This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Drainage > Indian Drainage – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Drainage Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The river which rises in the Betul district of MP and flows westwards A) Son. B) Tapi. C) Chambal. D) Narmada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tapi. 2. Which river is known as lifeline of Madhya Pradesh A) Betwa. B) Tapi. C) Narmada. D) Chambal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narmada. 3. River which flows through Ladakh, gilgit and Pakistan A) Jhelum. B) Chenab. C) Satluj. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus. 4. India central meridian is ..... longitude. A) 23*30'E. B) 82*30'W. C) 23*30'N. D) 82*30'E. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 82*30'E. 5. Koyna, Malaprabha, Ghattaprabha and Musi are the tributries of which peninsular river? A) Godavari. B) Kaveri. C) Mahanadi. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Krishna. 6. NagarjunaSagar Dam is on which River A) Kaveri. B) Mahanadi. C) Godavari. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Krishna. 7. ..... is the popularly known as "Roof of the World". A) Indira Col. B) Karakoram. C) Ladakh. D) Pamir Knot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pamir Knot. 8. What strait seperates India from Sri Lanka? A) Magellan Strait. B) Malacca Strait. C) Palk strait. D) Hormuz Strait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palk strait. 9. Which Pass connects with Pakistan and Afhanistan? A) Khyber Pass. B) Zojila pass. C) Nathula Pass. D) Polan Pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khyber Pass. 10. Howlong is the coast line of India? A) 6500km. B) 6200km. C) 6000km. D) 6100 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6100 km. 11. The IST is ..... ahead of Greenwich Mean Time [GST] A) 6.00 hours. B) 5.30 hours. C) 5.00 hours. D) 6.30 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5.30 hours. 12. Pong dam of Himachal Pradesh has been constructed on A) Gola river. B) Beas river. C) Tapi river. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beas river. 13. Name of the latitude that passes through the middle of the India? A) Tropic of cancer. B) Tropic of capricorn. C) Equator. D) North pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropic of cancer. 14. Fresh water lake in the Godavari Deltaic region A) Kolleru Lake. B) Wular Lake. C) Dal Lake. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kolleru Lake. 15. Shimla, Darjeeling are located in ..... A) Himadri. B) Siwalik. C) Himachal. D) Purvancal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himachal. 16. India is ..... largest country in Asia. A) 7th. B) 2nd. C) 3rd. D) 5th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2nd. 17. India is a ..... A) Peninsula. B) Democracy. C) Land Of Many Religions. D) Land of Cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peninsula. 18. India shortest border is with ..... A) Bangladesh. B) Afghanistan. C) Tibet. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afghanistan. 19. The another name of Eastern Himalayas ..... A) Himachal. B) Purvanchal Hills. C) Himadri. D) Siwalik hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purvanchal Hills. 20. The Northern Mountains are divided into how many groups? A) 2. B) 4. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 21. Mullaperiyar Dam is in ..... & operated by ..... A) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu. B) Kerala & Tamil Nadu. C) Kerala & Karnataka. D) Haryana & Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kerala & Tamil Nadu. 22. How many countries does India share its land with? A) 5. B) 6. C) 7. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 23. The East-West extends of India is ..... A) 3214 km. B) 2933 km. C) 2500 km. D) 2814 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2933 km. 24. Which is longest river of Peninsular India A) Krishna. B) Mahanadi. C) Kaveri. D) Godavari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Godavari. 25. Ganga action plan (GAP) started in A) 1980. B) 1995. C) 1985. D) 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1985. 26. The Uplift of Himalayas began in A) Holocene Age. B) Eocene Age. C) Jurassic Age. D) Cretaceous Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cretaceous Age. 27. Indian Standard Time ..... hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. A) 3.30 hrs. B) 2.30 hrs. C) 5.30 hrs. D) 4.30 hrs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5.30 hrs. 28. A river of South India, which receives rain water both in summer and winter A) Mahanadi. B) Godavari. C) Kaveri. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kaveri. 29. Which of the following river rises at Mt.kailash A) BRAHMA PUTHRA. B) GANGA. C) INDUS. D) YAMUNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) INDUS. 30. ..... river is known as "Sorrow of Bihar" A) Godavari. B) Narmada. C) Damodar. D) Kosi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kosi. 31. The river Narmada has its source at A) Amarkantak. B) Mahendra Giri. C) Satpuda. D) Brahmagiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amarkantak. 