April 1, 2020
River & Hydro Projects – Geography – WBCS Main Question Paper
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river question and answer
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019
26. ______ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.Â
(1310 km)
(A) Tapi
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Narmada
(D) None of the above
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39. According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one isÂ
(1960)
(A) Jhelum
(B) Ravi
(C) Chenab
(D) Indus
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48. Ganga is an example of ______ river
(A) Consequent
(B) Subsequent
(C) Antecedent
(D) None of the above
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49. _____ is the source of river Chambal.
(Janapav Hills, Vindhayan Range)
(A) Malwa plateau
(B) Aravalli range
(C) Vindhyan range
(D) Satpura range
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50. Chilka is an example of
(A) Crater
(B) Lagoon
(C) Glacial
(D) Aeolian
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99. The Indus originates from the glaciers of ____ range.
(A) Pir Panjal
(B) Kailash
(C) Zaskar
(D) Saitora
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100. Mandakini and Alakananada meet at ______
(A) Rudra Prayag
(B) Karan Prayag
(C) Allahabad
(D) Deva Prayag
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111. Tilaiya Dam is on river.
(Jharkhand, 1953)
(A) Barakar
(B) Damodar
(C) Konar
(D) None of the above
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112. Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of _____ river.
(Vallabh Sagar reservoir, Gujrat)
(A) Narmada
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Tapi
(D) Ganga
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113. Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on _____ river.Â
(Shivanasamudra Falls)
(A) Narmada
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2018
101. Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built?
(A) On river Sutlej
(B) On river Chambal
(C) On river Narmada
(D) On river Gandak
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102. The river which joins Ganga from Southern side
(A) Betwa
(B) Chambal
(C) Son
(D) Ken
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103. The first multipurpose project of independent India isÂ
(1948)
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(A) Bhakra-Nangal
(B) Damodar
(C) Hirakud
(D) NagaijUfla
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104. Which river is under dispute involving MP, Maharashtra, Gujrat ?
(A) Krishna
(B) Narmada
(C) Koyna
(D) Tapti
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105. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
(Maharana Pratap Sagar)
(A) Ravi
(B) Tapti
(C) Beas
(D) Don
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106. An important river of the Indian desert is
(A) Luni
(B) Narmada
(C) Krishna
(D) Beas
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107. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Tapti
(C) Krishna
(D) Godavari
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108. Srinagar is located on the bank of
(A) Indus
(B) Jhelum
(C) Chnul
(D) Ravi
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109. The river which is used for inland waterways in India is
(A) Ganga
(B) Cauven
(C) Mahi
(D) Luni
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153. Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
(A) Narmada river
(B) Son river
(C) Betwa river
(D) Godavari river
155. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(A) Krishna
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Godavari
(D) Narmada
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156. Which of the following is a river from Central India and joining Yamuna/Ganga ?
(A) Ghagra
(B) Gomti
(C) Kosi
(D) Betwa
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158. On which river has the Hirakud dam been built?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Cauvery
(D) Periyar
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160. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project which is expected to generator 1020 power, located?Â
(Wangchu River)
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Himachal Pradesh
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161. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
(A) Koyana project — Maharashtra
(B) Sharavathy project — Kamataka
(C) Balimela project — Orissa
(D) Sabarigiri project — Gujarat (Kerala)
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162. In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Sikkim
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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163. Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers?Â
(Uttarakhand)
(A) Alaknanda
(B) Bhagirathi
(C) Gandak
(D) Ghaghra
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164. Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) West Bengal
(D) Rajasthan
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165. What is the longest Irrigation Canal in India called?
(A) Yainuna Canal
(B) Sirhand Canal
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) Upper Ban Doal Canal
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167. Where is Nathpa Jhakri power project located?Â
(Sutlej river )
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
168. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Devaprayag
(C) Handwar
(D) Kedarnath
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169. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Teesta
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170. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?Â
(Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, UP)
(A) Chambal
(B) Yamuna
(C) Son
(D) Periyar
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171. River Indus originates from
(A) Hindukush range
(B) Himalayan range
(C) Karakoram range
(D) Kailash range
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172. Which of the following rivers has its Source outside India?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Beas
(C) Ravi
(D) Jhelum
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173. Surat is situated on the banks of the river
(A) Tapti
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Bhima
(D) Godavari
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174. The joint river valley venture of India and NepalÂ
(Sorrow of Bihar)
(A) Gomati
(B) Chambal
(C) Damodar
(D) Kosi
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175. Meghna is the combined stream of which two rivers?
(A) Ganga and Yamuna
(B) Ganga and Gomati
(C) Ganga and Son
(D) Ganga and Brahmaputra
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179. Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley?
(A) Godavari
(B) Narmada
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi
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194. Majuli the largest river island in the world, lies in the State of
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Tripura
(D) Mizorarn
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2017
151. The first hydro-power plant in India was set up atÂ
(Sidrapong, 1897)
(A) Mandi
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Sivasamudram
(D) Pykara
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152. Loktak is the only major power project located in the State of
(A) Nagaland
(B) Manipur
(C) Mizorum
(D) Tripura
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155.The longest road bridge in India is on the riverÂ
(Bhupen Hazarika Setu, 9.15 km)
(A) Son
(B) Godavari
(C) Ganga
(D) Lohit River
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103. Which one of the following rivers has the highest run off ?
(A) The Ganga
(B) The Brahmaputra (2900 km)
(C) The Indus  (2880 km)
(D) The Narmada
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104. Which one of the following in the correct sequence of the tributary rivers of the Indus from north to south direction ?
(A) Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj
(B) Chenab, Jhelum, Satluj,Ravi
(C) Ravi, Satluj, Chenab, Jhelum
(D) Satluj, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab
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105. The largest river system of the Peninsular India isÂ
(1465 km)
(A) the Krishna
(B) the Godavari
(C) the Mahanadi
(D) the Narmada
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107. Which one of the following river is not connected with the proposed Ganga – Cauvery link canal?
(A) Sone
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Narmada
(D) Pennar
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108. The Luni river has its origin from
(A) The Satpura hills
(B) The Indus river
(C) The Aravalli hills
(D)The Himalayan region
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120. Which one of the following rivers had shifted its course frequently ?
(A) The Brahmaputra
(B) The Ganga
(C) The Teesta
(D)The Koshi
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133. Which one of the following is a right bank tributary of the river Ganga ?
(A) The JamunaÂ
(B) The Gandak
(C) Kali
(D) The Tista
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160. Lonar is aÂ
(Maharashtra)
(A) salt lake
(B) lagoon lake
(C) rift valley lake
(D) crater lake
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170. The famous Gersoppa Falls is located on the riverÂ
(Karnataka)
(A) Godavari
(B) Sharavati
(C) Narmada
(D) Cauvery
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2016
51. Which of the following is wrongly matched ?
(A) Srinagar : Jhelum
(B) Lucknow : Gomati
(C) Tiruchirappalli : Periyar
(D) Panaji : Mandovi
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71. The river which is known as ‘Vridha Ganga‘ is
(A) Krishna
(B) Kaveri
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
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109. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Godavari ?
(A) Wardha
(B) Wainganga
(C) Manjra
(D) Tel
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112. Pykara project is located in
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kamataka
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115. There are a large number of hydro-electric projects in South India, because
(A) coal region is far away.
(B) there are large number of waterfalls.
(C) perennial rivers are there.
(D) there is facility to collect rain water.
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119.Which one of the following is not a tributary of Krishna ?
(A) Tungabhadra
(B) Penner
(C) Bhima
(D) Sina
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122.Which one of the following rivers makes an estuary ?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Kaveri
(D) Tapti
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123. Luni drains
(A) in Gangetic delta
(B) in Godavari delta
(C) in Gulf of Kutch
(D) in Gulf of Khambhat
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127. In which state the highest waterfall is located in India ?
