Class 9 Social Science Geography MCQ Drainage

Question : The river Narmada originate from:
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Satpura
(c) Ice slope of Western Ghats
(d) Brahamagir

Question : Which of the following is not a tributary of Godavari?
(a) Purna
(b) Wardha
(c) Wainganga
(d) Lohit

Question : Which river is called the Dihang when it enters India in Arunachal Pradesh
(a) The Ganga
(b) The Brahmaputra
(c) The Indus
(d) The Kaveri

Question : Which one of the following does not belong to Himalayan rivers?
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Cauvery
(c) Alaknanda
(d) Gandak

Question : Which of the following states is not drained by the Godavari river?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh

Question : In which of the following states is the Wular lake located:
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Question : Meanders are formed in which one of the following courses of a river?
(a) Upper course
(b) Middle course
(c) Lower course
(d) Both upper and middle

Question : Which one of the following peninsular river of India flows west and makes estuaries?
(a) The Krishna
(b) The Mahanadi
(c) The Godavari
(d) The tapi

Question : The total length covered by the river Subarnarekha is:
(a) 453 km
(b) 463 km
(c) 423 km
(d) 433 km

Question : Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Godavari?
(a) Purna
(b) Ghatprabha
(c) Wardha
(d) Pranhita

Question : Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India:
(a) Narmada
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Mahanadi

Question : Which kind of a drainage pattern is formed when tributaries join rivers at almost rightangles?
(a) Dendritic drainage
(b) Trellis drainage
(c) Rectangular drainage
(d) Radial drainage

Question : Which one of the following lake is artificial?
(a) Sambhar
(b) Chilika
(c) Pulicat
(d) Rana Pratap sagar

Question : The length that River Brahmani covers in Odisha is:
(a) 670 km
(b) 599 km
(c) 541 km
(d) 641 km

Question : Where are most of the freshwater lakes located ?
(a) Himalayan region
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Peninsular region
(d) All of the above

Question : Ganga enters Bangladesh at:
(a) Farakka
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Assam
(d) All are incorrect

Question : Which of the following is the second longest river of Peninsular India?
(a) Godavari
(b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri
(d) Mahanadi

Question : The valley of Kashmir is famous for the
(a) Dal Lake
(b) houseboats
(c) shikaras
(d) all of the above

Question : Which of the peninsular rivers is called the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
(a) The Mahanadi
(b) The Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) tha tapi

Question : A river along with its tributaries is known as
(a) River system
(b) Delta
(c) George
(d) Estuaries

Question : The largest river of peninsular India is:
(a) Tapi
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Godavari
(d) Krishna

Question : Which of the following is a famous lake of Srinagar in Kashmir?
(a) Sambhar
(b) Bhimtal
(c) Chilika
(d) Dal

Question : Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree?
(a) Radial
(b) Dendrite
(c) Centrifugal
(d) Trellis

Question : From where does the Chenab originate?
(a) Rohtang Pass
(b) Khardung La
(c) Nathu La
(d) Bara Lacha Pass

Question : The river Narmada has its source at
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Vindhya range
(c) Satpura range
(c) Nainital

Question : Which of the following two rivers form estuaries:
(a) Krishna and Kaveri
(b) Godavari and Tapi
(c) Narmada and Tapi
(d) Godavari and Tapi

Question : Which of the following is an artificial lake located in Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Kolleru
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar
(c) Krishnaraja Sagar
(d) Vembanad

Question : The river Narmada has its source at
(a) Satpura
(b) Dal
(c) Amarkantak
(d) Gobind Sagar

Question : Which of the following rivers is a tributary right bank of the Mahanadi?
(a) River Birupa
(b) River Prachi
(c) River Bhargavi
(d) River Jira

Question : Lakes are of great value to human beings. Which of the following statements about lakes given below is incorrect?
(a) Helps to regulate the flow of rivers
(b) It results in flooding
(c) Can be used for developing hydel power
(d) Enhances natural beauty

Question : Which of the following affects the self-cleansing capacity of the river?
(a) Aquatic organisms
(b) Drawing of water for irrigation
(c) Hydroelectricity generation
(d) Pollution

Question : The Wainganga and the Penganga are tributaries of which of the following rivers?
(a) The Mahanadi
(b) The Narmada
(c) The Godavari
(d) The Krishna

Question : The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase – I started in the year
(a) 1984
(b) 1985
(c) 1986
(d) 1987

Question : Where does the Tapi river rise:
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Indore
(c) Betul
(d) Bhopal

Question : Which one of the following is a southern tributary of the Ganga?
(a) Ghaggar
(b) Son
(c) Gomti
(d) Gandak

Question :Which of the following state is not drained by River Ganga:
(a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab

Question :What are the characteristics of a river?
(i) Rivers are fast moving water bodies (b) River originate from glacier, springs, lake etc. (c) Rivers are slow moving mass of the ice and slow. (d) Rivers are used for irrigation, navigation, generation of hydropower etc.
(a) (i), (b) and (c)
(b) (i), (b) and (d)
(c) All (i), (b), (c) and (d)
(d) Only (c)

Question :The river Narmada originate from:
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Satpura
(c) Ice slope of Western Ghats
(d) Brahamagir

Question :Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree:
(a) Radial
(b) Dendritic
(c) Centrifugal
(d) Trellis

Question :In which of the following states is the Wular lake located:
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Question :Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
(a) Sambhar
(b) Wular
(c) Dal
(d) Gobmd Sagar

Question :Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India:
(a) Narmada
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Mahanadi

Question :Name the place where river indus emerge:
(a) Peshawar
(b) Amarkantak
(c) Attock
(d) Mansarowar

Question :Ganga enters Bangladesh at:
(a) Farakka
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Assam
(d) All are incorrect

Question :The length of river Ganga is:
(a) 2525 km
(b) 2500 km
(c) 2575 km
(d) 2615 km

Question :The largest river of peninsular India is:
(a) Tapi
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Godavari
(d) Krishna

Question :Largest fresh water lake found in India at:
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Malwa Plateau
(c) Plain areas
(d) Near oceans

Question :Which of the following two rivers form estuaries:
(a) Krishna and Kaveri
(b) Godavari and Tapi
(c) Narmada and Tapi
(d) Godavari and Tapi