13. In the map shown in the given figure, rivers labelled s 17.

17. Which of the following rivers of India is NOT a

1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively are : tributary of Damodar River?
(a) Barakar (b) Indrawati (c) Jamunia (d) Barki
U.P. B.E.O. (Pre) 2019
Ans. (b)
Damodar River is a tributary of Hooghly. It flows through
Jharkhand and West Bengal. Its tributaries are Barki,
Jamunia and Barakar. Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is
located across Damodar. The Indrawati river is a tributary of
Godavari which flows along the main river flowing through
(a) Kosi, Gomati, Ghaghara, and Gandak Odisha, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
(b) Kosi, Ganga, Gomati, and Ghaghara 18. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India
(c) Gandak, Ganga, Gomati, and Ghaghara has rift valley due to down warping?
(d) Teesta, Gomati, Ghaghara, and Kosi (a) Damodar (b) Mahanadi
I.A.S. (Pre) 1997 (c) Son (d) Yamuna
Ans. (a) I.A.S. (Pre) 1998
Ans. (a)
The drainage map of India indicates the rivers labelled as
1,2,3 and 4 are – The Damodar river has rift valley due to down warping.
(1) Kosi, (2) Gomati, (3) Ghaghara and (4) Gandak. 19. Which of the following rivers is famous for its fault
valley drainage?
14. Which of the following canals has been taken out from
(a) Chambal (b) Damodar
Damodar river? (c) Gandak (d) Ramaganga
(a) Sirhind Canal (b) Edon Canal U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019
(c) Bist Doab Canal (d) Eastern Grey Canal Ans. (b)
U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) (Re-Exam) 2015
Ans. (b) Damodar River is famous for its fault valley drainage. It
flows across Jharkhand and West Bengal also known as
Edon Canal is a 54 km long canal taken out from Damodar 'Sorrow of Bengal' because of its ravaging floods in the plains
river in 1938. It provides irrigation to 10,000 hectares of land. of West Bengal.

15. Damodar is a tributary of river – 20. Which of the following rivers is most polluted?
(a) Ganga (b) Hooghly (a) Gomati (b) Periyar
(c) Damodar (d) Mahanadi
(c) Padma (d) Swaranrekha
U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013
U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006
Ans. (c)
U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008
U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008 The most polluted river of India is Damodar river. The
Ans. (b) enormous quantity of pollutants coming out from the
mines, industries, cities and agricultural fields have so much
Damodar river also known as the Sorrow of Bengal, originates degraded the quality of the river water between Giridih and
in the Palamau Hills of Chotanagpur plateau. It flows through Durgapur that it has virtually become a biological desert.
rift valley. It has a number of tributaries such as Barakar, Konar,
21. Rajarappa is situated on the confluence of which
and Jamunia. Its total length is 592 Km. It carries the water of
rivers?
Rupnarayan river and flows into Hoogly, 55 km south of Kolkata.
(a) Damodar - Bhera (b) Damodar - Sherbukhi
16. River Damodar emerges from – (c) Damodar - Barakar (d) Damodar- Konar
(a) Tibbet (b) Chotanagpur Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016
(c) Near Nainital Ans. (a)
(d) Western slope of somesar hills
39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994 Rajarappa is a Shakti Peeth temple situated on a hillock at the
Ans. (b) confluence of the Damodar and Bhera (Bhairavi) rivers near
the Rajarappa falls 80 km away from Ranchi. This ancient
See the explanation of above question. temple is dedicated to goddess Chinnamasta.

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22. Which of the following is a land-bounded river ? 27. River Khari is part of the drainage system of :
(a) Tapti (b) Krishna (c) Luni (d) Narmada (a) Arabian Sea (b) Inland drainage
40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995 (c) Indeterminate drainage (d) Bay of Bengal
R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2010
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
Luni river originates in Aravali range, south-west to Ajmer.
It disappears in the Rann of Kutch traversing a distance of Khari river is tributary of Chambal river, Chambal river is
320 km. Thus, it does not come in contact with the sea. Rest tributary of Yamuna and Yamuna is tributary of Ganga which
other rivers given in the option flows into the sea. falls into the Bay of Bengal. Thus, all these rivers are the
parts of the drainage system of the Bay of Bengal.
23. With reference to the river Luni, which one of the
following statements is correct? 28. Which of the following rivers does not have its source
(a) It flows into the Gulf of Khambhat. in glaciers ?
(b) It flows into the Gulf of Kutch. (a) Yamuna (b) Alaknanda
(c) Kosi (d) Mandakini
(c) It flows into Pakistan and merges with a tributary of
Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006
Indus
Ans. (c)
(d) It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of Kutch.
I.A.S. (Pre) 2010 Kosi river does not have its source in glaciers. It originates
Ans. (d) from the Gosainthan in Eastern Nepal. The length of the Kosi
river is 720 km. It merges in the Ganga near Bhagalpur. The
See the explanation of above question. Kosi river is known for its dangerous floods and especially
for maximum shifting of its course. The Kosi river is
24. Example of inland drainage river is – considered the “Sorrow of Bihar”. The Yamuna rises from
(a) Mahi (b) Ghaggar Yamunotri glacier. Alaknanda originates from Satopanth
(c) Narmada (d) Krishna Peak glacier and Satopanth Taal in Alkapuri, north-east of
M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014 Shivalinga Peak. Mandakini sets off from Chorabari Tal.
Ans. (b) 29. Triveni Canal receives water from river-
(a) Son (b) Kosi
Inland drainage is that drainage in which river does not reach
(c) Gandak (d) Mayurakshi
the ocean and falls into a inland lake. The example of the
45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001
inland river is Ghaggar, Luni, Rupen, Saraswati etc.
Ans. (c)
25. Of the following rivers, the maximum shifting, of
The Triveni canal receives water from river Gandak. It is
course, has taken place in –
located in West Champaran district.
(a) Son (b) Gandak (c) Kosi (d) Ganga
44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000 30. Which river in Bihar changed its course in the year
2008 and caused calamity?
Ans. (c)
(a) Ganga (b) Gandak
(c) Kosi (d) Ghaghra
The Kosi river has seven tributaries in which Arun is most
M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008
important. It originates from the north of Himalayas in the
Ans. (c)
Gosainthan area. The Kosi river is known for its dangerous
floods and especially for maximum shifting of its course.
Kosi river is a major tributary of the Ganga. The length of
Thus, it can be said that the Kosi river changes its course
the Kosi river is 720 km in India. It merges in the Ganga
for maximum times among all rivers of India.
near Bhagalpur. The Kosi river is known for its dangerous
26. Which of the following river is notorious for maximum floods and especially for maximum shifting of its course
shifting of its course? that is why it is considered as the "Sorrow of Bihar". On 28
(a) Ganga (b) Kosi August 2008, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh declared
(c) Damodar (d) Gomati the Kosi flood disaster as a National Calamity.
U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013 31. From north towards south, which one of the following
Ans. (b) is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
(a) Shyok – Spiti – Zaskar – Satluj
See the explanation of above question. (b) Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – Satluj

