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