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Odisha GK

The River of Odisha


All Competitive Exam
There are four groups of rivers which flow through Odisha into the Bay of Bengal
. They are :

i. Rivers that have a source outside the State (the Subarnarekha, the
Brahmani and the Mahanadi).
ii. Rivers having a source inside the State(the Budhabalanga, the Baitarini,
the Salandi, and the Rushikulya).
iii. Rivers having a source inside the Odisha, but flow through other states
(the Bahudu, the Vansadhara, and the Nagavali).
iv. Rivers having a source inside Odisha, but tributary to rivers which flow
through other states (the Machkund, the Sileru, the Kolab, and the
Indravati).

1. Which is the largest river of Odisha?


(a) Baitarani river
(b) Mahanadi river
(c) Subarnarekha river
(d) Brahmani river

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2. Mahanadi flows Odisha through which of the Following District ?
A) Sambalpur
D) Jharsuguda
C) Bargada
D) Koraput

3. Which of the following is the longest tributary of Mahanadi?


A) Ib
B) Seonath
C) Ong
D) Manda

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4. How many distributaries does Mahanadi River have ?
(A) 8
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 6

5. Which is a tributary river of the Mahanadi River that enters into Chilika
Lake?
(A) Prachi
(B) Kadua
(C) Daya
(D) Gobari

6. Satkosia Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve located in the border of ___


A) Nayagarh & Sonepur
B) Deoghar & Angul
C) Angul & Nayagarh
D) Sambalpur & Deoghar

7. Which of the following is not a name of The Mahanadi River


A) Kanaknandini,
B) Chitrapalal
C) Mahasweta
D) Nilotpala

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8. Which of the following is the second largest river in Odisha?
(A) Brahmani
(B) Subarnarekha
(C) Bansadhara
(D) Rushikulya

9. Which of the following dam of Odisha is constructed over river Brahmani?


(A) Machhakund
(B) Indravati
(C) Rengali
(D) Hirakud

10. Which of the following rivers originates outside Odisha?


(A) Salandi
(B) Baitarani
(C) Budhabalanga
(D) Brahmani (Correct Answer)

11. Which of the following rivers has a source inside Odisha, but flows through
other states?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Bahudu (Correct Answer)
(C) Brahmani (Chosen option)
(D) Subarnarekha

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12. Which river forms a boundary between Odisha and West Bengal?
A) Mahanadi
B) Rushikulya
C) Subarnarekha
D) Godavari
13. Together with the river Baitarani, Brahmani forms a large delta before
emptying into the Bay of Bengal at _____
A) Dhamara
B) Chilika
C) Chandipur
D) Panchupali

14. In which district Subarnarekha River enters into Odisha?


(A) Bhadrak
(B) Mayurbhanj
(C) Balasore (Correct Answer)
(D) Sundergarh

15. Which of the following hills is the place of origin of the Baitarani River?
(A) Gonasika hills (Correct Answer) (Chosen option)
(B) Ramgiri hills
(C) Meghasani hills
(D) Rushyamala hills

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16. In which state does the Subarnarekha river originate?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand (Correct Answer) (Chosen option)
(D) West Bengal

17. Which of the following rivers originates from Guptaganga hills in Odisha?
(A) Budhabalanga
(B) Brahmani
(C) Subarnarekha
(D) Baitarani (Correct Answer)

18. After the confluence of Sankh River and South Koel River at Vedvyas, the
Combined river is known as ____________.
(A) Baitarani (Chosen option)
(B) Bahuda
(C) Brahmani (Correct Answer)
(D) Bansadhara

19. River Tel is a tributary of which of the following rivers?


(A) Bahuda
(B) Brahmani
(C) Mahanadi (Correct Answer)
(D) Bansadhara

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20. In Odisha, which river forms 'Barehipani falls'?
(A) Budhabalanga (Correct Answer) (Chosen option)
(B) Indravati
(C) Nagavali
(D) Salandi
21. In Odisha, which river forms 'Hatipathar falls'?
(A) Salandi (Chosen option)
(B) Nagavali (Correct Answer)
(C) Kolab
(D) Indravati

22. Which of the following hills is the place of origin of the Salandi River?
(A) Ramgiri hills
(B) Rushyamala hills
(C) Gonasika hills
(D) Meghasani hills (Correct Answer)

23. Which of the following hills is the place of origin of the Bahuda River?
(A) Ramgiri hills (Correct Answer)
(B) Bijipur hills
(C) Nandi Hills
(D) Gonasika Hills

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24. Which of the following hills is the place of origin of the Rushikulya River?
(A) Rushyakar hills
(B) Rushyamala hills (Correct Answer)
(C) Durgakangar hills
(D) Gonasika hills

25. Which of the following rivers originates from Keonjhar Plateau?


(A) Budhabalanga
(B) Brahmani
(C) Baitarani (Correct Answer) (Chosen option)
(D) Mahandi

26. Which of the following rivers originates from the Sinkaran hills of the
eastern Ghats in Koraput district?
(A) Kolab (Correct Answer) (Chosen option)
(B) Salandi
(C) Banshadhara
(D) Indravati

27. From which of the following hills of Odisha, the river Budhabalanga
originates?
(A) Barbil
(B) Deuli
(C) Chandragiri

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(D) Similipal (Correct Answer)
28. The Bahuda river originates from which district of Odisha?

(A) Mayurbhanj
(B) Keonjhar
(C) Gajapati
(D) Ganjam
29. Jalaput Dam is built across which of the following rivers?
(A) Jonk
(B) Brahmani
(C) Machkund (Correct Answer) (Chosen option)
(D) Ong

30. Which of the following is the left bank tributary of River Mahanadi?
(A) Jonk (Chosen option)
(B) Tel
(C) Seonath (Correct Answer)
(D) Ong

31.Which of the following is a horseshoe-shaped freshwater lake situated on


the left bank of the river Mahanadi in the state of Odisha?
(A) Sara
(B) Kanjia
(C) Chilika
(D) Ansupa (Correct Answer)

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32. Which lake lies near Puri district of Odisha?

(a) Sara

(b) Tampara

(c) Kolab

(d) Indravati

33. The Akhandalamani Temple of Bhadrak is located on the banks of which


river?
(A) River Mahanadi
(B) River Subarnarekha (Chosen option)
(C) Rushikulya
(D) River Baitarani (Correct Answer)

34. Tampara lake lies in which district of Odisha?


(A) Mayurbhanj
(B) Keonjhar
(C) Gajapati
(D) Ganjam

35. The Kolab reservoir is located in which district of Odisha?

(A) Mayurbhanj
(B) Keonjhar
(C) Baleswar
(D) Koraput

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36. Badaghagara waterfall lies in which district of Odisha?

(A) Sambalpur
(B) Keonjhar
(C) Gajapati
(D) Ganjam
Which is the highest waterfall of Odisha?

(A) Gandahati
(B) Duduma
(C) Barehipani
(D) Hatipathar

Which waterfall is also known as ‘Matsya Tirtha’?

(A) Gandahati
(B) Duduma
(C) Barehipani
(D) Hatipathar

Which waterfall in Odisha is located near the Kalta iron mines in Sundargarh
district?

(a) Miriglotah
(b) Khandadhar

(c) Phurli Jharan


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(d) Putudi

The famous shrine of Lord Hatakeswara temple is situated near which spring?

(a) Atri
(b) Taptapani

(c) Tarabalo

(d) Deulajhari

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