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8. Kanpur Ganga
9. Jabalpur Narmada
10. Bharuch Narmada
11. Lucknow Gomti
12. Hyderabad Musi
13. Nasik Godavari
14. Srinagar Jhelum
15. Vijayawada Krishna
16. Kolkata Hooghly
17. Ahmedabad Sabarmati
18. Surat Tapti
19. Thiruchirapalli Cauveri
20. Cuttack Mahanadi
21. Ayodhya Saryu
22. Ludhiana Sutlej
23. Kullu Beas
24. Ujjain Kshipra
25. Hampi Tungabhadra
26. Pune Mutha
27. Vadodara Vishwamitri
28. Madurai Vaigai
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River Terminology
• The study of rivers is known as Potamology.
• Alluvial: Alluvial means deposited by river. Alluvial deposits
consist of sand, clay, gravel and organic matter. Alluvial deposits
form floodplains and deltas. They contain most of the world’s
supply of tin ore, as well as, in some regions, gold, platinum, and
gemstones.
• Brackish waters: Water which is saltier than river water but less
salty than sea water.
• Delta: It is a triangular tract of deposits at the mouth of a river. It
is composed of sands, silts and clay deposited by river water and
is extremely productive agriculturally. Bird's Foot,Cuspate and
Arcuate (fan-shaped) are the types of delta depending on the
shape the river creates.
• Estuary: It is the place where river meets the sea, also called the
mouth of the river.
• Headwaters: Also known as the source, headwaters of a river is
the furthest place in that river from its estuary or confluence with
another river.
• Oxbow lake: An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water that
forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut
off, creating a free-standing body of water. This landform is so
named for its distinctive curved shape, resembling the bow pin of
an oxbow.
• River Basin: It is the area of land drained by a river and its
tributaries or in other words, the area of land from where the
water flows across to a river. It is also known as the drainage
basin. The area within the river basin is referred to as
the catchment area.
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Other terms
• Dam: A dam is an artificial barrier built across a river with the
purpose of storing water to be utilised for generation of
electricity, irrigation etc.
• Barrage: A barrage is a kind of diversion dam intended to control
the flow of water with the use of large number of gates provided
in it.
• Gorge: A gorge is a steep ravine between hills or mountains
usually created by the erosive activity of a river over hundreds of
years.
• Meander: A meander is a bend in the course of a river. A meander
forms when moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and
widens its valley, and the inner part of the river has less energy
and deposits silt.
• Tributary: A stream or river which flows into another river. The
place at which the two rivers join is known as the confluence.
• Distributary: A distributary is a river which branches off from the
main river to merge into the sea. A distributary is the opposite of
tributary. Distributaries are common feature at the deltas.
• Hydraulic Action: It is type of erosion of the banks of a river
caused by the movement of water. When flowing water strikes
against the surface, it causes mechanical weathering.
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Himalayan Rivers:
These rivers are again subdivided into two groups. Trans Himalayan and
Himalayan. The Trans-Himalayan Rivers originate beyond the Great
Himalayas. These are the Indus, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra rivers.
Himalayan rivers are those which originate in the Himalayas and flow
through the Northern Plains, e.g., the Ganga, the Yamuna and their
tributaries. These rivers are useful for irrigation and navigation and the
lowlands drained by them have fertile alluvial deposits.
Peninsular Rivers:
The Peninsular Rivers originate in the Western Ghats. They have a large
seasonal fluctuation in volume as they are solely fed from rainfall.
These rivers flow in valleys with steep gradients. Major rivers of the
Peninsula such as Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery flow eastwards
on the plateau and drain into Bay of Bengal.
6. Match list I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes given
below:
List I (Rivers) List II (Water Fall)