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 (c) Zaskar – Shyok – Satluj – Spiti 34. A memorandum of understanding for India’s first river
(d) Zaskar – Satluj – Shyok – Spiti linking project has been signed between two States linking
I.A.S. (Pre) 2006 two rivers. The States and the rivers concerned are :
Ans. (b) States Rivers
(a) Punjab and Rajasthan : Beas and Banas
Shyok river is known as 'River of Death' in the Karakoram. (b) Uttar Pradesh and : Ken and Betwa
Ancient evidences indicate that it was also a medium of trade Madhya Pradesh
between Yarkand and Ladakh. (c) Karnataka and Tamil : Krishna and Kaveri
Zanskar river flows through hard rock and form the deep Nadu
gorge. It originates on the border of Himachal Pradesh and (d) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar : Gomti and Sharda
Ladakh. It flows in a north and then flows in east and joints U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006
Indus at Nimu. Ans. (b)
Spiti river originates at height of 4551 metres from Kunzun
On 25th August, 2005 a Memorandum of Understanding was
pass. It merges into Sutlej river near Namgia in Kinnaur
signed for Ken-Betwa Link project. It was signed by the then
district of Himachal Pradesh after flowing 60 miles.
Chief Minister of U.P., Mulayam Singh Yadav, the then Chief
Sutluj river rises in Tibet it crosses Great Himalaya and
Minister of M.P., Babulal Gaur and the then Union Water
Zaskar range and crosses Indo-Tibet border near Shipki La.
Resources Minister Priyaranjan Das Munshi.
Spiti river merges in Satluj from the north.
Thus the correct order of the above rivers from north to south 35. In the Uttar Pradesh and the Madhya Pradesh States,
is – Shyok – Zanskar – Spiti – Sutlej the joint "Rajghat River Valley Project" is located on
(a) Ken river (b) Son river
32. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
(c) Chambal river (d) Betwa river
by using the code given below:
U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006
List-I (Doab) List-II (Rivers)
Ans. (d)
A. Bist Doab i. Between Ravi and Chenab
B. Bari Doab ii. Between Ravi and Beas Rajghat River Valley Project is a joint project of the
C. Rachna Doab iii. Between Beas and Satluj Government of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This
D. Chaj Doab iv. Between Chenab and Jhelum project is located on Betwa River, 22 km away from Lalitpur
Code : district of Uttar Pradesh.
A B C D
36. Which one of the following dam is built across the
(a) iii ii i iv
Betwa river?
(b) i ii iii iv
(a) Luv Kush Barrage (b) Rihand Dam
(c) iv iii ii i
(c) Sharda Barrage (d) Rajghat Dam
(d) i iv ii iii
U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015
Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016
Ans. (d)
Ans. (a)
See the explanation of above question.
The correct match is as follows :
(Doab) (Rivers) 37. Consider the following pairs:
Bist Doab Between Beas and Satluj Tributary River : Main River
Bari Doab Between Ravi and Beas 1. Chambal : Narmada
Rachna Doab Between Ravi and Chenab 2. Son : Yamuna
Chaj Doab Between Chenab and Jhelum 3. Manas : Brahmaputra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
33. Hizla fair of Dumka in Santhal Pargana is celebrated
matched?
on the bank of which of the following rivers ?
(a) 1,2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only
(a) Suvarnrekha (b) Barakar
I.A.S. (Pre) 2008
(c) Mayurakshi (d) Falgu
Ans. (d)
Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003
Ans. (c) Chambal river originates on Janapav Hills near Mhow
(M.P.) and flows into Yamuna near Itawa. Son River flows
The Hizla fair is organized on the banks of the Mayurakshi into Ganga near Patna. Thus pair 1 and 2 are not matched
river in Dumka, Santhal Pargana. Hizla is located on the correctly. Manas River is the Tributary of Brahmaputra River.
banks of the Mayurakshi river. Thus pair 3 is correctly matched.

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