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