river island in the world, lies in the State of
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Assam (C) Tripura (D) Mizoram
14.The palk strait lies between
(A) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
(B) Andaman and Nicobar islands
(C) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
(D) Lakshadweep and Maldives
15.Palghat joins which of the following states ?
(A) Sikkim and West Bengal
(B) Maharashtra and Orissa
(C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(D) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
16.'Meghna' is the combined stream of which two rivers ?
(A) Ganga and Yamuna (B) Ganga and Gomti (C) Ganga and Son (D) Ganga and Brahmaputra
17.The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
(A) Gomati (B) Chambal (C) Damodar (D) Kosi
18.Surat is situated on the banks of the river
(A) Tapti (B) Mahanadi (C) Bhima (D) Godavari
19.Which of the following rivers has its source outside India ?
(A) Brahmaputra (B) Beas (C) Ravi (D) Jhelum
20.River Indus originates from
(A) Hindukush range (B) Himalayan range (C) Karakoram range (D) Kailash range
21.On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed ?
(A) Chambal (B) Yamuna (C) Son (D) Periyar
22.The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is
(A) Ganga (B) Brahmaputra (C) Indus (D) Teesta
23.The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as
(A) Rudraprayag (B) Devaprayag (C) Haridwar (D) Kedarnath
24.Where is Nathpa Jhakri power project located ?
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Andhra Pradesh
25.Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belong to Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Idukki (B) Aliyur (C) Periyar (D) Kundah
26.What is the longest Irrigation Canal in India called ?
(A) Yamuna Canal (B) Sirhand Canal (C) Indira Gandhi Canal (D) Upper Bari Doal Canal
27.Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Bihar (C) West Bengal (D) Rajasthan
28.Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers ?
(A) Alaknanda (B) Bhagirathi (C) Gandak (D) Ghaghra
29.In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common ?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Maharashtra (C) Sikkim (D) Uttar Pradesh
30.Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ?
(A) Koyana project - Maharashtra
(B) Sharavathy project - Karnataka
(C) Balimela project - Orissa
(D) Sabarigiri project - Gujarat
31.Where is Tala Hydroelectric project which is expected to generator 1020 power, located ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Bhutan (C) Nepal (D) Himachal Pradesh
32.On which river has the Hirakud dam been built ?
(A) Mahanadi (B) Godavari (C) Cauvery (D) Periyar
33.Farakka Barrage was commissioned to
(A) save Kolkata port.
(B) link North and South Bengal.
(C) supply drinking water to Kolkata.
(D) divert water to Bangladesh.
34.Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/Ganga ?
(A) Ghagra (B) Gomti (C) Kosi (D) Betwa
35.Which of the following rivers makes an estuary ?
(A) Krishna (B) Mahanadi (C) Godavari (D) Narmada
36.The longest sea beach in India is
(A) Chapora beach (B) Diu beach (C) Aksa beach (D) Marina beach
37.Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau ?
(A) Narmada river (B) Son river (C) Betwa river (D) Godavari river
1.The largest river system of the Peninsular India is
(A) the Krishna (B) the Godavari (C) the Mahanadi (D) the Narmada
2.Which one of the following in the correct sequence of the tributary rivers of the Indus from north to south direction ?
(A) Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj
(B) Chenab, Jhelum, Satluj, Ravi
(C) Ravi, Satluj, Chenab, Jhelum
(D) Satluj, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab
3.Which one of the following rivers has the highest run off ?
(A) The Ganga (B) The Brahmaputra (C) The Indus (D) The Narmada
4.The Luni river has its origin from
(A) The Satpura hills (B) The Indus river (C) The Aravalli hills (D) The Himalayan region
5.Which one of the following is a right bank tributary of the river Ganga ?
(A) The Jamuna (B) The Gandak (C) The Kali (D) The Tista
6.Which one of the following river is not connected with the proposed Ganga-Cauvery link canal ?
