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Geography - Rivers in India
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Q91
The 'Inchampalli-Pulichintala' link scheme is technically structured to operate by transferring water directly across which two major peninsular basins?
Mahanadi and Godavari Basins
Godavari and Krishna Basins
Krishna and Pennar Basins
Pennar and Cauvery Basins
Explanation
The Inchampalli-Pulichintala link is a critical route under the Peninsular component of the NRLP designed to transfer surplus water from the Godavari River basin southward to the Krishna River basin.
Q92
The high altitudinal glacial feature called 'Rimo Glacier' serves as the primary technical source for which right-bank tributary of the Indus river system?
Zanskar River
Shyok River
Gilgit River
Hunza River
Explanation
The Shyok River originates from the Rimo Glacier, situated in the Karakoram range of northern Ladakh, and subsequently carries meltwater to its mountain confluence with the Indus.
Q93
Which of the following highly specialized east-flowing peninsular streams rises in the Brahmagiri hills of the Western Ghats and drops down the famous Hogenakkal step-falls?
Krishna River
Cauvery River
Godavari River
Palar River
Explanation
The Cauvery River originates from the Brahmagiri hills at Talakaveri in Karnataka and forms the spectacular Hogenakkal Falls along the border grid before entering Tamil Nadu.
Q94
The institutional tracking dynamic called 'Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal' (MWDT) coordinates allocations primarily between which two riparian states?
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh and Odisha
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand
Explanation
The MWDT was established to resolve long-standing water allocation friction between Chhattisgarh (the upper catchment state) and Odisha (the lower delta state) regarding the Mahanadi river basin.
Q95
Which left-bank tributary of the Ganga river system has the historical reputation of generating the highly braided 'Diara' flood plains across the northern terrain of Malda and Murshidabad?
Kosi River
Mahananda River
Gandak River
Burhi Gandak
Explanation
The Mahananda River exhibits an aggressive meandering and seasonal braided layout in its lower plain trajectory, creating the distinct fertile yet hazard-prone alluvial 'Diara' landscapes of Malda and surrounding sectors.
Q96
The unique structural landscape called the 'Garra River fault align' represents a prominent tectonic tracking line feeding into which major North Indian river?
Yamuna River System
Ramganga River
Ghaghar Channel
Chambal Axis
Explanation
The Garra River, rising in the sub-Himalayan foothill segments, matches a structural fault layout that traces down to its confluence with the Ramganga River, a crucial left-bank tributary of the Ganga.
Q97
The famous multi-purpose project called 'Salal Dam' is structurally engineered across the path of which major antecedent Himalayan river?
Jhelum
Chenab
Indus
Ravi
Explanation
The Salal Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river power project constructed across the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir.
Q98
Which of the following east-flowing peninsular rivers features the prominent 'Ghataprabha' and 'Malaprabha' rivers as its significant right-bank tributaries?
Godavari
Krishna
Cauvery
Mahanadi
Explanation
The Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers originate in the Western Ghats of Karnataka and flow eastward to merge as right-bank tributaries into the Krishna river system.
Q99
The proposed 'Damanganga-Pinjal' river linking scheme intends to transfer surplus water primarily across which two states to fulfill domestic urban needs?
Gujarat and Rajasthan
Maharashtra and Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Karnataka and Goa
Explanation
The Damanganga-Pinjal link project is an inter-state river interlinking initiative between the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat to optimize urban water supplies.
Q100
Which of the following right-bank tributaries of the Ganga river system forms a famous confluence zone near Patna in Bihar?
Chambal
Son
Damodar
Yamuna
Explanation
The Son River originates from the Amarkantak Plateau and flows northwards to merge directly into the Ganga mainstream just a few kilometers upstream of Patna.