Drainage Systems and Rivers Quiz

What is the flow of water through well-defined channels called?

• River Basin

• Watershed

• Drainage

• Catchment Area

Which river is known as the 'sorrow of Bihar'?

• Ganga

• Yamuna

• Kosi

• Brahmaputra

What is the term used for the area drained by a river and its tributaries?

• Watershed

• Drainage basin

• Catchment area

• Flood plain

Which of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?

• Ganga

• Brahmaputra

• Narmada

• Mahanadi

What percentage of India's drainage area is oriented towards the Bay of Bengal?

• 50%

• 23%

• 77%

• 15%

Assertion (A): The Kosi river is notorious for frequently changing its course. Reason (R): The Kosi river brings a huge quantity of sediments from its upper reaches.

• Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true, but R is false.

• A is false, but R is true.

Assertion (A): The drainage pattern of a region depends only on the amount of water flowing. Reason (R): Drainage patterns are influenced by geological time period, rock structure, and slope.

• Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true, but R is false.

• A is false, but R is true.

Identify the odd one out:

• Dendritic

• Radial

• Centripetal

• Estuary

Identify the odd one out:

• Ganga

• Brahmaputra

• Narmada

• Krishna

Rivers originating from the Western Ghats generally flow towards the Bay of Bengal.