GK Questions NCERT Solutions (Part-3) The question of NCERT Solutions from Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, etc rivers.
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Question No. 1
1 pointsWhich one of the following rivers was known as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’?
CorrectCorrect Answer – The Damodar
The Damodar occupies the eastern margins of the Chotanagpur Plateau where it flows through a rift valley and finally joins the Hugli. The Barakar is its main tributary. Once known as the ‘sorrow of Bengal’, the Damodar has been now tamed by the Damodar Valley Corporation, a multipurpose project.
IncorrectCorrect Answer – The Damodar
The Damodar occupies the eastern margins of the Chotanagpur Plateau where it flows through a rift valley and finally joins the Hugli. The Barakar is its main tributary. Once known as the ‘sorrow of Bengal’, the Damodar has been now tamed by the Damodar Valley Corporation, a multipurpose project.
- Question 2 of 5
Question No. 2
1 pointsWhich one of the following rivers has the largest river basin in India?
CorrectCorrect Answer – The Ganga
The Amazon Basin is the largest river basin in the world.
Basin Area: 5.5 million km²
The Ganges, also known as Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh.
Basin area: 1.08 million km²The Indus System It is one of the largest river basins in the world, covering an area of 11,65,000 sq. Km (in India it is 321, 289 sq. Km and a total length of 2,880 km (in India 1,114 km).
IncorrectCorrect Answer – The Ganga
The Amazon Basin is the largest river basin in the world.
Basin Area: 5.5 million km²
The Ganges, also known as Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh.
Basin area: 1.08 million km²The Indus System It is one of the largest river basins in the world, covering an area of 11,65,000 sq. Km (in India it is 321, 289 sq. Km and a total length of 2,880 km (in India 1,114 km).
- Question 3 of 5
Question No. 3
1 pointsWhich one of the following rivers is not included in ‘Panchnad’?
CorrectCorrect Answer – The Indus
The Indus System It is one of the largest river basins in the world, covering an area of 11,65,000 sq. Km (in India it is 321, 289 sq. Km and a total length of 2,880 km (in India 1,114 km).
IncorrectCorrect Answer – The Indus
The Indus System It is one of the largest river basins in the world, covering an area of 11,65,000 sq. Km (in India it is 321, 289 sq. Km and a total length of 2,880 km (in India 1,114 km).
- Question 4 of 5
Question No. 4
1 pointsWhich one of the following rivers flows in a rift valley?
CorrectCorrect Answer – The Narmada
The Narmada originates on the western flank of the Amarkantak plateau at the height of about 1,057 m. Flowing in a rift valley between the Satpura in the south and the Vindhyan range in the north, it forms a picturesque gorge of marble rocks and Dhuandhar waterfall near Jabalpur. After flowing a distance of about 1,312 km, it meets the Arabian sea south of Bharuch, forming a broad 27 km long estuary. Its catchment area is about 98,796 sq. Km. The Sardar Sarovar Project has been constructed on this river.
IncorrectCorrect Answer – The Narmada
The Narmada originates on the western flank of the Amarkantak plateau at the height of about 1,057 m. Flowing in a rift valley between the Satpura in the south and the Vindhyan range in the north, it forms a picturesque gorge of marble rocks and Dhuandhar waterfall near Jabalpur. After flowing a distance of about 1,312 km, it meets the Arabian sea south of Bharuch, forming a broad 27 km long estuary. Its catchment area is about 98,796 sq. Km. The Sardar Sarovar Project has been constructed on this river.
- Question 5 of 5
Question No. 5
1 pointsWhich one of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi?
CorrectCorrect Answer – Deva Prayag
Taj Mahal on the banks of River Yamuna in Agra, Allahabad on the confluence of the Rivers Ganga and Yamuna.
The headwaters of the Ganga called the ‘Bhagirathi’ is fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag in Uttarakhand. At Haridwar, the Ganga emerges from the mountains on to the plains.
IncorrectCorrect Answer – Deva Prayag
Taj Mahal on the banks of River Yamuna in Agra, Allahabad on the confluence of the Rivers Ganga and Yamuna.
The headwaters of the Ganga called the ‘Bhagirathi’ is fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag in Uttarakhand. At Haridwar, the Ganga emerges from the mountains on to the plains.
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