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  1. The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and called "The River of Sorrow" is

  2. A.

     Mahanadi

    B.

     Damodar

    C.

     Krishna

    D.

     Godavari

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  3. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?

  4. A.

     Ganga

    B.

     Yamuna

    C.

     Sutlej

    D.

     Ravi

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  5. The Alamatti is on the river

  6. A.

     Godavari

    B.

     Cauvery

    C.

     Krishna

    D.

     Mahanadi

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  7. Which of the following is an inland riverine port?

  8. A.

     Kolkata

    B.

     Mumbai

    C.

     Chennai

    D.

     Tuticorin

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  9. The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is ________

  10. A.

     Jhelum

    B.

     Indus

    C.

     Chenab

    D.

     Nubra

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  11. Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because ________

  12. A.

     Of the high gradient

    B.

     They are too slow

    C.

     They are not perennial

    D.

     There is no vegetation

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  13. Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna river flow?

  14. A.

     Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

    B.

     Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh

    C.

     Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

    D.

     Maharashtra, Karnataka

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  15. The river Brahmaputra is known as ________ as it enters Arunachal Pradesh

  16. A.

     Dibang

    B.

     Dihang

    C.

     Subansiri

    D.

     Dhansiri

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  17. The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing rivers, They are

  18. A.

     Narmada and Luni

    B.

     Narmada and Tapi

    C.

     Tapi and Mahi

    D.

     Mahi and Luni

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  19. Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order?

  20. A.

     Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari

    B.

     Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari

    C.

     Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari

    D.

     Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra

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