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Odisha Geography Part - 1

The document discusses various rivers of Odisha. It provides information about the rivers Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Subarnarekha and their tributaries. Some key details include: - The longest dam in the world, Hirakud Dam, is located on the Mahanadi River. - Mahanadi is the largest river of Odisha. - Brahmani is the second largest river in Odisha. - The Sileru River is also known as the Machkund River. - Chilika Lake is a horse-shoe shaped fresh water lake.

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Odisha Geography Part - 1

The document discusses various rivers of Odisha. It provides information about the rivers Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Subarnarekha and their tributaries. Some key details include: - The longest dam in the world, Hirakud Dam, is located on the Mahanadi River. - Mahanadi is the largest river of Odisha. - Brahmani is the second largest river in Odisha. - The Sileru River is also known as the Machkund River. - Chilika Lake is a horse-shoe shaped fresh water lake.

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1.Which river is also known as Langulya? 6.

Hirakud, the longest dam in the world is located


on which river of Odisha?
(a) Nagavali (b) Mahanadi
(a) Rushikulya
(c) Brahmani (d) Baitarani
(b) Mahanadi
Ans - A
(c) Brahmani
2.Which of the following rivers is not a
(d) Baitarani
tributary of the river Bahuda?
Ans - B
(a) Bogiriadi
7.Which is the largest river of Odisha?
(b) Batrada Nalla
(a) Baitarani river
(c) Kantajura Nalla
(b) Mahanadi river
(d) Baghua
(c) Subarnarekha river
Ans - D
(d) Brahmani river
3.The Bahuda river originates from which district of
Odisha? Ans - B

(a) Mayurbhanj (b) Keonjhar 8.Which river is known as Sorrow of Odisha?

(c) Gajapati (d) Ganjam (a) Mahanadi (b) Brahmani

Ans - C (c) Baitarani (d) Rushikulya

4.Which of the following tributaries does not Ans - A


belong to the river Rushikulya?
9.Which of the following is the second largest
(a) Baghua
river in Odisha?
(b) Dhanei
(a) Subarnarekha
(c) Padma
(b) Brahmani
(d) Karandi Nalla
(c) Mahanadi
Ans - D
(d) Baitarani
5.Which among the following is a river originating
Ans - B
from Mahanadi Delta?
10.Which river flows over the states of jharkhand,
(a) Soamoli River
odisha& westbengal?
(b) Nuna River
a. tel
(c) Prachi River
b. Sileru
(d) All of the above
c. Subarnarekha
Ans - D
d. Non of the above

Ans - C
11.mahanadi river originates from which among (b) Indravati
the hills?
(c) Baitarani
a. Mahendragiri
(d) Salandi
b. Amarkantak
Ans - B
c. Dumuriput
16.The other name of Sileru river is
d. Non of the above
(a) Salandi (b) Machkund
Ans - B
(c) Baitarani (d) Kolab
12.The tributaties Raru, kanchi, Garru etc belongs
Ans - B
to the river?
17.Which lake is a horse-shoe shaped fresh
a. Baitarimi
water lake?
b. Subarnarekha
(a) Ansupa lake
c. Brahmami
(b) Chilika lake
d. Rushikulya
(c) Hirakud reservoir
Ans - B
(d) Kanjia lake
13.The length of Bramhani river in odisha is about?
Ans - A
a. 464
18.Ruhikulya river Falls at-
b. 480
A. Godavari
c. 600
b. Bay of bengal
d. 385
c. Inadia ocean
Ans - B
d. Non of the above
14.Which is a major East flowing river
Ans - B
between Mahanadi and Godavari rivers?
19.Badaghagara falls is the most popular picnic
(a) Baitarani
spot in odisha situated in which distict?
(b) Vamsadhara
A. Bhadrak
(c) Indravati
b. Berhumpur
(d) None of the above
c. Sambalpur
Ans - B
d. Keonjhar
15.Which river originates from the
Ans - D
Dandakaranya range of the Eastern Ghats
20.The Duduma water fall 515ft high is formed
in Kalahandi district of Odisha? by......... River?

