MCQs of Chapter 3 Drainage

The Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are the tributaries of which of the following rivers?

Which one of the following drainage patterns does the Ganga river form?

What is an upland that separates two drainage basins known as?

Which of the following is a famous lake of Srinagar in Kashmir?

In which of the following states are Nainital and Bhimtal located?

The Wainganga and the Penganga are tributaries of which of the following rivers?

What is an area drained by a single river system called?

Which among the following tributaries of Ganga came from the peninsular uplands ?

In which of the following states is Sambhar Lake situated ?

At which place do the Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and the Jhelum rivers goin together with Indus ?

Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?

The River Mahanadi rises from which one of the following states ?

Alaknanda and Bhagirathi converge to be called as Ganga at : 

Why have the river banks attracted settlers from ancient times?

Which type of lakes contain water only during the rainy season?

Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river system ?

What is the name of the Brahamputra river in Bangladesh?

Which one of the following statements about the river Narmada is not true ?

Which of the following is not one of the causes of river pollution?

Which kind of a drainage pattern is formed when tributaries join rivers at almost right angles ?

Which one of the following drainage patterns develops on a strongly jointed rocky terrain ?

Which river in the following does not make a Delta? 

Lakes are of great value to human beings. Which of the following statements about lakes given below is incorrect?

Which one of the following is not a tributary of the River Ganga?

Which one of the following cities of India is not located on a river bank?

Which of the following is an artificial lake located in Andhra Pradesh?

Which of these Peninsular rivers flows towards the west?

Which of the following is not a tributary of river Krishna?

Which of the following rivers originates from the Hazaribagh plateau of Chhota Nagpur region and flows eastwards?

Which of the following types of lakes is formed due to river action?

Which one of the following rivers has the largest drainage pattern in India? 

Which is the longest river of Peninsular Plateau?

Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Godavari?

Which of the following is not a tributary of Godavari?

Which of the following states is not drained by the Godavari river?

The Brahmaputra (Tsangpo) river rises in :

Which one of the following is a southern tributary of the Ganga?

Which of the following rivers rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra?

Which of the following lakes is formed as a result of tectonic activity?

Which of the following waterfalls is made by the river Kaveri and is the second biggest waterfall in India?

Which is the largest river of Peninsular Plateau?

Which of the following lake is a lagoon in the coastal region of Orissa?

Which one of the following lakes is a saltwater lake?

The river Indus originates in :

Which of the following is the second longest river of Peninsular India?

Sivasamudram, the second biggest waterfall of India is made by which river :

Which one of the following freshwater lakes is the largest?

Which one of the following lakes differs from the rest in the group? 

Which of the following rivers is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?

The Tungabhadra and the Koyna are tributaries of which of the following rivers?

Which of the following rivers rises from a spring near Mahabaleshwar?

Which one of the following rivers flows towards the west in a rift valley? 

Which of the following describes drainage patterns resembling branches of a tree?

Which of the following is the result of concern over rising pollution in our rivers?

Which of the two states does river Kaveri pass through ?

Which of the following rivers rises in the highlands of Chhattisgarh?

Which of the following affects the self-cleansing capacity of the river?

Which of the following cities is located at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna ?

Which one of the following is not a lake created by human beings?

Which river of peninsular India is the longest? 

The drainage basin of which of the following rivers covers parts of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu?

Meanders are formed in which one of the following courses of a river?