Geography - Rivers in India Topics
Geography - Rivers in India
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Q11
The 'National River Linking Project' (NRLP) of India is structurally managed under which apex organizational components framework?
Central Pollution Control Board
National Water Development Agency (NWDA)
Geological Survey of India
Inland Waterways Authority of India
Explanation
The National Water Development Agency (NWDA), functioning under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, is responsible for conducting feasibility studies and coordinating the Interlinking of Rivers program.
Q12
Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga river system originates from the Amarkantak plateau of central India, representing a classic south-to-north drainage course?
Yamuna
Son
Gandak
Ghaghara
Explanation
The Son River originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, flows north-northeast through Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, and joins the Ganga near Patna as a major right-bank tributary.
Q13
The hydro-electric tracking dynamic called Shivanasamudra Falls is situated on which south Indian river layout?
Krishna
Cauvery
Periyar
Pennar
Explanation
The Shivanasamudra Falls is formed by the Cauvery River in Karnataka and is home to one of India's oldest operational hydroelectric power stations, commissioned in 1902.
Q14
The proposed 'Polavaram Project' serves as an integral part of which major river interlinking component pathway in southern India?
Mahanadi and Godavari Link
Godavari and Krishna Link
Krishna and Pennar Link
Pennar and Cauvery Link
Explanation
The Polavaram multi-purpose project on the Godavari River enables the Godavari-Krishna link, allowing surplus water from the Godavari basin to be transferred southwestward to the water-deficit Krishna basin.
Q15
Which of the following tributaries of the Indus system does not physically originate inside the sovereign borders of India?
Ravi
Sutlej
Beas
Chenab
Explanation
The Sutlej River originates from the Rakshasthal lake near Mount Kailash in Tibet, before entering India through the Shipki La pass in Himachal Pradesh.
Q16
The Jog Falls, also known as Gerosoppa Falls, is generated by which specific river tracking through Karnataka?
Netravati
Sharavati
Kallada
Bharathapuzha
Explanation
The Jog Falls is created by the Sharavati River dropping vertically from a height of 253 meters in the Western Ghats region of Shimoga district, Karnataka.
Q17
The seasonal flow variation parameter called 'River Regime' exhibits a highly balanced, perennial profile for which of the following river groups?
Krishna and Godavari
Ganga and Indus
Narmada and Tapi
Pennar and Palar
Explanation
Himalayan rivers like the Ganga and Indus display perennial river regimes because they are supplied by both glacial meltwater during summer months and convective monsoon precipitation during autumn.
Q18
Which of the following structural rift structures guides the tectonic alignment of the Damodar River basin across the Chota Nagpur Plateau?
The Deccan Basaltic Graben
The Gondwana Graben / Rift Valley
The Malda Tectonic Trench
The Palghat Structural Chasm
Explanation
The Damodar River flows through a distinct structural rift valley formed by down-faulting along the Chota Nagpur Plateau margin, mirroring the structural setups of the Narmada and Tapi rift tracks.
Q19
The grand river diversion project called the 'Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga' (MSTG) link handles surplus water primarily sourced from which macro-regional drainage system?
The Indus River Basin
The Brahmaputra System
The Mahanadi Basin Core
The Godavari Estuary Channels
Explanation
The proposed MSTG link is a major component of the Himalayan rivers development project designed to divert surplus water from the Brahmaputra system tributaries westwards into the Ganga basin.
Q20
Which of the following right-bank tributaries of the Yamuna River rises from the Vindhyan Range but does not flow through the state of Rajasthan?
Chambal
Betwa
Banas
Kali Sindh
Explanation
The Betwa River originates in the Vindhyan Range of Madhya Pradesh, flows northeast through MP and Uttar Pradesh, and joins the Yamuna near Hamirpur without intersecting Rajasthan, unlike the Chambal.