UPSC CSE Rivers & Water Bodies — practice questions
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Practice UPSC CSE Rivers & Water Bodies in the app →The 'Chilka lake region' lies in between the deltas of:River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it:Shyok is a tributary of:They do not form gorgesBy what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because:They have very large basinsThe Himalayan rivers are:By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are:The river basin which is called 'Ruhr of India' is:The longest river of peninsular India is :The highest waterfall in India is :In which state is Jog Falls located?Krishna Which of these rivers build a common delta? [CDS 2001]The Sivasamudram Falls is on :The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of [IAS 2009] .Wular lake of Kashmir is a :The second largest river basin in India is of the river:The second largest basin in Peninsular India is:Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because:A boatman on the northern plains sees rivers branching like a tree. This drainage pattern is:Rivers spread out in all directions from the Amarkantak range. The pattern is:A line separating one drainage basin from the next is the:What share of India's drainage area drains into the Bay of Bengal?Himalayan rivers flow all year because they are fed by rain and:A Bihar farmer dreads the river that keeps shifting its course, the sorrow of Bihar. It is the:In Tibet the Indus is called Singi Khamban, meaning:The Panjnad joining the Indus is made of the Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and:The Jhelum rises from a spring at Verinag and flows through Srinagar and which lake?Chandra and Bhaga join at Tandi to form which largest tributary of the Indus?The Satluj feeds the canal system of which project?At Devprayag the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda and the river is then called the:The Ganga enters the plains at:Which state has the longest stretch of the Ganga, 1,450 km?Once the sorrow of Bengal, which river was tamed by a multipurpose valley corporation?In southern Tibet the Brahmaputra is known as the:In Bangladesh, after the Tista joins, the Brahmaputra is called the:Which two major Peninsular rivers flow west instead of east?The Peninsular river called the Dakshin Ganga is the:The Krishna rises near Mahabaleshwar; its major tributaries are Koyna, Bhima and:The Narmada flows in a rift valley between the Satpura and the:The largest river system of Rajasthan west of the Aravali, ending in the Rann of Kuchchh, is the:A globe shows mostly blue. Water covers about what share of the earth's surface?Of all the water on earth, roughly how much is fresh water?India has about 16 per cent of the world's people. What share of the world's water resources does it have?How much water does India receive from precipitation in a year?India has about 10,360 rivers and tributaries longer than what length?Only 32 per cent of surface water can be used. What is the usable amount?The Ganga, Brahmaputra and Barak basins cover one third of India's area. What share of surface water do they hIndia's total replenishable groundwater is about how much?A tubewell farmer in Punjab pumps heavily. Which States use groundwater most intensively?Brackish lagoon water in Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal is used for what?Bhakra-Nangal, Hirakud and Nagarjuna Sagar are examples of what?Which sector uses about 89 per cent of India's surface water?Industry uses only 2 per cent of surface water. What share does the domestic sector use?In Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, what share of net sown area is irrigated?Wells and tubewells irrigate what share of Punjab's net irrigated area?Over-pumping groundwater in Rajasthan and Maharashtra has raised which contaminant?Which two rivers are named as the most polluted in India?The Central Pollution Control Board monitors water quality at how many stations?The Yamuna is most polluted between Delhi and which town?In which year was the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act passed?Which Central Government watershed project is executed by Gram Panchayats?Neeru-Meeru, meaning Water and You, is a water harvesting programme of which State?About what share of the planet's water is found in the oceans?Geographers divide the oceanic part of the earth into how many oceans?A major portion of the ocean floor lies how far below sea level?The shallowest part of the ocean, with an average gradient of 1 degree or less, is the:The very steep slope at which the continental shelf ends is called the:The average width of continental shelves is about:The largest continental shelf in the world, 1,500 km wide, is the:Massive sediments received by continental shelves become the source of:The gradient of the continental slope varies between:The flattest and smoothest regions of the world, 3,000 to 6,000 m deep, are the:How many oceanic deeps have been explored so far?Iceland is a part of which ocean-floor feature?Seamounts are of which origin?The best known submarine canyon in the world is the:A flat-topped seamount is called a:Low tropical islands of coral reefs surrounding a central depression are:The boundary zone of rapid temperature decrease with depth is the:The average surface temperature of the oceans is about:Salinity is the amount of salt in grams dissolved in how much seawater?Salinity of normal open ocean ranges between:The landlocked Red Sea has salinity as high as:The zone where salinity increases sharply with depth is the:The vertical motion of ocean water refers to:Because of the sun and moon, ocean water rises and falls how often each day?In a wave, what actually moves across the ocean surface?As a wave passes, the water particles travel in a:A wave breaks when the water depth becomes less than:Steep waves are usually:Wave amplitude is:Water movement caused by winds and pressure changes, rather than by the moon, is called a:Besides the pull of the moon and sun, which force helps create the two tidal bulges?The highest tides in the world, 15 to 16 m, occur in the:The most common tidal pattern, with two high and two low tides daily, is:Mixed tides, with varying heights, generally occur along the:Spring tides occur when the sun, moon and earth are:Spring tides occur how often?At neap tide, the sun and moon are positioned:The interval between spring tides and neap tides is normally:When the moon's orbit is closest to the earth, the position is called:The falling of water level between high tide and low tide is the:A 3 MW tidal power project is under way at Durgaduani in the:Large circular current systems in the ocean basins are called:Surface currents make up about what share of all ocean water?Cold currents are usually found on which coasts of continents in low and middle latitudes?About what share of the earth's surface is covered with water?Water is called a renewable resource because all of it moves within the:By 2025, nearly how many people are predicted to live in absolute water scarcity?The largest consumer of water is:Hydroelectric power contributes about what share of India's total electricity?Which first-century BC site near Allahabad had a water harvesting system channelling Ganga flood water?The tank at Hauz Khas, Delhi, built in the 14th century to supply Siri Fort, was constructed by:The Bhakra-Nangal project, used for hydel power and irrigation, lies in which river basin?The Hirakud project, integrating water conservation with flood control, is in the basin of the:Who proclaimed dams to be the temples of modern India?