Indian rivers GK quiz-1

 

1. Which of the following rivers originates as well as ends in the territory of India?

A) Indus
B) Kosi
C) Chambal
D) Ganga

ANSWER= (C) Chambal
Explain:- Chambal river is the main tributary of the Yamuna River and rises in the Vindhya Range

 

2. Which of the following river is known as Dakshina Ganga?

A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Mahanadi
D) Cauvery

ANSWER= (A) Godavari
Explain:- Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra

 

3. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, is built on which of the following river?

A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Mahanadi
D) Cauvery

ANSWER= (D) Cauvery
Explain:- Krishna Raja Sagara Dam is located in Karnataka.

 

4. Which of the following river is the home for freshwater dolphins?

A) Godavari
B) Ganga
C) Yamuna
D) Brahmaputra

ANSWER= (B) Ganga
Explain:- Dolphins are one of the oldest creatures in the world.The Ganges river dolphin can only live in freshwater and is essentially blind.They hunt by emitting ultrasonic sounds.

 

5. On which of the following river Ajmer is situated?

A) Luni
B) Ganga
C) Yamuna
D) Brahmaputra

ANSWER= (A) Luni
Explain:- Ajmer city is situated in central Rajasthan state, northwestern India.

 

6. At which place does Alaknanda and Bhagirathi meet and take the name Ganga?

A) Karanprayag
B) Nandprayag
C) Vishnuprayag
D) Devprayag

ANSWER= (D) Devprayag
Explain:- Devprayag is the place where the rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet,merge into one and take the name 'Ganga'.

 

7. Which is the longest river in India?

A) Brahmaputra
B) Ganga
C) Indus
D) Godavari

ANSWER= (B) Ganga
Explain:- Ganga is the longest river in India. It originates from the Gangotri Glacier and discharges its water in the Bay of Bengal.

 

8. Which river is also known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?

A) Kosi
B) Ganga
C) Tista
D) Gandak

ANSWER= (A) Kosi
Explain:- Kosi River is a tributary of the Ramganga River.It is known as 'Sorrow of Bihar' due to its frequent flooding.

 

9. Which river is also known as the 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

A) Kosi
B) Ganga
C) Tista
D) Damodar

ANSWER= (D) Damodar
Explain:- River Damodar is known as 'Sorrow of Bengal' because of its ravaging floods in the plains of West Bengal.

 

10. Which of the following rivers known as Parushni in the Vedic Period?

A) Beas
B) Chenab
C) Ravi
D) Sutlej

ANSWER= (C) Ravi
Explain:- Ravi river is known as Parushni in the Vedic period. It is part of the Indus river system.