a) Tambarabarani 1) Kapildhara
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b) Saravathi 2) Hogenakal
c) Narmadha 3) Banatirtham
d) Cauvery 4) Jog
A. 4 3 2 1
B. 3 1 4 2
C. 2 1 4 3
D. 3 4 1 2
Answer : D. 3 4 1 2
A. Cauvery
B. Congo
C. Nile
D. Ganga
Answer : C. Nile
18. Which one of the following river flows into the Arabian sea?
A. Cauvery
B. Godavari
C. Ganga
D. Narmada
Answer : D. Narmada
C. Krishna, Godavari
D. Naramada, Tapti
20. Which of the following river does not flow into Bay of Bengal?
A. Ganga
B. Krishna
C. Narmada
D. Godavari
Answer : C. Narmada
Answer : C. Papanasam
23. Which of the following rivers does NOT pass through Himachal Pradesh?
A. Beas
B. Chenab
C. Ravi
D. Sutlej
Answer : B. Chenab
C. Vijayawada - Krishna
D. Kolkata - Ganga
Answer : C. Vijayawada - Krishna
30. The river Ganges rises in
A. Lake Mansarovar
B. Gangotri
C. Badrinath
D. Mt.Kailash
Answer : B. Gangotri
32. Match list I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List I List II
a) Cauvery 1) Alamatti
b) Krishna 2) Mettur
c) Narmada 3) Gandhi Sagar
d) Chambal 4) Saradar Sarovar
A. 1 4 2 3
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B. 2 1 4 3
C. 2 1 3 4
D. 1 3 4 2
Answer : B. 2 1 4 3
34. The river which carries larger quantity of water every year to the sea is
A. Ganga
B. Congo
C. Amazon
D. Mississippi
Answer : C. Amazon
D. Australia
Answer : C. Africa
39. Match list I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List I List II
a) Mahanadhi 1) Thiriampak
b) Godawari 2) Pasthar lake
c) Krishna 3) Mahabaleswaram
d) Cauvery 4) Thalai Cauvery
A. 4 1 2 3
B. 2 1 3 4
C. 3 1 2 4
D. 1 3 4 2
Answer : B. 2 1 3 4
41. Match list I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List I List II
a) Hirakud 1) Narmada
b) Sardar Sarovar 2) Mahanadi
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c) Pong 3) Krishna
d) Nagarjuna Sagar 4) Beas
A. 2 1 4 3
B. 1 4 3 2
C. 4 2 1 3
D. 3 2 4 1
Answer : A. 2 1 4 3
42. Match list I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List I List II
a) Nagarjuna sagar 1) Chambal
b) Hirakud 2) Chenab
c) Salal 3) Krishna
d) Gandhi sagar 4) Mahanadi
A. 1 4 3 2
B. 3 4 2 1
C. 2 3 1 4
D. 2 1 4 3
Answer : B. 3 4 2 1
46. Match list I correctly with list II and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List I List II
a) Cauvery 1) Andhra pradesh
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b) Krishna 2) Tamilnadu
c) Ganges 3) Egypt
d) Nile 4) West Bengal
A. 4 3 2 1
B. 3 2 1 4
C. 2 1 4 3
D. 1 2 3 4
Answer : C. 2 1 4 3
A. Indus
B. Cauvery
C. Godavari
D. Ganga
Answer : A. Indus
50. Which of the following tributaries of Indus flows for its major course in
India?
A. Ravi
B. Chenab
C. Sutlej
D. Jhelum
Answer : C. Sutlej
C. Rhine
D. Thames
Answer : A. Seine
53. The total area from which all surface run -off is drained by a river is called
its
A. water shed
B. food plain
C. catchment area
D. interfluvial area
Answer : C. catchment area
54. What is the main reason for the presence of large swamps in the Siberian
rivers?
A. The Siberian rivers are very narrow
B. The large network of canals aggravate the rate of drainage of the siberian rivers
C. The flow of water into the sea is prevented in heavy freezinf near the mouths
of the Siberian rivers
D. There is no perennial source of water to shed the Siberian rivers
Answer : C. The flow of water into the sea is prevented in heavy freezinf near the
mouths of the Siberian rivers
58. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due ti
down warping?
A. Damodar
B. Mahanadi
C. Son
D. Yamuna
Answer : A. Damodar
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60. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites
a few miles further on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapattanam,
Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
A. Cauvery
B. Thungabhadra
C. Krishna
D. Godavari
Answer : A. Cauvery
B. Kosi
C. Yamuna
D. Prayag
Answer : C. Yamuna
63. Which of the following rivers divides the Deccan Table land from northern
India?
A. Chambal
B. Krishna
C. Naramada
D. Godavari
Answer : C. Naramada
68. Which of the following states has the maximum density of canals for
irrigation?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Punjab
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C. Bihar
D. Tamilnadu
Answer : B. Punjab
72. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation
of Chambal ravines?
A. Splash
B. Sheet
C. Rill
D. Gully
Answer : D. Gully