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Rivers

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ________________ is the starting point of the river.

a)

source

b)

triutaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

2.

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

3.

The place where the river pours (THROWS UP) into the ocean or large lake is called the ___________.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

4.
"I am a smaller river joining a larger river" What am I?
a)
Confluence
b)
Tributary 
c)
Drainage Basin
d)
Watershed
5.

Which is NOT a source of rivers?

a)

natural spring

b)

melted ice and snow

c)

rain water

d)

volcano

6.

Tick TWO helpful ways to protect your local river.

a)

Put rubbish in the correct bins.

b)

Throw trash into the rivers.

c)

Pull oil and grease into the sink.

d)

Turn off tap when you are not using.

7.

What is a river?

a)

water that flows all the time in basin

b)

a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

c)

a continuous body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface.

d)

Falling water from mountains

8.

Many rivers, villages, towns and cities were built near rivers so that people could make use of the water.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I have no idea.

9.

Rivers are polluted by the following things.

a)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

chemical waste from factories.

c)

Untreated sewage from homes, schools and factories.

10.
Where would you find a waterfall?
a)
Upper course
b)
Middle Course
c)
Lower Course
11.

The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________

a)

drainage basin

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

source

12.
What are three things that rivers do naturally?
a)
a.erode, transport, and deposit
b)
b. dissolve, precipitate, sublime
c)
c. evaporate, percolate, infiltrate
d)
d.none of these
13.
 Deposition is a process that
a)
Dissolves sediment
b)
Breaks down rock to form sediment
c)
Removes sediment from land forms
d)
Drops sediment to form landforms
14.

What landform can you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Meander

d)

Ox-bow lake

15.

The Indus River is located in ______________.

a)

Russia

b)

Pakistan

c)

Your Backyard

16.

The ___________ River is a holy river to the people of the Hindu faith.

a)

Ganges

b)

Mississippi

c)

Yellow

17.

Which is the longest river in India ?

a)

Brahmaputra

b)

Ganga

c)

Narmada

d)

Krishna

18.

Rivers that have water throughout the year are called_______________.

a)

Seasonal river

b)

Perennial river

c)

Biennial river

d)

none of these

19.

The rivers of South India are formed by____________.

a)

melting snow

b)

valleys

c)

rainwater

d)

none of these

20.

The longest river in the world is _________________.

a)

Ganga

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Nile

d)

Indus

21.

A triangle-shaped landform formed where a river flows into the sea is called____________.

a)

Island

b)

Tributary

c)

Delta

d)

Distributary

22.

The channel into which a main river breaks up are called as _____________.

a)

Tributary

b)

Passes

c)

Distributary

d)

perennial

23.

A long stream of water that ultimately flows into the sea is called a ____________.

a)

plain

b)

valley

c)

river

d)

glacier

24.

The largest delta in the world are formed by ___________

a)

Yamuna and Ganga

b)

Krishna and Brahmaputra

c)

Ganga and Brahmaputra

d)

Narmada and Godavari

25.

Which river is called as the sorrow of Orissa?

a)

Thungabadra

b)

Periyar

c)

Yamuna

d)

Mahanadi

26.

Which of the following river does not originates from India?

a)

Ganga

b)

Yamuna

c)

Chambal

d)

Brahmaputra

27.

Which of the following river is named as Dakshin Ganga?

a)

Mahanadi

b)

Krishan

c)

Godavari

d)

Cauvery

28.

Tapti river is in

a)

Satpura Range

b)

Vidhyachal range

c)

Western Ghats

d)

Eastern Ghats

29.

Which of the following river originates as well as ends in the territory of India?

a)

Brahmaputra

b)

Indus

c)

Kosi

d)

Chambal

30.

At which place Alaknanda and Bhagirathi meet and take the name Ganga?

a)

Devprayag

b)

Allahabad

c)

Haridwar

d)

Rishikesh

31.

The river Ganga originates from:

a)

Mansarovar Lake in Tibet

b)

Verinag stream in Jammu and Kashmir

c)

Beas Kund near Rohtang passes in Himachal Pradesh

d)

Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh

32.

Which tributary of the Ganga River popularly known as 'Sorrow of Bihar'?

a)

Gandak

b)

Ghaghara

c)

Kosi

d)

Kali

33.

Which of the following is not left bank tributary of River Ganga?

a)

Ramganga

b)

Kosi

c)

Mahananda

d)

Son

34.

River Ganga flows through which country or countries?

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Nepal

d)

Both a and b

35.

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

a)

East and West rivers

b)

North and South rivers

c)

Monsoon and Winter rivers

d)

Himalayan (perennial) and Peninsular (seasonal)

36.

True or False, Ganga is a Himalayan River

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The river Ganga empties into which water body?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Pacific Ocean

38.

Which river is also known as Tsang Po?

a)

Narmada

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Godavari

d)

Tapi

39.

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

a)

Narmada

b)

Ganga

c)

Indus

d)

Tapi

40.

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

a)

Narmada

b)

Kaveri

c)

Ganga

d)

Mahanadi

41.

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

a)

Godavari

b)

Kaveri

c)

Krishna

d)

Narmada

42.

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

a)

Ganga

b)

Yamuna

c)

Mahanadi

d)

Godavari

43.

Rivers originating from glaciers and having water throughout a year

a)

Perennial

b)

Non-perennial

44.

The river originates in Karnataka and flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

a)

Mahamadi

b)

Kaveri

45.

Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh

a)

Narmada

b)

Mahanadi

46.

Origin of Ganga

a)

Gangotri glacier in Gomukh

b)

Yamunotri glacier

47.

Tributaries of Ganga

a)

Kabini, Bhavani, Amaravati

b)

Son, Kosi, Gandak, Yamuna, Mahananda

48.

Sardar Sarovar Project has been constructed on

a)

Narmada

b)

Kaveri

c)

Mahanadi

49.

Panjnad refers to

a)

Son, Kosi, Gandak, Ghaghara, Mahananda

b)

Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj, Beas

50.

This river flows through Satpura and Vindhyan range

a)

Mahanadi

b)

Ganga

c)

Narmada

51.

_______________ is the tributary of river Ganga.

a)

River Narmada

b)

River Sabarmati

c)

River Yamuna

52.
____________ is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
a)
Subcontinent
b)
Peninsula
c)
Mount Everest
d)
Summer Monsoon
53.
The ___________ borders India on its east coast.
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Pacific Ocean
54.

In India which is the most sacred river

a)

Yamuna

b)

Godavari

c)

Ganga

55.

Though which of the countries ganga does not flow

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Nepal

56.

Where does the Indus river end? or Where is the mouth of the Indus river?

a)

Mansarovar Lake

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Arabian sea

57.

The river Indus flows from the state of –

a)

Punjab

b)

Haryana

c)

Jammu and Kashmir

58.

Indian rivers can be divided into this many types

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

59.

The Himalayan systems has this many main rivers

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

60.

The Himalayan rivers are

a)

NON PERENNIAL

b)

PERENNIAL

c)

MUDDY

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