UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 7: The Himalayan Rivers (25 MCQs)

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UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 7: The Himalayan Rivers (25 MCQs) – 24 questions, subject: Geography. 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.  

The Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda meet to form the Ganga at:

Correct Answer: A [Devprayag]

Explanation:

At Devprayag the Bhagirathi from Gaumukh meets the Alaknanda, and the united stream is called the Ganga.

2.  

The largest tributary of the Indus is the:

Correct Answer: D [Chenab]

Explanation:

The Chenab, formed by the Chandra and the Bhaga, receives the Jhelum and the Ravi and is the Indus's largest tributary.

3.  

The Chenab is formed by the union of the:

Correct Answer: D [Chandra and Bhaga]

Explanation:

The Chandra and the Bhaga join at Tandi near Keylong in Himachal Pradesh to form the Chenab.

4.  

The Jhelum rises from:

Correct Answer: C [a spring at Verinag]

Explanation:

The Jhelum rises from a spring at Verinag at the foot of the Pir Panjal and flows through Srinagar and Wular Lake.

5.  

Which river is called the "sorrow of Bengal"?

Correct Answer: D [Damodar]

Explanation:

The Damodar, flowing through a rift valley on the Chota Nagpur plateau, caused frequent floods in Bengal before the DVC dams.

6.  

Which right-bank tributary of the Ganga rises at Amarkantak?

Correct Answer: C [Son]

Explanation:

The Son rises on the Amarkantak plateau and joins the Ganga on its right bank above Patna.

7.  

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, India received the full use of the:

Correct Answer: B [Ravi, Beas and Satluj]

Explanation:

The 1960 treaty allotted the eastern rivers – Ravi, Beas and Satluj – to India for unrestricted use.

8.  

The Brahmaputra enters India in:

Correct Answer: A [Arunachal Pradesh]

Explanation:

as the Siang or Dihang.

9.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Himalayan rivers are perennial.
2. The Satluj is an antecedent river.
3. The Teesta joins the Ganga in West Bengal.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Himalayan rivers are snow- and rain-fed and perennial, and the Satluj cuts across the Himalaya as an antecedent river.

10.  

Assertion (A): The Kosi shifts its course frequently.

Reason (R): It brings a huge load of sediment from the Himalaya and drops it where its gradient falls in the plains.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Heavy sediment deposited where the Kosi's gradient falls chokes its channel, so the river repeatedly breaks out and shifts course.

11.  

The Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri glacier on the:

Correct Answer: B [Bandarpunch range]

Explanation:

The Yamunotri glacier, source of the Yamuna, lies on the western slopes of the Bandarpunch range in Uttarakhand.

12.  

The Ganga Waters Treaty between India and Bangladesh was signed in:

Correct Answer: D [1996]

Explanation:

India and Bangladesh signed the 30-year treaty on sharing Ganga waters at Farakka in December 1996.

13.  

Which one of the following is a left-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra?

Correct Answer: C [Burhi Dihing]

Explanation:

The Burhi Dihing joins the Brahmaputra from the south in upper Assam, making it a left-bank tributary.

14.  

The Ganga was declared the National River of India in:

Correct Answer: C [2008]

Explanation:

The Ganga was declared the National River in November 2008, followed by the National Ganga River Basin Authority in 2009.

15.  

The Beas joins the Satluj at:

Correct Answer: B [Harike]

Explanation:

The Beas, rising at Beas Kund near the Rohtang pass, ends in the Satluj at Harike in Punjab.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Ganga Waters Treaty
2. Damodar Valley Corporation set up
3. Namami Gange launched
4. Indus Waters Treaty

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

1948, 1960, 1996, 2014.

17.  

The Gandak joins the Ganga at:

Correct Answer: A [Sonpur near Patna]

Explanation:

The Gandak, rising in the Nepal Himalaya, joins the Ganga on its left bank at Sonpur, opposite Patna.

18.  

The Panjnad joins the Indus a little above:

Correct Answer: A [Mithankot]

Explanation:

The Panjnad, the combined flow of the five Punjab rivers, joins the Indus a little above Mithankot in Pakistan.

19.  

In Tibet the Brahmaputra is known as the:

Correct Answer: C [Tsangpo]

Explanation:

The Brahmaputra flows east across southern Tibet as the Tsangpo before turning south near Namcha Barwa.

20.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct?

Correct Answer: B [Gomati-Ghaghara-Gandak-Kosi]

Explanation:

Below Prayagraj the Gomati joins first, then the Ghaghara near Chhapra, the Gandak at Sonpur and the Kosi furthest east.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2019

Consider the following pairs:

Glacier – River

1. Bandarpunch – Yamuna
2. Bara Shigri – Chenab
3. Milam – Mandakini
4. Siachen – Nubra
5. Zemu – Manas

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Correct Answer: A [1, 2 and 4 only]

Explanation:

Bandarpunch feeds the Yamuna, Bara Shigri the Chandra (Chenab) and Siachen the Nubra; Milam and Zemu pairs are wrong.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2017

With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:

1. The source of the river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra, but it flows through Sikkim.
2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim, and it is a tributary of the river Teesta.
3. River Teesta flows into the Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [2 only]

Explanation:

The Rangeet rises in Sikkim and joins the Teesta; the Teesta neither shares the Brahmaputra's source nor meets the sea.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2016

Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?

1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: D [1, 2 and 3]

Explanation:

The Dibang and Lohit join from the left near Sadiya, and the Kameng joins from the right in Assam.

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2014

Consider the following rivers:

1. Barak
2. Lohit
3. Subansiri

Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?

Correct Answer: B [2 and 3 only]

Explanation:

The Lohit and the Subansiri both flow through Arunachal Pradesh into Assam; the Barak does not touch Arunachal.

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