(A) Sone (B) Mahanadi (C) Narmada (D) Pennar
7.The longest road bridge in India is on the river
(A) Son (B) Godavari (C) Ganga (D) Brahmaputra
8.Tank irrigation is more prevalent in
(A) the Peninsular India
(B) the Brahmaputra valley
(C) the Thar desert region
(D) the lower Ganga plains
9.The famous Gersoppa Falls is located on the river
(A) Godavari (B) Sharavati (C) Narmada (D) Cauvery
10.'Syntaxial bend' is associated with
(A) the origin of the Himalayas
(B) deep gorges of the Indus and the Brahmaputra
(C) formation of the Tapi valley
(D) Rajmahal Gap
11.Lonar is a
(A) salt lake (B) lagoon lake (C) rift valley lake (D) crater lake
1.River Tista is a tributary of which river system ?
(A) Ganga (B) Brahmaputra (C) Yamuna (D) Mahanadi
2.There are a large number of hydro-electric projects in South India, because -
(A) coal region is far away
(B) there are large number of waterfalls
(C) perennial rivers are there
(D) there is facility to collect rain water
3.The river which is known as 'Vridha Ganga' is
(A) Krishna (B) Cauveri (C) Godavari (D) Mahanadi
4.Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when Shimla Conference was convened by Lord Wavell in June-July, 1945 ?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (B) Sardar Patel (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) A. K. Fazlul Haq
5.Which one of the following rivers makes an estuary ?
(A) Krishna (B) Godavari (C) Cauveri (D) Tapti
6.Luni drains
(A) in Gangetic delta (B) in Godavari delta (C) in Gulf of Kuchch (D) in Gulf of Khambhat
7.Pykara project is located in-
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Karnataka
8.Which one of the following is not a tributary of Krishna ?
(A) Tungabhadra (B) Penner (C) Bhima (D) Sina
9.Which of the following is wrongly matched ?
(A) Srinagar : Jhelum (B) Lucknow : Gomati (C) Tiruchirapalli : Periyar (D) Panji : Manduli
10.Which one of the following is not a tributary of Krishna ?
(A) Tungabhadra (B) Penner (C) Bhima (D) Sina
11.Which one of the following is not a tributary of Godavari ?
(A) Wardha (B) Wainganga (C) Manjra (D) Tel
12.Which one is wrongly matched ?
(A) Ahmedabad - Sabarmati (B) Hyderabad - Krishna (C) Kota - Chambal (D) Nasik - Godavari
13.The river which originates from Mansarovar Lake is -
(A) Ganga (B) Yamuna (C) Ravi (D) Sutlej
14.Which of the following rivers is flowing through a rift valley ?
(A) Godavari (B) Tapti (C) Krishna (D) Kaveri
15.Marble Falls is found in -
(A) Cuvery river (B) Sharaswati river (C) Narmada river (D) Godavari river
16.Dandkaranya Project is situated in-
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Maharashtra (C) Madlya Pradesh (D) Goa
17.Which is the largest Salt water lake in India ?
(A) Lonar Lake (B) Pulicat Lake (C) Chilka Lake (D) Wular Lake
18.In which region of India tank irrigntion is most popular ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu
19.In which state the highest waterfall is located in India ?
(A) Karnataka (B) Assam (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala
20.Which one is wrongly matched ?
(A) Nagarjuna Sagar Project - Krishna
(B) Hirakund - Mahanadi
(C) Bhakra Nangal - Sutlej
(D) Ukai - Chambal
21.River cauvery flows through the state of -
(A) Madya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
(C) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
22.Bhakkhra-Nangal is a combined project of -
(A) Haryana-Punjab-Rajasthan
(B) Haryana-Punjab-Delhi
(C) Himachal-Haryana-Punjab
(D) Punjab-Delhi-Rajasthan
23.The two branches of Ganga, Bhagirathi and Alakananda joins at -
(A) Rudraprayag (B) Haridwar (C) Devprayag (D) Sonprayag
24.River Brahmaputra flows through -
(A) Tibet, Bangladesh, India
(B) India, China, Bangladesh, Tibet
(C) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sikkim
(D) Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bhutan
25.Rihand is the project of which state ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Bihar (D) Karnataka
26.Which one of the following is not a tributary of Ganga ?
