Welcome to your Drainage (Quiz)
1. What is the primary goal of the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)?
2. What type of drainage pattern is exhibited by the Ganga River System?
3. What percentage of the world's surface is covered by water?
4. Which is the largest Peninsular river?
5. Name two rivers of Peninsular India that flow westward.
6. Where does the Ganga emerge onto the plains?
7. Where does the Brahmaputra take a 'U' turn to enter India?
8. The Kaveri river creates which famous waterfall?
9. At which point does the Ganga River bifurcate?
10. What is the total length of the Ganga river?
11. Which river forms the world’s largest riverine island?
12. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
13. Which of the following rivers forms the Sundarban Delta?
14. What causes streams to flow in different directions from a central peak?
15. In which country does the mainstream of the Ganga enter after Farakka?
16. Where does the Narmada River rise?
17. Which city is located on the water divide between the Indus and Ganga river systems?
18. The Sambhar lake in Rajasthan is an example of which type of lake?
19. Which characteristic is true for Peninsular rivers?
20. Which river has the largest drainage basin in India?
21. A rectangular drainage pattern develops on which type of terrain?
22. When was the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-I declared closed?
23. Which drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?
24. What is the main cause of river pollution in India?
25. Which action plan was launched to address river pollution in India?
26. What separates two drainage basins?
27. How many towns are targeted under the NRCP for pollution abatement works?
28. Where does the Indus River rise?
29. Which river is known as Jamuna in Bangladesh?
30. Which river is also known as ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
31. What are the names of the two headwaters of the Ganga?
32. What type of drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree?
33. What is the Brahmaputra called when it enters Arunachal Pradesh?
34. Which tributary of the Kaveri river is known for its hydroelectric potential?
35. Which states in India are part of the Indus river basin?
36. The ‘Marble Rocks’ near Jabalpur are associated with which river?
37. What is the Meghna River formed by?
38. In which state does the Tapi River rise?
39. What type of lake is the Chilika Lake?
40. What is the approximate length of the Krishna River?
41. What is the world's largest drainage basin?
42. Which tributary is NOT part of the Indus river system?
43. Where does the river Krishna originate?
44. The Sundarban Delta is named after which tree?
45. What percentage of the Indus river system's water can India use according to the Indus Water Treaty (1960)?
46. Under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), how many interstate rivers are covered?
47. The Brahmaputra is known as what in Tibet?
48. Which is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a total length of 2900 km?
49. Which of the following rivers forms an estuary?
50. Why are most Peninsular rivers seasonal?
51. Which major tributary of the Ganga meets it at Allahabad?
52. Which distributary of the Ganga flows southwards through the deltaic plains to the Bay of Bengal?
53. Which lake is formed by the damming of a river for hydropower?
54. The largest saltwater lake in India is located in which state?
55. Which tributaries of the Ganga cause annual floods in the northern plains?
