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DRAINAGE

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Himalayas can be divided into ______ parallel ranges.

a)

4

b)

3

2.

What is the other name given to 'Greater Himalayas'?

a)

Himachal

b)

Himadri

3.

What is the other name given to 'Middle Himalayas'?

a)

Himachal

b)

Himadri

4.

__________ is the Glacier from where River Ganga originates.

a)

Gangotri

b)

Yamunotri

5.

What is the other name of Mt. K2.

a)

Mt. Annapurna

b)

Mt. Godwin Austen

6.

Which range of Himalaya remain covered with snow throughout the year?

a)

Shiwalik

b)

Himadri

c)

Himachal

7.

Slow moving rivers of ice are called

a)

ice bergs

b)

glaciers

c)

blizzards

8.

The Himalayas are _____.

a)

Dome mountains

b)

Fault block mountains

c)

Fold mountains

9.

This chain of mountains separates India from the rest of Asia and created a convergent plate boundary.

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Himalayas

d)

Eastern and Western Ghats

10.
Which river flows through Pakistan?
a)
Brahmaputra
b)
Indus
c)
Ganges
d)
Nile
11.
Mt. Everest is a part of which of the following mountain ranges? 
a)
Hindu Kush
b)
Himalayas
c)
Appalachian
d)
Eastern ghats
12.
The Himalayas run in west to east direction from _________ to __________
a)
Dehra Dun and Patli Dun 
b)
Himalaya and Shiwaliks 
c)
 Indus to Brahmaputra 
d)
Himadri and Himachal
13.
Which one of the following is the highest peak of the Himalayas?
a)
Purvachal 
b)
Kanchenjunga 
c)
Mizo
d)
Patkai
14.
Which is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6,000 metres ?
a)
Dehradun
b)
Himadri or Greater Himalayas
c)
Central Himalayas
d)
Outer Himalayas
15.
The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called ____.
a)
Pantry
b)
Pangaea
c)
Wegenerland
d)
Eurasia
16.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, ________.
a)
the asthenosphere is divided into plates
b)
the lithosphere is divided into plates
17.

Which is the highest peak in India?

a)

Mt.Everest

b)

K2

c)

Kanchenjunga

18.
Name the largest delta of world
a)
Godavari Delta
b)
Ganga Delta
c)
Sunderban Delta
d)
Missi-sipi Delta
19.
Near which mountain peak/range Brahmaputra takes 'U' turn and enters in Arunachal Pradesh?
a)
Namcha Barwa
b)
Kailash Mansarovar
c)
Garo Hills
d)
Nanga Parwat
20.
When Ganga enters in Bangladesh and Joins Brahmaputra it is known as
a)
Padma
b)
Meghna
c)
Hoogli
d)
Bhagirathi
21.
Which one of the following is not a eastern flowing river?
a)
Godavari
b)
Narmada
c)
Krishna
d)
Kaveri
22.
Name the waterfall formed by the river Narmada?
a)
Doodhsagar waterfall
b)
Chitrakoot Waterfall
c)
Dhuadhar Waterfall
d)
Sivasamudram waterfall
23.
In which state Wular lake is situated?
a)
Punjab
b)
Uttar Pradesh
c)
Gujrat
d)
None of these
24.
By which name the river Brahmaputra is known in Tibet?
a)
Tsang Po
b)
Tsang Lo
c)
Tsang Mo
d)
Tsang Ko
25.
Which one of the following is a lagoon lake of India?
a)
Kolleru Lake
b)
Wular Lake
c)
Sambhar Lake
d)
Bhimtal Lake
26.
At which place the Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda?
a)
Haridwar
b)
Rishikesh
c)
Shimla
d)
Devaprayag
27.
What is the length of the river Indus?
a)
2999
b)
2800
c)
2980
d)
2900
28.
Which river has the largest river basin in the world?
a)
Ganga
b)
Indus
c)
Amazon
d)
Nile
29.
Which one of the following does not originate for the Himalayas?
a)
Indus
b)
Chambal
c)
Brahmaputra
d)
Ganga
30.
Which one is not a tributary of Godawari?
a)
Ven Ganga
b)
Pen Ganga
c)
Manjeri
d)
Bhima
31.
Which river is originating from Highlands of Chhattisgarh?
a)
Krishna
b)
Koyana
c)
Mahanadi
d)
Godawari
32.
From where the river Krishna rises?
a)
Satpura
b)
Mahabaleshwar
c)
Vindhyachal
d)
Nilgiri
33.
Which one is a perennial river?
a)
Brahmaputra
b)
Ganga
c)
Indus
d)
All of these
34.
Which one is not a part of Indus river system?
a)
Satluj
b)
Jhelum
c)
Yamuna
d)
Chenab
35.
Which one is the tributaries of the Ganga that come from the Peninsular uplands?
a)
The Gandak
b)
The Chambal
c)
Yamuna
d)
Kosi
36.
Name the river which flows towards east to west
a)
Narmada
b)
Tapi
c)
None of these
d)
Both Narmada & Tapi
37.
In which pattern the tributaries can be seen meeting the main stream at right angle?
a)
Trellis Drainage
b)
Dendritic Drainage
c)
Rectangular Drainage
d)
Radial Drainage
38.

