SSC CGL Geography – Drainage System of India – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Geography – Drainage System of India – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Statement-basedConsider:
I. The Kaveri is fed by both the south-west and the north-east monsoon.
II. The Godavari rises near Mahabaleshwar.
III. The Godavari is called the Dakshin Ganga.
Which are correct?

Correct Answer: B [I and III only]

Explanation:

The Krishna rises near Mahabaleshwar; the Godavari in Nashik district.

2.  
Which of these is NOT a left-bank tributary of the Ganga?

Correct Answer: D [Son]

Explanation:

The Son comes from the south (right bank).

3.  
The Sharda (Kali) river, which forms part of the India–Nepal border, is a tributary of the:

Correct Answer: D [Ghaghara]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 11: the Sarda/Kali joins the Ghaghara.

4.  
The Brahmaputra takes a U-turn to enter India near:

Correct Answer: A [Namcha Barwa]

Explanation:

It then enters Arunachal Pradesh as the Dihang.

5.  
The Chenab is formed by the union of the:

Correct Answer: C [Chandra and the Bhaga]

Explanation:

They meet at Tandi in Himachal Pradesh.

6.  
Assertion–Reason
A: The Brahmaputra carries little silt in Tibet.
R: Tibet is a cold and dry region.

Correct Answer: B [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

Little rain → little water and silt; in India heavy rain adds both.

7.  
Under the Indus Waters Treaty (1960), the eastern rivers allotted to India are:

Correct Answer: B [Satluj, Beas, Ravi]

Explanation:

Western rivers – Indus, Jhelum, Chenab – mainly to Pakistan.

8.  
Which river of Rajasthan has inland drainage and ends in the Rann of Kachchh?

Correct Answer: A [Luni]

Explanation:

It does not reach a sea.

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