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Question 491. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1.    Indira Gandhi - Satluj Canal
  2.    Nagarjuna - Cauvery Sagar
  3.    Ukkai – Tapti
  4.    Dulhasti - Chenab
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nagarjuna - Cauvery Sagar
Answer: (b)
Question 492. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
  1.    Brahmaputra
  2.    Hooghly
  3.    Sone
  4.    Teesta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Brahmaputra
Answer: (a)
Guwahati — formerly known as Pragjyotishpura and Durjoya in ancient Assam, and Gauhati in the modern era — is an ancient urban area, the largest city of Assam, the largest metropolitan area in northeastern, one of the fastest developing cities in India and often referred to as "gateway" of the North East Region.
It is also the third-largest city in Eastern India after Kolkata and Patna respectively. The city is between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau.
Question 493. The ‘Gurudongmar Lake’ named after Guru Padmasambhava is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is situated in the Indian State of
  1.    Uttarakhand
  2.    Tripura
  3.    Sikkim
  4.    Meghalaya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sikkim
Answer: (c)The ‘Gurudongmar Lake’ named after Guru Padmasambhava is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is situated in the Indian state of Sikkim.
Question 494. Srinagar is located on the bank of the river
  1.    Jhelum
  2.    Chenab
  3.    Ravi
  4.    Indus
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Indus
Answer: (d)Srinagar is situated in the Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats.
Question 495. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Source Region)
(River)
A. Brahmgiri Hills
1. Cauvery
B. Verinag Spring
2. Jhelum
C. Mahabaleshwar
3. Krishna
D. Chhotanagpur Plateau
4. Subarnarekha
Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 2 3 4
  2.    2 1 4 3
  3.    3 2 1 4
  4.    4 3 2 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 2 3 4
Answer: (a)
List-I (Source Region) List-II (River)
(a) Brahmgiri Hills 1. Cauvery
(b) Vering Spring 2. Jhelum
(c) Mahabaleshwar 3. Krishna
(d) Chhota Nagpur Plateau 4. Subarnarekha
Question 496. The Construction of Indira Gandhi Canal started in the year 1958 and its origin is from
  1.    Rihand Valley Project on Rihand river
  2.    Hirakud Project on Mahanadi
  3.    Harike Dam on Satluj river
  4.    Bhakra Dam on Satluj river
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Harike Dam on Satluj river
Answer: (c)
Question 497. If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China which river is sorrow of Bihar?
  1.    Koshi River
  2.    Yamuna river
  3.    Ravi river
  4.    Damodar river
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Koshi River
Answer: (a)Koshi River is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar". It leads to annual floods that affect about 21,000 km2of fertile agricultural lands and impact heavily upon the state’s rural economy. During floods, the average discharge of Koshi increases to 18 times the average, inundating large areas in its spate.
Question 498. Arrange the following rivers from South to North.

  1. Cauvery

  2. Krishna

  3. Godavari

  4. Mahanadi


  1.    (c), (d), (a), (b)
  2.    (b), (d), (c), (a)
  3.    (a), (b), (c), (d)
  4.    (a), (c), (b), (d)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> (a), (b), (c), (d)
Answer: (c)
In the Deccan region, most of the major river systems flowing generally in east direction fall into Bay of Bengal.
The major east flowing rivers are Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Mahanadi, etc. Narmada and Tapti are major West flowing rivers.
The Godavari in the southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin covering 10 per cent of the area of India.
Next to it is the Krishna basin in the region, while the Mahanadi has the third largest basin.
The basin of the Narmada in the uplands of the Deccan, flowing to the Arabian Sea, and of the Kaveri in the south, falling into the Bay of Bengal is about the same size, though with different character and shape.
Question 499. Which of the following lake is shared by two Indian States?
  1.    Kolleru
  2.    Lonar
  3.    Pulicat
  4.    Chilika
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pulicat
Answer: (c)
Question 500. Which of the following rivers has largest catchment area?
  1.    Cauvery
  2.    Godavari
  3.    Krishna
  4.    Narmada
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Godavari
Answer: (b)

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