Geography - Rivers in India Topics
Geography - Rivers in India
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Q111
The mega river linking canal alignment known as the 'Mahanadi-Godavari' link must be engineered parallel to which unique structural geomorphic coastline feature of eastern India?
The Western Ghats steep scrap lines
The East Coastal Plain and Eastern Ghats foothill baseline
The Deccan Trap internal concentric grabens
The Chota Nagpur high crystalline ranges
Explanation
The Mahanadi-Godavari link canal tracks along the inner margin of the East Coastal Plains, skirting the Eastern Ghats foothill baseline to achieve a controlled gravity-flow trajectory southwards without scaling high relief blocks.
Q112
Which of the following left-bank tributaries of the Krishna river system features the specialized 'Musi River', famous for carrying domestic urban drainage past the city of Hyderabad?
Bhima River
Musi River
Gataprabha Channel
Tungabhadra System
Explanation
The Musi River is a major left-bank tributary of the Krishna River system. It originates in the Ananthagiri Hills of Telangana, flows through Hyderabad, and merges into the Krishna River near Wazirabad.
Q113
The historic 'Salal Hydroelectric Project', built across the Chenab River in the Reasi district, is architecturally designated under which layout type?
High-head Storage Dam Complex
Run-of-the-river Hydroelectric Scheme
Subterranean Pumped Storage Array
Tidal Estuary Barrage Grid
Explanation
The Salal project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric scheme on the Chenab River, meaning it uses the natural flow and velocity of the water to generate power rather than massive long-term storage reservoirs.
Q114
Which of the following east-flowing peninsular river systems incorporates the 'Doni River' as a specialized local tributary draining the arid tracks of Bijapur?
Godavari System
Krishna River System
Cauvery Basin
Pennar Network
Explanation
The Doni River is a non-perennial, highly seasonal tributary that drains the semi-arid northern plains of Karnataka before connecting with the Krishna river architecture.
Q115
The 'Pamba-Achankovil-Vaippar' river link proposal encountered major structural disputes primarily over which baseline tracking index parameter?
The absolute tidal velocity variation scales
The verification of absolute water surplus metrics within the donor basins
The localized depth profile parameters of coastal shelf loops
The chemical salinity saturation index variations
Explanation
The dispute centers on water availability metrics. Kerala asserts that the Pamba and Achankovil rivers do not have surplus water yields as claimed by the National Water Development Agency (NWDA).
Q116
Which of the following highly specific left-bank tributaries of the Ganga river system has its entire drainage channel run completely within the geographical constraints of Uttar Pradesh?
Ramganga
Gomti
Gandak
Kosi
Explanation
The Gomti River originates near Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh from Gomat Taal, flows entirely across the plains of Uttar Pradesh, and merges into the Ganga mainstream near Ghazipur.
Q117
The structural landscape feature called 'Marble Rocks' near Jabalpur represents a profound fluvial geomorphic canyon sculpted by which river?
Tapi
Narmada
Mahanadi
Godavari
Explanation
The Narmada River cuts through a spectacular magnesium limestone or marble rock formation near Jabalpur, creating a narrow, deeply entrenched vertical gorge.
Q118
The Gomal River, tracking an aggressive path along the south-western tribal limits of the Indus drainage, receives which mountain stream as its primary left-bank tributary?
Kunar River
Zhob River
Swat River
Kurram Channel
Explanation
The Zhob River is the primary left-bank tributary of the Gomal River, joining it in the rugged arid terrains before the combined tracking path reaches the Indus mainstream.
Q119
The interlining track configuration known as the 'Mahanadi-Godavari' link requires its alignment mapping to skirt entirely below which major structural plateau block edge?
The Western Malwa Ridge
The Eastern Ghats and Chota Nagpur Plateau eastern margins
The Bundelkhand Granitic Core block
The Kathiawar Tectonic Horst
Explanation
To maintain a gravity-fed flow configuration without scaling heavy relief, the Mahanadi-Godavari link canal tracks along the coastal margins skirting below the Eastern Ghats and the eastern margin of the Chota Nagpur extension hills.
Q120
Which of the following left-bank tributaries of the Krishna river system incorporates the specialized 'Dindi River', draining parts of Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar?
Musi River
Dindi River
Paleru Channel
Munneru Loop
Explanation
The Dindi River is an important left-bank tributary of the Krishna River in Telangana, heavily tapped for irrigation before it reaches the core channel alignment loop.