(a) Mahanadi A. Mahanadi


b. Baitarini A. 2,3,4

c. Machkund b. 2&3

d. Tel c. 4&3

Ans - C d. 1,2,3,4

21.Phuralijharan waterfall is situated in the dist of - Ans - C

A. Kalahandi 25.The origin of which of the following rivers acts


as a boundary between the state of odisha &
b. Bolangit
jharkhand?
c. Nuapada
A. Mahanadi
d. Koraput
b. Baitarini
Ans - A
c. Brahmani
22.Tej river originating from the Gonasika hills of
d. Budhabapanga
the keonjhar dist is-
Ans - B
A. Brahmani
26.which of the following is an interstate river in
b. Subarnarekha
odisha?
c. Baitarini
A. Budhabalanga
d. Bahuda
b. Mahanadi
Ans - C
c. Rushikulya
23.Which of the following tributaries doesn't
d. Brahmani
belong to the river Rushikulya?
Ans - D
A. Baghua
27.The Gunpur plateau between Rayagada &
b. Dhanei
parlakhemundi is drained by which of the following
c. Karandi Nalla river?

d. Padma A. Rushikulya

Ans - C b. Nagavali

24.Consider the following rivers of odisha. c. Vamsadhara

1.Baitarini d. Budhabalanga

2.Mahanadi Ans - C

3.Subarnarekha 28.which of the following rivers does not have a


tidal channel into the Bay of bengal?
4.Brahmani
A. Mahanadi
Which of the above rivers have their sources in
Chhitanagpur plateau? b. Alaka
c. Brahmani 33.which lake lies near puri dist of Odisha?

d. Subarnarekha A. Sara

Ans - B b. Kolab

29.which is the major East flowing river between c. Taripara


Mahanadi & Godavari rivers?
d. Kulab
A. Baitarini
Ans - A
b. Vamsadhara
34.what is the area of the kanjia lake?
c. Indravati
A. 105 Hectare
d. Non of the above.
b. 122 hectare
Ans - B
c. 223 Hectare
30.The other name of sileru river is?
d. 260 hectare
A. Salandi
Ans - A
b. Machkund
35.which of the following is INCORRECT?
c. Baitarini
A. Barehipani- mayurbhanj
d. Kolab
B. Khandadhar-sundargarh
Ans - B
C. joranda-mayurbhanj
31.which lake is horse shoe shapwd fresh water
D. Duduma-Bolangir
lake?
Ans - D
A. Chilika
36.The mouth of Chilika lake to the Bay of Bengal is
b. Hirakud
known as-
c. Ansupa
A. Magarmukha
d. Kanjia
b. Muhanmukha
Ans - C
c. Sagarmukha
32.which among the following is one of the largest
d. Nilamukha
wintering ground for the migratory water flow in
India? Ans - A

A. Ghana sanctuary 37.which of the following rivers doesn't have it's


source in the eastern ghats?
b. Sultanpur, haryana
A. Budhabalanga
c. Chilika, odisha
b. Salandi
d. Dal lake, kashmir
c. Rushikulya
Ans - C
d. Chitropala
Ans - D d. Deuljhari

38.Rayagada is situated on the bank of river? Ans - B

A. Sileru 43.which river is known as sorrow of odisha?

b. Mandira A. Mahanadi

c. Nagavali b. Brahmani

d. Vamsadhara c. Baitarini

Ans - C d. Rushikulya

39.which of the following small rivers does not Ans - A


drain in to Chilika lake?
44.the length of salandi river is about-
A. Daya
A. 100 km
b. Bhargavi
b. 144km
c. Kushabhadra
c. 254 km
d. Malaguni
d. 161 km
Ans - C
Ans - B
40.The Indravati is a/an -
45.The mandira dam is situated on the river?
A. Tributary vog Godavari
A. Sankh
B. Distributary of the river machkund
b. Koel
C. Independent strem
c. Tel
D. Non of the above
d. Baitarini
Ans - A
Ans - A
41.what is the highest waterfall of odisha?
46.The Mahanadi is the........ Largest ruver in India?
A. Gandahati
A 4th
b. Duduma
b. 5th
c. Barehipani
c. 6th
d. Aatipathar
d. 7th
Ans - C
Ans - C
42.The famous shrine of Lord Hatakeshwao temple
47.The river brahmani passes through -
is situated near which spring?
A. Jaipur
A. Taptapani
b. Dhenkanal
b. Atri
c. Sundargarh
c. Tarbulo
d. All of them

Ans - D

48.The Bahuda river originate from?

A. Mayurbhanj

b. Gajapati

c. Keonjhar

d. Bargarh

Ans - B

49.The subarnarekha river originate from the


chotanagpur palteau which is located in the state
of........?

A. Odisha

b. Bihar

c. Jharkhand

d. Chhattisgarh

Ans - C

50.Consider the following about the Chilika lake.

1. It is a lagoon with brackish water.

2. It has been declared a bird

sanctuary by Government of Odisha in 1987.

Which of the statement(s) given aboveis/are


correct?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans - C

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