WorksheetsDrainage part 2 class 9 MCQ
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
The main water divide in Peninsular India is formed by the (a) , which runs from north to south close to the western coast
Most of the major rivers of the Peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri flow eastwards and drain into the
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
None
The Narmada and the Tapi are the only long rivers, which flow west and make
Delta
Distributaries
Esturies
None of these
The Narmada rises in the Amarkantak hills in .................
Maharashtra
Orissa
Madhya Pradesh.
None of these
The ‘Dhuadhar falls’ is made by the river................. that plunges over steep rocks.
Mahanadi
Narmada
Tapi
Godavari
The Narmada basin covers parts of ...............................
Maharashtra and gujarat
Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
none
The Tapi rises in the................ ranges, in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh
Himalayas
Maikal
Satpura
Mahabaleshwar
The ....................... is the largest Peninsular river. It rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra
Mahanadi
Narmada
Godavari
Krishna
Which of the peninsular rivers is called the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
The Tapi
The Mahanadi
The narmada
The Godavari
The drainage basin of the Mahanadi is not shared by...
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Jharkhand
The length of the river Mahanadi is about .................
560 km
660 km
760 km
860 km
Rising from a spring near .................., the Krishna flows for about 1400 km and reaches the Bay of Bengal.
Ankeleshwar
Mahabaleshwar
Gangotri
Yamunotri
The Tungabhadra, the Koyana, the Ghatprabha, the Musi and the Bhima are tributaries of .................
Narmada
Godavari
Krishna
Kaveri
Drainage basin of Krishna river is not shared by ...................
Tamilnadu
Maharasthra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
The Wainganga and the Penganga are tributaries of which of the following rivers?
(a) The Mahanadi
(b) The Narmada
(c) The Godavari
(d) The Krishna
The ................ rises in the Brahmagiri range of the Western Ghats.
Kaveri
Krishna
Mahanadi
Godavari
Which river reaches the Bay of Bengal in south of Cuddalore, in Tamil Nadu.
Narmada
Tapi
Krishna
Kaveri
Main tributaries of ................ river are Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini.
Krishna
Kaveri
Narmada
Godavari
The river Kaveri makes the second biggest waterfall in India, known as
Dhuadhar
Sivasamudram
None of these
The hydroelectric power generated from the ................. falls is supplied to Mysore, Bangalore and the Kolar Gold Field.
Dhuadhar
Shivasamudram
Kunchikal
None
