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Ganga Utsav - A River Festival

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the river which known as Dakshin Ganga

a)

Krishna

b)

Periyan

c)

Godavari

d)

kaveri

2.

When Ganga Declared as National river

a)

2008

b)

2010

c)

1999

d)

2005

3.

India's highest dam Tehri is located on which river?

a)

Ganga

b)

Alaknanda

c)

Bhagirathi

d)

Sutlej

4.

Where does the Ganga river get discharged?

a)

The Indian Ocean

b)

None of these

c)

The Bay of Bengal

d)

The Arabian Sea

5.

Who found Ganga Mahasabha in 1905 for the conservation of ganga river

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Medha patkar

c)

Swami Nigamananda Saraswath

d)

Madan Mohan Malviya

6.

Which is the largest tributary of Ganga by Volume

a)

Yamuna

b)

Ghagara

c)

Alakananda

d)

andakini

7.

What is the total length of ganga river

a)

3035 kms

b)

2525 kms

c)

2785 kms

d)

2355 kms

8.

Center for Ganga River Basin management and studies launched in which city

a)

Prayag

b)

Allahabad

c)

Varanasi

d)

New Delhi

9.

What is the full form of NMCG

a)

National mission for Clear Ganga

b)

National Mission for Clean Ganga

c)

national Movement for Clear Ganga

d)

National Movement for Clean Ganga

10.

The river Ganga originates from

a)

Verinag stream in Jammu and Kashmir

b)

Beas Kund near Rohtang passes in Himachal Pradesh

c)

Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh

d)

Mansrovar Lake in Tibet

11.

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

a)

Ghaghara

b)

Kali

c)

Gandak

d)

Kosi

12.

What is the name of the first British canal in India?

a)

Upper Ganges Canal

b)

The Ganges Canal

c)

The River Ganga Canal

d)

The Western Yamuna Canal

13.

Which of the following is a holy town which attracts millions to take a holy dip in the river?

a)

Varanasi

b)

Haridwar

c)

Prayagraj

d)

All of the above

14.

Which one of the following associate with NGRBA

a)

Swachh Bharat

b)

Mission to Clean Ganga

c)

Environmental conservation

d)

Employement guarantee

15.

The river Alakananda originates from which district of uttarkhand

a)

Champawat

b)

Haridwar

c)

Nainital

d)

Chamoli

16.

Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad

a)

Mandakini

b)

Alakananda

c)

Yamuna

d)

Hugli

17.

On the basis of length, on which number does river Ganga stand in the world?

a)

19th

b)

48th

c)

34th

d)

4th

18.

Which of the following is the correct reason for pollution of river Ganga?

a)

Rapid Population Growth

b)

Industrialization

c)

Urbanization

d)

Agricultural Modernization

e)

All of the above

19.

Who was the first European to mention the river?

a)

Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Megasthenes

d)

None of these

20.

Name Ganga at West Bengal

a)

Damodar

b)

Hoogli

c)

Teesta

d)

Mahananda

21.

In the Hindu mythology, who is known as Gangadhara, the “Bearer of the Ganga”? 

a)

Lord Shiva

b)

King Bhagirathi

c)

Lord Vishnu

d)

Goddess Parvati

22.

Which is the largest glacier of uttarkhand ?

a)

Kedarnath

b)

Santhopath

c)

Gangotri

d)

Pindari

23.

Which is the largest river delta of india is

a)

Yamuna

b)

Gadavari

c)

Ganga

d)

Brahmaputra

24.

In Which name Ganga known in Bangladesh

a)

Meghna

b)

Surma

c)

Padma

d)

Madhumati

25.

Who is the Minister of Jal Shakthi (Department of Water resources, River development and Ganga Rejuvenation)

a)

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

b)

Shri Pralhad Joshi

c)

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani

d)

Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat