CBSE CBSE Class 9 Geography CBSE Class 9 Social Science Class 9 Multiple Choice Questions Facebook Twitter Telegram WhatsApp MCQs of Geography Class 9 Chapter 3 Drainage MCQs Geography Chapter 3 Drainage MCQs Chapter 3 Drainage Geography Class 9 1 / 62 Which of the following is the result of concern over rising pollution in our rivers? Banning hydroelectric projects Various river action plans Rainwater harvesting None of the above 2 / 62 What is an upland that separates two drainage basins known as? Drainage basin Drainage system Water divide River system 3 / 62 Which of the following is not one of the causes of river pollution? Dumping of garbage Aquatic organisms and algae Discharge of untreated sewage Discharge of industrial effluents 4 / 62 Lakes are of great value to human beings. Which of the following statements about lakes given below is incorrect? Helps to regulate the flow of rivers It results in flooding Can be used for developing hydel power Enhances natural beauty 5 / 62 Which of the following waterfalls is made by the river Kaveri and is the second biggest waterfall in India? Jog Sivasamudram Dhuadhar Hundru 6 / 62 Which of the following rivers rises from a spring near Mahabaleshwar? Krishna Narmada Tungabhadra Purna 7 / 62 Which of these Peninsular rivers flows towards the west? Godavari Krishna Mahanadi Tapi 8 / 62 Which one of the following statements about the river Narmada is not true ? It flows through a rift valley It flows through a gorge near Jabalpur It plunges over steep rocks at the Dhuadhar falls Its tributaries are Tungabhadra and Musi 9 / 62 The Tungabhadra and the Koyna are tributaries of which of the following rivers? Godavari Krishna Kaveri Narmada 10 / 62 Sivasamudram, the second biggest waterfall of India is made by which river : Krishna Kaveri Godavari Mahanadi 11 / 62 In which of the following states are Nainital and Bhimtal located? Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand 12 / 62 Which of the following is an artificial lake located in Andhra Pradesh? Kolleru Nagarjuna Sagar Krishnaraja Sagar Vembanad 13 / 62 Which river in the following does not make a Delta? Narmada Kaveri Godavari Mahanadi 14 / 62 Which one of the following drainage patterns develops on a strongly jointed rocky terrain ? Radial Centrifugal Trellis Rectangular 15 / 62 Which of the following is the second longest river of Peninsular India? Godavari Krishna Kaveri Mahanadi 16 / 62 Which of the following is not a tributary of river Krishna? Tungabhadra Koyna Wardha Bhima 17 / 62 Meanders are formed in which one of the following courses of a river? Upper course Middle course Lower course Both upper and middle 18 / 62 Which of the two states does river Kaveri pass through ? Kerala and Karnataka Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Kerala and Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu 19 / 62 The drainage basin of which of the following rivers covers parts of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu? Godavari Krishna Kaveri Musi 20 / 62 The river Indus originates in : Nepal Bhutan Tibet Bangladesh 21 / 62 Which of the following is a famous lake of Srinagar in Kashmir? Sambhar Bhimtal Chilika Dal 22 / 62 Which type of lakes contain water only during the rainy season? Oxbow lakes Lagoons Lakes in basins of inland drainage Glacial lakes 23 / 62 Why have the river banks attracted settlers from ancient times? Water is a basic natural resource Rivers provide water for irrigation Rivers provide facilities for inland navigation All the above 24 / 62 Which is the longest river of Peninsular Plateau? River Narmada River Tapi River Krishna River Godavari 25 / 62 Which of the following types of lakes is formed due to river action? Saltwater lakes Glacial lakes Oxbow lakes Lagoons 26 / 62 Which of the following rivers originates from the Hazaribagh plateau of Chhota Nagpur region and flows eastwards? Amravati Bhima Ghatprabha Damodar 27 / 62 Which among the following tributaries of Ganga came from the peninsular uplands ? Gandak Kosi Ghaghara Son 28 / 62 Which one of the following cities of India is not located on a river bank? Haridwar Allahabad Shillong Varanasi 29 / 62 What is an area drained by a single river system called? Drainage basin Water divide Drainage Doab 30 / 62 Which one of the following is a southern tributary of the Ganga? Ghaggar Son Gomti Gandak 31 / 62 Which of the following cities is located at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna ? Kanpur Delhi Patna Allahabad 32 / 62 Which of the following is not a tributary of Godavari? Purna Wardha Wainganga Lohit 33 / 62 In which of the following states is Sambhar Lake situated ? Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Bihar Jammu and Kashmir 34 / 62 Which kind of a drainage pattern is formed when tributaries join rivers at almost right angles ? Dendritic drainage Trellis drainage Rectangular drainage Radial drainage 35 / 62 Which one of the following rivers flows towards the west in a rift valley? Godavari Narmada Kaveri Krishna 36 / 62 Which one of the following lakes differs from the rest in the group? The Dal lake The Nainital Lake The Guru Gobinda Sagar The Bhimtal Lake 37 / 62 The River Mahanadi rises from which one of the following states ? Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Jharkhand West Bengal 38 / 62 At which place do the Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and the Jhelum rivers goin together with Indus ? Ambala Mithankot Pathankot Haridwar 39 / 62 Which one of the following drainage patterns does the Ganga river form? The Trellis Pattern The Radial Pattern The Dendritic Pattern The Rectangular Pattern 40 / 62 Which of the following rivers rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra? Mahanadi Narmada Godavari Koyna 41 / 62 Which is the largest river of Peninsular Plateau? River Narmada River Tapi River Krishna River Godavari 42 / 62 Which one of the following is not a lake created by human beings? Gobind Sagar Nizam Sagar Barapani Hirakud 43 / 62 Which is the largest freshwater lake in India? Wular Lake Dal Lake Bhimtal Nainital 44 / 62 Which one of the following rivers has the largest drainage pattern in India? The Indus The Ganga The Brahamaputra The Mahanadi 45 / 62 Which of the following rivers is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga’? The Godavari The Narmada The Krishna The Kaveri 46 / 62 Which one of the following lakes is a saltwater lake? Wular Lake Sambhar Lake Barapani Lake Dal Lake 47 / 62 The Brahmaputra (Tsangpo) river rises in : Sikkim Tibet Bhutan Nepal 48 / 62 Which of the following lake is a lagoon in the coastal region of Orissa? Bhimtal Barapani Chilika Hirakud 49 / 62 Which river of peninsular India is the longest? Kaveri Godavari Mahanadi Krishna 50 / 62 Alaknanda and Bhagirathi converge to be called as Ganga at : Haridwar Kedarnath Badrinath Devprayag 51 / 62 Which of the following describes drainage patterns resembling branches of a tree? Radial Centrifugal Dendritic Trellis 52 / 62 Which of the following lakes is formed as a result of tectonic activity? Wular Lake Kolleru Lake Loktak Lake Dal Lake 53 / 62 What is the name of the Brahamputra river in Bangladesh? Jamuna Dibang Lohit Ravi 54 / 62 Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river system ? Ambala Nainital Haridwar Allahabad 55 / 62 The Wainganga and the Penganga are tributaries of which of the following rivers? The Mahanadi The Narmada The Godavari The Krishna 56 / 62 Which of the following affects the self-cleansing capacity of the river? Aquatic organisms Drawing of water for irrigation Hydroelectricity generation Pollution 57 / 62 The Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are the tributaries of which of the following rivers? Wainganga Bhima Krishna Kaveri 58 / 62 Which one of the following is not a tributary of the River Ganga? Yamuna Beas Ghaghra Kosi 59 / 62 Which of the following states is not drained by the Godavari river? Maharashtra Orissa Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh 60 / 62 Which one of the following freshwater lakes is the largest? Wular Loktak Nainital Dal 61 / 62 Which of the following rivers rises in the highlands of Chhattisgarh? Mahanadi Godavari Chambal Damodar 62 / 62 Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Godavari? Purna Ghatprabha Wardha Pranhita Your score isThe average score is 64% 0% Restart quiz
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