(Kunchikal Falls)
(A) Karnataka
(B) Assam
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
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130. River Knavery flows through the state of
(A) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
(C) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
132.Which one is wrongly matched?
(A) Nagarjuna Sagar Project – Krishna
(B) Hirakund – Mahanadi
(C) Bhakra Nangal – Satluj
(D) Ukai – Chambal
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137. River Brahmaputra flows through
(A) Tibet, Bangladesh, India
(B) India, China, Bangladesh, Tibet
(C) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sikkim
(D) Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bhutan
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140. Rihand is the project of which state ?Â
(Sonbhadra Dist.)
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Karnataka
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142. Majule island is formed by which river ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Cauvery
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Krishna
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151. Kundah hydro-electric project is located at
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala
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154. The highest dam in India is
(A) Tehri dam
(B) Bhakra Nangal dam
(C) Hirakund
(D) Nagaijuna Sagar dam
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155. Which one of the following Himalayan rivers is not an antecedent stream?
(A) Indus
(B) Sutlej
(C) Kali
(D) Brahmaputra
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157. Indus and Brahmaputra rivers are example of
(A) Subsequent drainage
(B) Super-imposed drainage
(C) Consequent drainage
(D) Antecedent drainage
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159. Which one of the following river is not trans Himalayan?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Ganga
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169. Bhakkhra-Nangal is a combined project of
(Himachal Pradesh, Gobind Sagar reservoir)
(A) Haryana-Punjab-Rajasthan
(B) Haryana-Punjab-Delhi
(C) Himachal-Haryana-Punjab
(D) Punjab-Delhi-Rajasthan
174.The river which originates from Mansarovar Lake is
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej
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177. Which one is wrongly matched ?
(A) Ahmedabad – Sabarmati
(B) Hyderabad – Krishna
(C) Kota – Chambal
(D) Nasik – Godavari
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182.Which of the following rivers is flowing through a rift valley ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Tapti
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri
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187. The two branches of the Ganga include :
(A) Bhagirathi and Yamuna
(B) Bhagirathi and Alkananda
(C) Mandakini and Yamuna
(D) Mandakini and Son-Ganga
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190. Marble Falls is found inÂ
(Dhuandhar Falls)
(A) Cauvery river
(B) Sharaswati river
(C) Narmada river
(D) Godavari river
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192. The two branches of Ganga, Bhagirathi and Alakananda joins at
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Haridwar
(C) Devprayag
(D) Sonprayag
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196. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Ganga ?
(A) Gandok
(B) Gomati
(C) Kosi
(D) Ghaggar
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2015
22. Which one of the following places is located at the confluence of Alakananda & Bhagirathi?
(a) Vishnuprayag
(b) Devaprayag
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Karnaprayag
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23. The Amarkantak Hill is the source of two Rivers flowing in two different directions (West and East). They are –
(a) Narmada and Tapi
(b) Narmada and Mahanadi
(e) Tapi and Betwa
(d) Tapi and Son
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24. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ?
(a) Kosi : Consequent River
(b) Narmada : Rift Valley River
(c) Sultej : Antecedent River
(d) Ghagghar : River with interior drainage
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25. The Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers are examples of :
(a) Subsequent Drainage
(b) Superimposed Drainage
(c) Consequent Drainage
(d) Antecedent Drainage
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41. Which river has been harnessed under the Hirakud multi-purpose Project?
(a) Godavari
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Krishna
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61. The highest water-fall in India is
(a) Kunchikal
(b) Jog Â
(c) SivasundaramÂ
(d) None of the above
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81. Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of :
(a) Hydration
(b) Gtrrosion
(c) Erosion
(d) Attrition
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2014
52. Sindh Sagar Doab is located between the rivers
(a) Chenab and Jhelum
(b) Ravi and Chenab
(c) Beas and Sutluj
(d) Jhelum-Chenab and Indus
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54. Jog Falls is associated with river
(a) Godavari
(b) Saraswati
(c) Sharavati
(d) Ganga
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