Indian Drainage Quiz 2 (20 MCQs)

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1. Mullaperiyar Dam is in ..... & operated by .....

Correct Answer: A) Kerala & Tamil Nadu.

2. How many countries does India share its land with?

Correct Answer: C) 7.

3. The East-West extends of India is .....

Correct Answer: C) 2933 km.

4. Which is longest river of Peninsular India

Correct Answer: B) Godavari.

5. Ganga action plan (GAP) started in

Correct Answer: B) 1985.

6. The Uplift of Himalayas began in

Correct Answer: B) Cretaceous Age.

7. Indian Standard Time ..... hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

Correct Answer: C) 5.30 hrs.

8. A river of South India, which receives rain water both in summer and winter

Correct Answer: D) Kaveri.

9. Which of the following river rises at Mt.kailash

Correct Answer: C) INDUS.

10. ..... river is known as "Sorrow of Bihar"

Correct Answer: C) Kosi.

11. The river Narmada has its source at

Correct Answer: B) Amarkantak.

12. The Himalayas were formed due to

Correct Answer: C) Folding of Geosyncline name Tethys.

13. Which of these is the tributary of Yamuna

Correct Answer: B) Betwa.

14. What is the southern most pointof main land of India?

Correct Answer: A) Cape Comorin.

15. What is the southern most point of India?

Correct Answer: B) Indira point.

16. Godavari doesn't flow in which of the following states

Correct Answer: D) Orissa.

17. Himalayas hold ..... out of 14 highest peaks in the world.

Correct Answer: A) 9.

18. Baglihar power Project on which river?

Correct Answer: A) Chenab.

19. The Jog Waterfalls are on the river .....

Correct Answer: B) Sharavathi.

20. Himalayas means .....

Correct Answer: A) The Abode of snow.