Rivers of India

What are the two main types of river systems in India?

• East and West rivers

• North and South rivers

• Monsoon and Winter rivers

• Himalayan (perennial) and Peninsular (seasonal)

True or False, Ganga is a Himalayan River

• True

• False

The river Ganga empties into which water body?

• Arabian Sea

• Indian Ocean

• Bay of Bengal

• Pacific Ocean

Which river is also known as Tsang Po?

• Narmada

• Brahmaputra

• Godavari

• Tapi

Which river starts in the Himalayas, ends in Arabian sea and flows through Pakistan?

• Narmada

• Ganga

• Indus

• Tapi

What is Narmada river also known as?

• Tapi

• Sindhu

• Reva

• Yamuna

Which river flows through the southern India states of Karnataka and Tamilnadu?

• Narmada

• Kaveri

• Ganga

• Mahanadi

Which peninsular river originates in Maharashtra and flows through Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?

• Godavari

• Kaveri

• Krishna

• Narmada

Which major river flows through and drains into Bay of Bengal in Odisha?

• Ganga

• Yamuna

• Mahanadi

• Godavari

Which Peninsular river is known as Dakshin Ganga (Ganga of the south)?

• Mahanadi

• Godavari

• Kaveri

• Narmada