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Geography - Rivers in India
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Q121
The structural tracking profile called the 'Gorging of Sukkur' is an epigenetic bedrock narrowing feature carved along the course of which major river system?
Ganga Basin Core
Indus River System
Brahmaputra Loop
Mahanadi Structural Trench
Explanation
The Indus River carves through hard Eocene limestone rocks at the Sukkur-Rohri gorge, creating an epigenetic structural narrowing that acts as the anchor foundation for major canal irrigation systems.
Q122
Which of the following streams is structurally designated as the largest right-bank tributary of the Mahanadi River, joining the mainstream near Sonepur?
Ib River
Tel River
Hasdeo River
Mand River
Explanation
The Tel River is the most significant right-bank tributary of the Mahanadi River. It rises in Nabarangpur district of Odisha and meets the mainstream just a few kilometers before Sonepur.
Q123
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.
Q124
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.
Q125
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.
Q126
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.
Q127
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.
Q128
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.
Q129
The structural geographic corridor known as the 'Gupis Gorge' is a deeply entrenched epigenetic feature carved along the alpine path of which mountain river system?
Jhelum Canyon
Indus River System (via Gilgit-Ghizar structural line)
Chenab Upper Valley
Ravi Mountain Track
Explanation
The Ghizar River (a major upper tributary of the Gilgit River within the larger Indus basin) carves through the rugged structural formations near Gupis, forming a narrow and sheer vertical rocky canyon.
Q130
Which of the following east-flowing peninsular rivers features the prominent 'Ib River' as a significant left-bank tributary, draining major mineral-rich sectors of Raigarh and Sundargarh?
Godavari
Mahanadi
Krishna
Subarnarekha
Explanation
The Ib River originates in Chhattisgarh, flows through the mineral and coal-rich tracks of Odisha, and directly enters the reservoir matrix of the Hirakud Dam on the Mahanadi River.