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Geography - Rivers in India
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Q131
The 'Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga' (MSTG) link system encounters its primary structural engineering challenge when handling the seasonal discharge variance of which high-energy donor basin?
The Indus Catchment Axis
The Brahmaputra Sub-basin Network
The Tapi Structural Graben
The Pennar Littoral Track
Explanation
The MSTG canal project is designed to route heavy floods and seasonal surpluses from the Brahmaputra system westward. Managing the massive, flash-prone summer monsoon discharges of these fast-flowing Himalayan channels is highly complex.
Q132
Which of the following tributaries of the Indus system originates near the famous Rohtang Pass in the Pir Panjal range and flows entirely within the sovereign boundaries of India?
Sutlej
Beas
Chenab
Jhelum
Explanation
The Beas River originates at Beas Kund near the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh and merges with the Sutlej River at Harike in Punjab, completing its entire tracking course within India.
Q133
The hydro-electric project called 'Almatti Dam' is a major structural storage facility constructed on the path of which east-flowing peninsular river?
Godavari
Krishna
Cauvery
Mahanadi
Explanation
The Almatti Dam is a major dam project constructed across the Krishna River in northern Karnataka, functioning as the main reservoir for the Upper Krishna Project irrigation grid.
Q134
The 'Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal' (NWDT) was structurally mandated to orchestrate water resource allocations among which group of peninsular states?
Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha
Explanation
The NWDT was constituted to adjudicate the sharing of Narmada waters among the riparian and beneficiary states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.
Q135
Which left-bank tributary of the Ganga system features the specialized 'Mechi River' as its major boundary component separating India from Nepal?
Kosi Core
Mahananda System
Gandak Network
Bagmati Branch
Explanation
The Mechi River originates in Nepal, forms the international boundary line between India and Nepal, and subsequently flows into the Mahananda River system, which is a major left-bank tributary of the Ganga.
Q136
The unique geomorphic phenomenon called 'Khadir and Bhangar soil terrace loops' is an alluvial structural layout heavily defined along the course of which major river?
The Luni Track
The Yamuna River
The Tapi Rift Floor
The Netravati Basin
Explanation
The seasonal flow and massive silt deposits of the Yamuna River (and the broader Indo-Gangetic network) heavily carve the landscape into older alluvium terraces (Bhangar) and newer low-lying floodplains (Khadir).
Q137
The famous 'Gorge of Attock' represents a prominent bedrock incision landscape where which major Himalayan river cuts through the Hindu Kush foothills?
Jhelum Core
Indus River
Chenab Valley
Sutlej Channel
Explanation
The Indus River cuts a deep, narrow gorge through the slate and limestone hills near Attock, right after receiving the Kabul River on its right bank.
Q138
Which of the following east-flowing peninsular rivers features the specialized 'Hasdeo' and 'Mand' streams as its major left-bank tributaries?
Godavari
Mahanadi
Krishna
Cauvery
Explanation
The Hasdeo and Mand rivers originate in Chhattisgarh and flow southwards to merge as critical left-bank tributaries into the Mahanadi River basin.
Q139
The proposed 'Mahanadi-Godavari' link canal system intends to transfer surplus water from the Manibhadra reservoir. What is the baseline technological challenge encountered during its high-discharge alignment mapping?
Crossing the high altitudinal structural fault lines of the Satpura block
Traversing through heavily dissected, dense coastal river deltas and deltaic plains
Scaling the hard crystalline granitic formations of the Bundelkhand ridge
Navigating through hyper-arid shifting barchan sand dune fields
Explanation
The primary engineering hurdle involves routing a massive volume canal across multiple deltaic channels and coastal delta plains of Odisha, requiring extensive siphons, aqueducts, and balancing barrages.
Q140
Which of the following tributaries of the Indus system is formed by the structural convergence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi in Himachal Pradesh?
Jhelum
Chenab
Ravi
Beas
Explanation
The Chenab River is known as the Chandrabhaga in Himachal Pradesh, created by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga streams flowing down opposite sides of the Baralacha La pass.