14000+ MCQs Indian Geography(Drainage System of India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 MinutesÂ
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Which of the following lakes is/are located in Andhra Pradesh?
I. Chilka
II. Kolleru
III. Pulicat
2. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?
3. Out of the following waterfalls, which is not on river Narmada?
4. Consider the following rivers.
I. Barak
II. Lohit
III. Subansiri
Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
5. In the scheme of the physiographic division of India by S. P. Chatterjee, in which sub-division of the Peninsular Plateau is the Mahanadi Basin included?
6. Assertion (A): The rivers of Western Ghats do not form a delta. Reason (R): They flow through short courses with high speed over hard-rocks.
8. Arrange the following tributaries of river Indus from North to South.
I. Chenab
II. Jhelum
III. Ravi
IV. Sutlej
9. Which of these West flowing rivers flows between two mountain ranges?
10. Which one of the following rivers joins Ganga directly?
11. From North towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
12. Among the following tributaries, which one is part of the Ganga river basin?
13. Which one of the following is the longest river of Peninsular India?
14. Which of the following factor/factors affect the drainage pattern of a particular area?
15. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of Yamuna?
16. Eastern Dhauliganga (Poorvi Dhauliganga) is a tributary of:
17. The depth of Gangetic alluvial soil below the land surface is about:
18. Which one among the following is not a tributary of river Luni?
19. Which city is located along the Mula-Mutha rivers from the following?
20. The valley of which of the following rivers is known for its deep ravines?
21. Chambal river is a part of:
22. Assertion (A): The Ganga is a highly polluted river. Reason (R): The holier the river, the more polluted it is. Select the correct answer from the following codes.
23. With which drainage system or main river is Mandakini associated?
24. Manas is the tributary of river:
25. Which one of the following rivers is called the Ganga of the South?
26. Hizla fair of Dumka in Santhal Pargana is celebrated on the bank of which of the following rivers?
27. Which of the following rivers does not have its source in glaciers?
28. Arrange the following features formed by rivers in its course starting from upstream.
I. Meanders
II. Falls
III. Deltas
IV. Oxbow lake
29. Which one of the following rivers flows towards the West?
30. Identify the correct decreasing order of river basins area in India.
31. The second largest river basin of India is:
32. The valley of which of the following rivers is known for its deep Ravines?
33. Consider the following rivers.
I. Vamsadhara
II. Indravati
III. Pranahita
IV. Pennar
Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?
34. Consider the following tributaries of River Yamuna and arrange them from West to East.
I. Betwa
II. Ken
III. Sindh
IV. Chambal
35. The patterns formed by the streams, rivers and lakes, in a particular drainage basin, which are governed by the topography of the land of an area, is called as:
36. Which of the following lakes of India is located in Jammu and Kashmir?
37. The pattern formed by the streams, rivers and lakes in a particular basin is called:
38. Which one of the following major river basins of India is the shortest in length and smallest in terms of catchment area?
39. Trellised pattern of drainage is generally found in which of the following rock types?
40. Which of the following rivers is a Trans-Himalayan river?
41. An example of an inland drainage river is:
42. The city of Vijayawada lies on the banks of which of these rivers?
43. .......is often referred to as Vridha Ganga or Dakshina Ganga because of its large size and extent.
44. Assertion (A): River Kalinadi is an East-flowing river in the Southern part of India. Reason (R): The Deccan Plateau is higher along its Western edge and gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal in the East.
45. The catchment area of which of the following rivers is maximum?
46. Assertion (A): Most of the East flowing rivers over the Deccan plateau have deltas at their mouth. Reason (R): These rivers have courses through soft rocks of the Deccan plateau.
47. Which of the following rivers originates in Madhya Pradesh and drops its water into the Gulf of Khambhat?
48. Among the following tributaries, which one is part of the Ganga river basin?
49. With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements.
I. The Source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
II. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
III. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
50. The Bhagirathi river originates from:
