NCERT MCQ ON DRAINAGE
1. Which one of the following is not a lake created by human beings?
(a) Gobind Sagar
(b) Nizam Sagar
(c) Barapani
(d) Hirakud
Answer (c) Barapani
2. Which of the following states is not drained by the Godavari river?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
Answer (b) Himachal Pradesh
3. 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
Answer (d) Pollution
4. Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Godavari?
(a) Purna
(b) Ghatprabha
(c) Wardha
(d) Pranhita
Answer (b) Ghatprabha
5. Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
(a) Sambhar
(b) Dal
(c) Wular
(d) Gobind Sagar
Answer (a) Sambhar
6. Where are most of the freshwater lakes located ?
(a) Himalayan region
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Peninsular region
(d) All of the above
Answer (a) Himalayan region
7. Why have the river banks attracted settlers from ancient times?
(a) Water is a basic natural resource
(b) Rivers provide water for irrigation
(c) Rivers provide facilities for inland navigation
(d) All of the above
Answer (d) All of the above
8. A river along with its tributaries is known as _______ .
(a) River system
(b) Delta
(c) George
(d) Estuaries
Answer (a) River system
9. Which one of the following freshwater lakes is the largest?
(a) Wular
(b) Loktak
(c) Nainital
(d) Dal
Answer (a) Wular
10. The river Narmada has its source at
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Vindhya range
(c) Satpura range
(c) Nainital
(d) All of the above
Answer (a) Amarkantak
11. Where does the river Indus rise?
(a) Tibet
(b) Himalayan
(c) Kailash
(d) All of the above
Answer (a) Tibet
12. The Dibang and the Lohit are the tributaries of the river
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Narmada
(c) Godavari
(d) Brahmaputra
Answer (d) Brahmaputra
13. 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
Answer (b) It results in flooding
14. Which of the following is an artificial lake located in Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Kolleru
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar
(c) Krishnaraja Sagar
(d) Vembanad
Answer (b) Nagarjuna Sagar
15. Which of the following is the description of the term drainage?
(a) The area drained by a single river system
(b) The river system of an area
(c) An upland that separates two drainage basins
(d) None of the above
Answer (b) The river system of an area
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