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SSC CGL Geography – Drainage System of India – Tier II Level · Marathon – 10 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.  
Using NCERT values (Godavari 1,500 km, Krishna 1,400 km, Mahanadi 860 km), the average length of these three rivers is about:

Correct Answer: C [1,253 km]

Explanation:

(1,500 + 1,400 + 860) ÷ 3 = 3,760 ÷ 3 ≈ 1,253 km.

2.  
By NCERT values, the Krishna (1,400 km) is longer than the Mahanadi (860 km) by:

Correct Answer: D [540 km]

Explanation:

1,400 − 860 = 540.

3.  
The Mahanadi (860 km) is roughly what percentage of the Krishna (1,400 km)?

Correct Answer: A [61%]

Explanation:

860 ÷ 1,400 × 100 ≈ 61.4%.

4.  
Two-quantity comparison
Quantity I: length of the Mahanadi − length of the Kaveri
Quantity II: length of the Godavari − length of the Krishna (NCERT values)

Correct Answer: C [Quantity I = Quantity II]

Explanation:

100 km = 100 km.

5.  
The Damodar river joins the:

Correct Answer: C [Hooghly]

Explanation:

It flows east from the Chotanagpur plateau.

6.  
The Gandak is formed by the union of the:

Correct Answer: D [Kaligandak and the Trishulganga]

Explanation:

In Nepal; it joins the Ganga near Patna.

7.  
The Chambal rises near:

Correct Answer: B [Mhow]

Explanation:

On the Malwa plateau, Madhya Pradesh.

8.  
Match the followingMatch:
P. Vishnuprayag Q. Nandprayag R. Karnaprayag S. Rudraprayag
1. Pindar 2. Mandakini 3. Dhauliganga 4. Nandakini

Correct Answer: D [P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2]

Explanation:

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9.  
At Farakka the Ganga divides. The branch that flows south through West Bengal to the Bay of Bengal is the:

Correct Answer: A [Bhagirathi–Hooghly]

Explanation:

The Padma is the main stream into Bangladesh.

10.  
Two-quantity comparison
Quantity I: average length of the four big east-flowing Peninsular rivers (NCERT values)
Quantity II: Godavari − Kaveri (NCERT values)

Correct Answer: A [Quantity I > Quantity II]

Explanation:

1,130 km > 740 km.

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