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UPSC CDS Rivers & Water Bodies — practice questions — page 7

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Which two long peninsular rivers flow west and make estuaries?Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada rises in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada flows west through a rift valley formed by:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest peninsular river, also called the Dakshin Ganga, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Godavari rises in which district of Maharashtra?Read the answer and worked solution →The Krishna rises from a spring near:Read the answer and worked solution →The Kaveri reaches the Bay of Bengal south of:Read the answer and worked solution →The second biggest waterfall in India, made by the Kaveri, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest freshwater lake in India, formed by tectonic activity, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sambhar lake in Rajasthan is a seasonal lake whose water is used for producing:Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganga Action Plan, India's first river cleaning programme, was launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the east-flowing riversRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Himalayan riversRead the answer and worked solution →Run to the river sourcesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the river featuresRead the answer and worked solution →Himalayan or peninsularRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the tributariesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Drainage bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Himalayas form an arc covering a distance of about:Read the answer and worked solution →The northern-most Himalayan range, with an average height of 6,000 metres, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The core of the Great Himalayas is composed of:Read the answer and worked solution →The longest and most important range of the lesser Himalaya is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Longitudinal valleys between the lesser Himalaya and the Shiwaliks are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The part of the Himalayas between the Satluj and Kali rivers is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Northern Plain spreads over an area of about:Read the answer and worked solution →Majuli, the largest inhabited riverine island in the world, lies in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The narrow 8 to 16 km belt of pebbles along the Shiwalik foothills where streams disappear is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The wet, swampy region south of the bhabar is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Older alluvium forming a terrace above the floodplains is called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which two long peninsular rivers flow west and make estuaries?

  1. Damodar and Son
  2. Narmada and Tapi
  3. Krishna and Kaveri
  4. Godavari and Mahanadi
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Correct answer: B. Narmada and Tapi

1. Most peninsular rivers flow east to the Bay of Bengal. 2. The Narmada and Tapi flow west. 3. They form estuaries, not deltas. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 3, Drainage._

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The Narmada rises in the:

  1. Western Ghats
  2. Brahmagri range
  3. Amarkantak hills
  4. Satpura ranges
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Correct answer: C. Amarkantak hills

1. The hills are in Madhya Pradesh. 2. The Narmada rises at Amarkantak. 3. The Tapi rises in the Satpuras. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 3, Drainage._

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The Narmada flows west through a rift valley formed by:

  1. Folding
  2. Glaciation
  3. Deposition
  4. Faulting
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Correct answer: D. Faulting

1. The Marble Rocks are near Jabalpur. 2. Faulting created the rift valley. 3. Tributaries join it at right angles. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 3, Drainage._

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