32. The Himalayas were formed due to A) Folding of Geosyncline name Tethys. B) Folding of earths crust. C) Accumulation of Loess Deposits. D) Faulting of the earths crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Folding of Geosyncline name Tethys. 33. Which of these is the tributary of Yamuna A) Son. B) Betwa. C) Penganga. D) Bheema. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Betwa. 34. What is the southern most pointof main land of India? A) Indira point. B) Indira Col. C) Cape Comorin. D) Pygmalion Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cape Comorin. 35. What is the southern most point of India? A) Kanniyakumari. B) Indira Col. C) Rann of kutch. D) Indira point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indira point. 36. Godavari doesn't flow in which of the following states A) Telangana. B) Chattisgarh. C) Andhrapradesh. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orissa. 37. Himalayas hold ..... out of 14 highest peaks in the world. A) 2. B) 10. C) 9. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9. 38. Baglihar power Project on which river? A) Indus. B) Chenab. C) Ravi. D) Jhelum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chenab. 39. The Jog Waterfalls are on the river ..... A) Sharavathi. B) Thungabadra. C) Koyna. D) Tapti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sharavathi. 40. Himalayas means ..... A) Glaciers. B) Snow rain. C) The Abode of snow. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Abode of snow. 41. Pulicat Lake is located between the states of A) West Bengal and Odisha. B) Karnataka and Kerala. C) Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. 42. Which Article of Indian constitution gives power to the center to make regulations on inter state river disputes? A) Article 265. B) Article 262. C) Article 280. D) Article 285. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 262. 43. Which river is known as Vridh Ganga A) Godavari. B) Krishna. C) Kaveri. D) Gandak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Godavari. 44. IIndia is ..... largest country in the world. A) 4th. B) 2nd. C) 6th. D) 7th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7th. 45. Which river is known as 'sorrow of Bihar' A) Damodar. B) Teesta. C) Kosi. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kosi. 46. Sugauli treaty was signed in 1816 between East India Company & Nepal pertains to ..... river A) Mahakali. B) Gandak. C) Kosi. D) Ramganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahakali. 47. Indus water treaty signed in A) 1975. B) 1960. C) 1970. D) 1965. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1960. 48. Which river is called as the sorrow of Orissa? A) Periyar. B) Mahanadi. C) Thungabadra. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahanadi. 49. Where is Mt . Everest located? A) Pakistan. B) Tibet. C) India. D) Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nepal. 50. Which river passes through namcha barwa and takes 'U' turn an enters in India A) Ganga. B) Indus. C) Teesta. D) Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmaputra. 51. Which two rivers are known as Twin Rivers? A) Ganga & Yamuna. B) Krishna & Kaveri. C) Narmada & Tapi. D) Kosi & Gandak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narmada & Tapi. 52. ..... plains are formed by the older alluviums. A) Bhabar. B) Khadar. C) Tarai. D) Bhangar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhabar. 53. What plain is located mainly in the state of Assam? A) Rajastan Plain. B) Punjab-Haryana Plain. C) Gangetic Plain. D) Brahmaputra Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brahmaputra Plain. 54. The North-South extent of India is ..... A) 2500 km. B) 3214 km. C) 2814 km. D) 2933 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3214 km. 55. Kalasa Bhanduri project is to drive the excess water of Mahadayi river to ..... river A) Ghattaprabha. B) Malaprabha. C) Wainganga. D) Wardha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malaprabha. 56. Which is world's largest drainage basin A) Mississippi. B) Amazon. C) Nile. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amazon. 57. Which is a salt water lake A) Gobind sagar. B) Wular. C) Dal. D) Chilika. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chilika. 58. The Palk Strait and gulf of Mannar separate India from ..... A) Maldives. B) Sri Lanka. C) West Bengal. D) Goa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sri Lanka. 59. India signed Ganga Water treaty with bangladesh in ..... A) 1996. B) 1997. C) 1995. D) 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1996. 60. Teesta river dispute is the bone of contention between ..... & Bangladesh A) Manipur. B) Tripura. C) Mizoram. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Bengal. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian Drainage Quiz 2Drainage Of India QuizLakes QuizThe Brahmaputra QuizThe Ganga Geography QuizThe Indus Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books