Most of the Himalayan rivers are _______ .

a)

Perennial

b)

Seasonal

c)

Non- Perennial

d)

24*7

39.

Which one of the following lakes is a saltwater lake?

a)

Wular Lake

b)

Sambhar Lake

c)

Barapani Lake

d)

Dal Lake

40.

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

a)

Drainage basin

b)

Drainage system

c)

Water divide

d)

River

41.

Which of these is a freshwater lake of India?

a)

Sambhar

b)

Wular

c)

Chilika

d)

Pulicat

42.

Which is the longest river of Peninsular Plateau?

a)

River Narmada

b)

River Tapi

c)

River Krishna

d)

River Godavari

43.

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

44.

Alaknanda and Bhagirathi converge to be called as Ganga at :

a)

Haridwar

b)

Kedarnath

c)

Badrinath

d)

Devprayag

45.
Which one of the following does not originate for the Himalayas?
a)
Indus
b)
Chambal
c)
Brahmaputra
d)
Ganga
46.

Name the waterfall formed by river Narmada

a)

Doodhsagar waterfalls

b)

Sivasamudram waterfalls

c)

Dhuadhar waterfalls

d)

Chitrakoot waterfalls

47.

The Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum are the major tributaries to river .................

a)

(a) Ganges

b)

(b) Brahmaputra

c)

(c) Indus

d)

(d) Godavari

48.

In the final stage before meeting the seas and oceans, river breakup into various streams called as

a)

(a) Tributaries

b)

(b) Deltas

c)

(c) Estuaries

d)

(d) Distributaries

49.

A lake formed when a meandering river is cut off from the mainstream is known as ................

a)

(a) Ox-Bow Lakes

b)

(b) Glacial Lakes

c)

(c) Lagoons

d)

(d) Man Made Lakes

50.

The drainage basins of the peninsular rivers in comparison to the Himalayan Rivers are

a)

(a) Smaller in Size

b)

(b) Larger in Size

c)

(c) Same in Size

d)

(d) Medium in Size

51.

Which kind of a drainage pattern is formed when tributaries join

rivers at almost right angles ?

a)

(a) Dendritic drainage

b)

(b) Trellis drainage

c)

(c) Rectangular drainage

d)

(d) Radial drainage

52.

When the streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure, a .......... pattern is developed.

a)

(a) Dendritic Drainage Pattern

b)

(b) Trellis Drainage Pattern

c)

(c) Rectangular Drainage Pattern

d)

(d) Radial Drainage Pattern

53.

What is the total length of the Indus river?

(a)  

54.

The Ganga and the Yamuna rivers meet at

a)

Kanpur

b)

Varanasi

c)

Patna

d)

Allahabad

55.

What is the length of River Ganga?

a)

2900 km

b)

2500 km

c)

2400 km

d)

2100 km

56.

The peninsular Indian rivers rise from:

a)

Vindhyas

b)

Western Ghats

c)

Eastern Ghats

d)

Satpuras

57.

