This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Drainage > The Brahmaputra – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Brahmaputra Quiz 1 (23 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which river has the largest river basin in the world? A) Amazon. B) Nile. C) Ganga. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazon. 2. In which way does the river flow? A) North. B) West. C) South. D) East. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) East. 3. Which one is a perennial river? A) Brahmaputra. B) Ganga. C) Indus. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. At which place the Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda? A) Haridwar. B) Devaprayag. C) Shimla. D) Rishikesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devaprayag. 5. Where does the Brahmaputra River end? A) The Bay of Bengal. B) The Bay of Bagel. C) Ganges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Bay of Bengal. 6. Which one is not a part of Indus river system? A) Satluj. B) Chenab. C) Jhelum. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yamuna. 7. Capital of Jharkhand A) Patna. B) Kolkata. C) Ranchi. D) Chandigarh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ranchi. 8. What is the average depth of the river? A) 56 (89 ft). B) 30 (98 ft). C) 90 (30 ft). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 (98 ft). 9. Which variety of dolphin is found in the River Ganga & River Brahmaputra? A) Orca. B) Bottlenose dolphins. C) Rough-toothed dolphin. D) Susu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Susu. 10. Which one of the following does not originate for the Himalayas? A) Ganga. B) Brahmaputra. C) Chambal. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chambal. 11. Durga Puja is the important festival of the following state A) Punjab. B) Assam. C) Bihar. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Bengal. 12. What is the Sanskrit meaning of " Brahmaputra "? A) Nephew of brahma. B) Son of brahma. C) Daughter of brahma. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Son of brahma. 13. The basin faces heavy rainfall between A) August-November. B) September-mid October. C) Mid June-mid July. D) Mid June-mid September. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mid June-mid September. 14. Kailash ranges at an elevation of ..... m. A) 5300. B) 2300. C) 8900. D) 6300. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5300. 15. Which is an important Port on the River Hooghly? A) Lucknow. B) Varanasi. C) Kolkata. D) Patna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kolkata. 16. ..... people also settle in the Bengal Plain of the river A) Punjabi. B) Assamese. C) Gujarati. D) Bengali. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bengali. 17. Staple diet of people living in the area of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is A) Egg and rice. B) Fish and rice. C) Prawn and rice. D) Squid and rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish and rice. 18. How long is the Brahmaputra river? A) 9849 miles. B) 18, 063 miles. C) 139 miles. D) 1, 802 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 802 miles. 19. By which name the river Brahmaputra is known in Tibet? A) Tsang Ko. B) Tsang Po. C) Tsang Mo. D) Tsang Lo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tsang Po. 20. What type of climate Brahmaputra valley varies? A) Hot, harsh and windy climate. B) Normal climate. C) Cold, harsh and dry climate. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold, harsh and dry climate. 21. ..... is an another important activity of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin A) Tourism. B) Trading. C) Transporting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tourism. 22. Sericulture industry is an important industry in the following state A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Assam. C) Punjab. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assam. 23. What is the main occupation of the people living in or near Ganga-Brahmaputra basin? A) Trading. B) Crafting. C) Agriculture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesDrainage Of India QuizIndian Drainage QuizLakes QuizThe Ganga Geography QuizThe Indus Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books