(A) Gandak (B) Gomati (C) Kosi (D) Ghaggar
27.Kundal hydro-electric project is located at -
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) West Bengal (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Kerala
28.The highest dam in India is -
(A) Tehri dam (B) Bhakra Nangal dam (C) Hirakud dam (D) Nagarjuna Sagar dam
29.The two branches of the Ganga include -
(A) Bhagirathi and Yamuna
(B) Bhagirathi and Alkananda
(C) Mandakini and Yamuna
(D) Mandakini and Son-Ganga
30.Pullicut lake is which type of lake ?
(A) Crater lake (B) Salt lake (C) Glaciated lake (D) Lagoon lake
31.Which one of the following Himalayan rivers is not an antecedent stream ?
(A) Indus (B) Sutlej (C) Kali (D) Brahmaputra
32.Indus and Brahmaputra rivers are example of -
(A) Subsequent drainage
(B) Super-imposed drainage
(C) Consequent drainage
(D) Antecedent drainage
33.Pulicut Lake is situated at the coast of -
(A) Malabar Coast (B) Konkan Coast (C) Coromandal Coast (D) None of the above
34.Majule island formed which river ?
(A) Godavari (B) Cauvery (C) Brahmaputra (D) Krishna
1.Which river has been harnessed under the Hirakud multipurpose Project ?
(A) Godavari (B) Mahanadi (C) Narmada (D) Krishna
2.Which state in India has the largest proportion of its net irrigated area under well irrigation ?
(A) Hariyana (B) Bihar (C) Gujrat (D) West Bengal
3.The highest water-fall in India is -
(A) Hogenakal (B) Jog (C) Sivasundaram (D) None of the above
4.For which one of the following is Satara well known
(A) Thermal Power plant (B) Wind Energy plant (C) Hydro-electric plant (D) Nuclear Power plant
5.Where are the BHEL Plants located ?
(A) Haridwar, Bhopal, Hyderabad & Tiruchirapalli (B) Pinjour, Bengaluru, Hyderabad & Kalamassery
(C) Haridwar, Pinjour, Kalamassery & Tiruchirapalli (D) Bhopal, Jhansi, Haridwat & Tiruchlrapalli
6.Settlements which grow along the road, river or a canal are
(A) Square settlements (B) Rectangular settlements (C) Linear settlements (D) None of the above
7.Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using codes given below.
- Gilandi and Mujnai are flown in Coochbehar
- Mahananda, Piyali and Titli belong to Brahmaputra River system
- Damodar River is originated from Chhotonagpur Plateau
(A) I & III are correct (B) I & II are correct (C) II & III are correct (D) All are correct
8.Wular Lake of Kashmir is :
(A) Ox-bow Lake
(B) Lake formed by tectonic activity
(C) Lake formed by terminal morainic dam
(D) Lake formed by continuous deposition of silt
9.Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of
(A) Hydration (B) Corrosion (C) Erosion (D) Attrition
10.Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ?
(A) Kosi : Consequent River (B) Narmada : Rift Valley River
(C) Sultej : Antecedent River (D) Ghagghar : River with interior drainage
11.The Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers are examples of :
(A) Subsequent Drainage (B) Super imposed Drainage
(C) Consequent Drainage (D) Antecedent Drainage
1.Sind Sagar Doab is located between the rivers
(A) Chenab and Jhelum (B) Ravi and Chenab (C) Beas and Sutluj (D) Jhelum-Chenab and Indus
2.Jog Falls is associated with river
(A) Godavari (B) Saraswati (C) Sharavati (D) Ganga
3.The Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea came into being during
(A) Cretaceous of early tertiary period
(B) Middle of upper pleistocene period
(C) Middle Miocene to lower Pleistocene period
(D) Pleistocene to Quaternary period
4.Which ocean deep is located in Indian Oc
(A) Murray (B) Tonga (C) Sunda (D) Mariana