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Geography - Rivers in India
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Q71
The ' Mahanadi-Godavari' link proposal involves transferring water across state boundaries. Which two sovereign state states are primary stakeholders in coordinating this track?
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Gujarat and Rajasthan
Explanation
The Mahanadi-Godavari link involves transferring water from the Manibhadra reservoir on the Mahanadi in Odisha to the Godavari basin in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana.
Q72
Which of the following peninsular river basins features the specialized 'Mula' and 'Mutha' rivers, which converge inside Pune city?
Godavari Basin
Krishna Basin
Mahanadi Channel Strip
Narmada Rift Valley
Explanation
The Mula and Mutha rivers meet in Pune to form the Mula-Mutha river, which later flows into the Bhima River, a primary tributary of the Krishna river system.
Q73
The massive 'Indira Gandhi Canal', which transformed the agricultural landscape of western Rajasthan, draws its water primarily from the confluence of which two Himalayan rivers?
Indus and Jhelum
Sutlej and Beas
Ravi and Chenab
Ganga and Yamuna
Explanation
The Indira Gandhi Canal originates from the Harike Barrage in Punjab, located at the structural confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers, channeling water to the arid Thar desert.
Q74
Which of the following streams is structurally classified as the longest right-bank tributary of the Godavari River, rising from the Ajanta Range?
Pranhita
Manjra
Indravati
Sabari
Explanation
The Manjra (or Manjira) River originates in the Balaghat/Ajanta ranges of Maharashtra, flows through Karnataka and Telangana, and serves as the most critical right-bank drainage feeder to the Godavari.
Q75
The proposed 'Sankosh-Tista-Ganga' canal track requires construction across the sub-surface foothills of which unique physiographic layout?
The Bundelkhand Crystalline Craton
The Duars and Terai foothill zones
The Malwa Basaltic Plateau slopes
The Shevaroy Granitic hills structure
Explanation
The Sankosh-Tista-Ganga link involves channeling heavy water discharges through the structural sub-Himalayan Duars or Terai foothill zones of West Bengal and Assam.
Q76
Which of the following left-bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra system drains the famous Ukhiam valley and forms a boundary loop between Assam and Meghalaya?
Dhansiri
Kulsi
Kopili
Burhi Dihing
Explanation
The Kulsi River (known as Khri in Meghalaya) flows through the scenic Ukhiam confluence zone, separating segments of Kamrup (Assam) and West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) before joining the Brahmaputra.
Q77
The 'Nethravathi River', which carves a high-velocity west-flowing track into the Arabian Sea, serves as the primary freshwater life-line for which industrial coastal node?
Kochi Port Zone
Mangaluru Coastal Node
Karwar Naval Base
Ratnagiri Mining Strip
Explanation
The Netravati River originates in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, flows westward past the pilgrimage town of Dharmasthala, and serves as the core municipal and industrial water source for Mangaluru city.
Q78
Under the National River Linking Project layout, which specific link canal represents the longest proposed artificial diversion track inside the Peninsular development group?
Ken-Betwa Channel
Mahanadi-Godavari Link Canal
Damanganga-Pinjal Conduits
Par-Tapi-Narmada Loop
Explanation
The Mahanadi-Godavari link canal is structurally designated as one of the longest routes in the peninsular grid, mapping hundreds of kilometers along the east coast to transfer water southwards.
Q79
The geographic phenomenon of a 'River Capture' or stream piracy is historically documented near the Attock gorge along the dynamic flow course of which major river system?
Ganga Alluvial System
Indus River System
Cauvery Deltaic Loops
Mahanadi Structural Trench
Explanation
The Indus River system near Attock exhibits textbook structural evidences of historical river captures and stream piracy, driven by aggressive headward erosion of alpine tributaries during tectonic shifts.
Q80
Which of the following highly specialized peninsular streams rises near the Mool Sagar oasis in Rajasthan and flows entirely inside the structural rain-shadow tracks of the Aravallis?
Sabarmati
Banas River
Mahi Channel
Luni Trench
Explanation
The Banas River originates in the Khamnor hills of the Aravalli Range near Rajsamand, serving as a completely rain-fed tributary that drains the interior semi-arid Mewar plains before joining the Chambal.