Which one amongst the following rivers flows through a rift valley?

a)

Mahanadi

b)

Tungabhadra

c)

Krishna

d)

Tapi

58.

The _________ is where streams/rivers begin.

a)

Source

b)

Confluence

c)

Tributary

d)

Mouth

59.
Drainage area of a river.
a)
River basin
b)
Groundwater
c)
Estuary
d)
Watershed
60.

The _______ have long courses from their source to the sea.

a)

Peninsular rivers

b)

Lakes

c)

Himalayan rivers

d)

None of the Above

61.

The _________ is an area of land that separates water flowing into different drainage basins.

a)

Watershed

b)

Source

c)

Confluence

d)

Tributary

62.

The _________ is where the main river will eventually drain all its water into.

a)

Mouth

b)

Watershed

c)

Source

d)

Confluence

63.
Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree?
a)
Dendritic
b)
trellis
64.
In which of the following states is the Wular lake located?
a)
Rajasthan
b)
J&K
65.
The river Narmada has its source at(a) Satpura (c) Amarkantak
a)
SATPURA
b)
AMARKANTAK
66.
Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
a)
SAMBHAR
b)
CHILIKA
67.
Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India?
a)
GODAVARI
b)
NARMADA
68.
Which one amongst the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
a)
TAPI
b)
MAHANADI
69.
The rive rises in Tibet, near Lake Mansarowar. Flowing west, it enters India in the Ladakh.
a)
INDUS
b)
BRAHMAPUTRA
70.
With a total length of 2900 km, the ----------- is one of the longest rivers of the world.
a)
GANGA
b)
INDUS
71.
The headwaters of the ___________ called the‘Bhagirathi’ is fed by the Gangotri Glacier andjoined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag inUttarakhand.
a)
GANGA
b)
YAMUNA
72.
Yamuna, the Ghaghara, theGandak and the Kosi are tributaries of
a)
INDUS
b)
GANGA
73.
The Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi rise in _______________Himalaya.
a)
KUMAON
b)
NEPAL
74.
The main tributaries, which come from the peninsular uplands, are the Chambal, theBetwa and the Son. These rise from semi-aridareas, have --------courses
a)
LONGER
b)
SHORTER
75.
Ambala is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
76.
On reaching the NamchaBarwa (7757 m), it takes a ‘U’ turn and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a gorge.
a)
INDUS
b)
BRAHMAPUTRA
77.
The basin covers parts ofMaharashtra (about 50 per cent of the basinarea lies in Maharashtra), Madhya Pradesh,Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
a)
KAVERI
b)
GODAVARI
78.
The Tungabhadra, theKoyana, the Ghatprabha, the Musi and theBhima are some of its tributaries
a)
KRISHNA
b)
MAHANADI
79.
___________makes the second biggest waterfall in India, known as Shivasamudram Falls.
a)
KRISHNA
b)
KAVERI
80.
Lakes of large extent are called seas,
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
81.
The growing domestic, municipal, industrial and agricultural demand for water from river snaturally affects the quality of water.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
82.
Vemenand lake is in
a)
KARNATAKA
b)
KERALA
83.
IDENTIFY - 1 A RIVER DRAINING INTO ARABIAN SEA.2. A RIVER RISING IN SATPURA RANGE
a)
Narmada , tapi
b)
Tapi, Narmada
c)
Godavari, tapi ,
d)
Narmada , Godavari
84.
According to map given Identify the 1,2 and a lake 1. River also called tsangpo 2.T tributary of R. Indus .
a)
R, SATLUJ, BRAHMAPUTRA , PULICAT
b)
R, BRAHMAPUTRA , SATLUJ , PULICAT
c)
CHILKA , R INDUS
d)
PULICAT , R .SATLUJ
85.
IDENTIFY, THE RIVERS MARKED AS 1.2 AND LAKES
a)
SAMBHAR, PULICAT, WULAR
b)
R. MAHANADI, R. GODAVARI . LAKES - WULAR, SAMBHAR, CHILIKA , PULICAT
c)
R, GODAVARI, LAKES - SAMBHAR, PULICAT, WULAR
d)
R.MAHANADI , LAKES- PULICAT, CHILIKA. SAMBHAR, WULAR LAKE

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