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Indian Rivers Quiz: 10 Geography Questions with Answers

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Rivers are a favourite topic in geography papers. Test yourself on India's great rivers and dams.

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1Which is the longest river flowing in India?

  1. Ganga
  2. Yamuna
  3. Narmada
  4. Godavari
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Answer: A. Ganga. The Ganga flows about 2,500 km through India.

2The Ganga begins as the Bhagirathi from which glacier?

  1. Zemu
  2. Siachen
  3. Gangotri
  4. Yamunotri
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Answer: C. Gangotri. The Bhagirathi starts at Gaumukh at the snout of the Gangotri glacier.

3The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river?

  1. Narmada
  2. Mahi
  3. Tapi
  4. Sabarmati
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Answer: A. Narmada. Sardar Sarovar, in Gujarat, is on the Narmada.

4Which of these rivers flows west into the Arabian Sea?

  1. Narmada
  2. Krishna
  3. Godavari
  4. Mahanadi
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Answer: A. Narmada. The Narmada flows west through a rift valley into the Arabian Sea.

5The Hirakud Dam is built on which river?

  1. Krishna
  2. Sutlej
  3. Damodar
  4. Mahanadi
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Answer: D. Mahanadi. Hirakud, in Odisha, is on the Mahanadi.

6The Bhakra Nangal Dam is on which river?

  1. Beas
  2. Chenab
  3. Ravi
  4. Sutlej
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Answer: D. Sutlej. Bhakra Nangal is on the Sutlej, on the Himachal and Punjab border.

7The Brahmaputra enters India in which state?

  1. Meghalaya
  2. Sikkim
  3. Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Assam
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Answer: C. Arunachal Pradesh. It enters India in Arunachal Pradesh, where it is called the Siang.

8The Sundarbans delta is formed by:

  1. Narmada and Tapi
  2. Indus and Sutlej
  3. Ganga and Brahmaputra
  4. Krishna and Godavari
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Answer: C. Ganga and Brahmaputra. The Ganga and Brahmaputra form the world's largest delta, shared by India and Bangladesh.

9The Kaveri river flows mainly through:

  1. Gujarat and Rajasthan
  2. Kerala and Goa
  3. Odisha and Bihar
  4. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
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Answer: D. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri rises in Karnataka and flows through Tamil Nadu to the Bay of Bengal.

10The Yamuna begins at:

  1. Gangotri
  2. Yamunotri
  3. Kedarnath
  4. Mansarovar
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Answer: B. Yamunotri. The Yamuna begins at the Yamunotri glacier in Uttarakhand.
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