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DRAINAGE

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following lakes is a saltwater lake?

a)

Wular Lake

b)

Sambhar Lake

c)

Barapani Lake

d)

Dal Lake

2.

What is an upland that separates two drainage basins known as?

a)

Drainage basin

b)

Drainage system

c)

Water divide

d)

River

3.

Which of these is a freshwater lake of India?

a)

Sambhar

b)

Wular

c)

Chilika

d)

Pulicat

4.

Which is the longest river of Peninsular Plateau?

a)

River Narmada

b)

River Tapi

c)

River Krishna

d)

River Godavari

5.

Which one of the following rivers has the largest drainage pattern in India?

a)

The Indus

b)

The Ganga

c)

The Brahamaputra

d)

The Mahanadi

6.

Alaknanda and Bhagirathi converge to be called as Ganga at :

a)

Haridwar

b)

Kedarnath

c)

Badrinath

d)

Devprayag

7.
Which one of the following does not originate for the Himalayas?
a)
Indus
b)
Chambal
c)
Brahmaputra
d)
Ganga
8.
Which one is not a part of Indus river system?
a)
Satluj
b)
Jhelum
c)
Yamuna
d)
Chenab
9.
Which one is the tributaries of the Ganga that come from the Peninsular uplands?
a)
The Gandak
b)
The Chambal
c)
Yamuna
d)
Kosi
10.

The Ganges River is worshipped in Hinduism and personified as the goddess Ganga.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.
If the damming project happens.....
a)
vast areas of forest and agricultural lands will be completely submerged
b)
a large number of those who live along the river will lose their land
c)
Both of the above
12.

Name the waterfall formed by river Narmada

a)

Doodhsagar waterfalls

b)

Sivasamudram waterfalls

c)

Dhuadhar waterfalls

d)

Chitrakoot waterfalls

13.

By which name the river Brahmaputra is known in Tibet?

a)

Tsang Po

b)

Tsang Mo

c)

Tsang Lo

d)

Tsang Ko

14.

Most of the world's freshwater is found here?

a)

ocean

b)

lakes

c)

rivers

d)

glaciers

15.

How can we help prevent water pollution? (There is more than one answer.)

a)

Use less detergents

b)

Do not pour grease down the drain

c)

Allow farm waste to wash off into the lakes.

d)

Use less fertilizers on yards and crops