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Welcome to your Drainage (Quiz)

1. 
Which is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a total length of 2900 km?

2. 
Where does the Brahmaputra take a 'U' turn to enter India?

3. 
What percentage of the Indus river system's water can India use according to the Indus Water Treaty (1960)?

4. 
The Sundarban Delta is named after which tree?

5. 
Which city is located on the water divide between the Indus and Ganga river systems?

6. 
Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?

7. 
The Sambhar lake in Rajasthan is an example of which type of lake?

8. 
Under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), how many interstate rivers are covered?

9. 
What type of drainage pattern resembles the branches of a tree?

10. 
Which river forms the world’s largest riverine island?

11. 
When was the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-I declared closed?

12. 
Where does the river Krishna originate?

13. 
Name two rivers of Peninsular India that flow westward.

14. 
What separates two drainage basins?

15. 
The largest saltwater lake in India is located in which state?

16. 
Which tributary of the Kaveri river is known for its hydroelectric potential?

17. 
Which distributary of the Ganga flows southwards through the deltaic plains to the Bay of Bengal?

18. 
A rectangular drainage pattern develops on which type of terrain?

19. 
The β€˜Marble Rocks’ near Jabalpur are associated with which river?

20. 
Which of the following rivers forms an estuary?

21. 
Where does the Ganga emerge onto the plains?

22. 
What is the Meghna River formed by?

23. 
At which point does the Ganga River bifurcate?

24. 
Which states in India are part of the Indus river basin?

25. 
How many towns are targeted under the NRCP for pollution abatement works?

26. 
Which drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other?

27. 
What is the main cause of river pollution in India?

28. 
What is the Brahmaputra called when it enters Arunachal Pradesh?

29. 
What is the approximate length of the Krishna River?

30. 
What is the total length of the Ganga river?

31. 
Which action plan was launched to address river pollution in India?

32. 
What causes streams to flow in different directions from a central peak?

33. 
Where does the Indus River rise?

34. 
What type of lake is the Chilika Lake?

35. 
What are the names of the two headwaters of the Ganga?

36. 
What is the world's largest drainage basin?

37. 
Which is the largest Peninsular river?

38. 
Which major tributary of the Ganga meets it at Allahabad?

39. 
Which river is known as Jamuna in Bangladesh?

40. 
In which state does the Tapi River rise?

41. 
In which country does the mainstream of the Ganga enter after Farakka?

42. 
The Kaveri river creates which famous waterfall?

43. 
Which tributaries of the Brahmaputra cause annual floods in the northern plains?

44. 
Which characteristic is true for Peninsular rivers?

45. 
What type of drainage pattern is exhibited by the Ganga River System?

46. 
What percentage of the world's surface is covered by water?

47. 
Which river is also known as β€˜Dakshin Ganga’?

48. 
What is the primary goal of the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)?

49. 
Which river has the largest drainage basin in India?

50. 
The Brahmaputra is known as what in Tibet?

51. 
Which of the following rivers forms the Sundarban Delta?

52. 
Where does the Narmada River rise?

53. 
Which lake is formed by the damming of a river for hydropower?

54. 
Why are most Peninsular rivers seasonal?

55. 
Which tributary is NOT part of the Indus river system?