14000+ MCQs Indian Geography(Drainage System of India)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. Which one of the following pairs (lakes and states) is properly matched?
2. Rudraprayag is situated at the confluence of rivers Alaknanda and:
3. Sone river is an example of:
4. Which of the following lakes of India is located in Jammu and Kashmir?
5. Hizla fair of Dumka in Santhal Pargana is celebrated on the bank of which of the following rivers?
6. The Sivasamudram falls is located on the river:
7. Which one of the following rivers is West flowing?
8. Buckingham Canal is situated on:
9. On which of the following rivers of India is the world’s highest railway bridge being constructed?
10. Consider the following statements.
I. In dendritic river pattern, the primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other.
II. Dendritic systems form in V-shaped valleys.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
11. Which city is located along the Mula-Mutha rivers from the following?
12. Rajarappa is situated on the confluence of which rivers?
13. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of the beginning?
14. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Kaveri?
15. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
16. Which one of the following rivers flows between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges?
17. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
18. .......is often referred to as Vridha Ganga or Dakshina Ganga because of its large size and extent.
19. Kishanganga is a tributary of:
20. Which one of the following rivers joins Ganga directly?
21. 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?
22. The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet narrow and flow in parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a ‘U’ turn in its course to flow into India. This ‘U’ turn is due to:
23. Which peninsular river is least seasonal in flow?
24. Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna?
25. Arrange the following features formed by rivers in its course starting from upstream.
I. Meanders
II. Falls
III. Deltas
IV. Oxbow lake
26. Out of the following waterfalls, which is not on river Narmada?
27. Hundru falls is formed on:
28. Which of the following districts is a part of Narmada basin?
29. At which of the following places is the Chilika lake located?
30. 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?
31. Which of the following rivers fall into the Arabian Sea?
33. The valley of which of the following rivers is known for its deep Ravines?
34. The catchment area of river Brahmaputra is:
35. Himalayan rivers are perennial because:
36. Which one of the following is not a West flowing river?
37. Chambal river is a part of:
38. Which one of the following Himalayan rivers does not originate from across the Himalayas?
39. Consider the following tributaries of River Yamuna and arrange them from West to East.
I. Betwa
II. Ken
III. Sindh
IV. Chambal
40. Assertion (A): Yamuna becomes a dead river between Delhi and Agra most of the year. Reason (R): Yamuna is a non-perennial river. Select the correct answer from the code given below.
41. The Bhagirathi river originates from:
42. Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
43. Which of the following factor/factors affect the drainage pattern of a particular area?
44. Which one of the following rivers is called the Ganga of the South?
45. Consider the following statements.
I. There are no East flowing rivers in Kerala.
II. There is no West flowing river in Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
46. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
47. 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.
48. Assertion (A): While all major rivers of Peninsular India flow into the Bay of Bengal, the Narmada and the Tapi flow into the Arabian Sea. Reason (R): The Narmada and the Tapi rivers flow in a rift valley.
49. Along which of the following river’s bank is the famous temple of Badrinath located?
50. Which river in Maharashtra flows all around the year (Perennially)?