Drainage MCQ Questions for Class 9 Social Science Chapter 3 Answers

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Q1. The river Narmada originate from:

(i) Amarkantak
(ii) Satpura
(iii) Ice slope of Western Ghats
(iv) Brahamagir

(i) Amarkantak

Q2. Which of the following is not a tributary of Godavari?

(i) Purna
(ii) Wardha
(iii) Wainganga
(iv) Lohit

(iv) Lohit

Q3. Which river is called the Dihang when it enters India in Arunachal Pradesh

(i) The Ganga
(ii) The Brahmaputra
(iii) The Indus
(iv) The Kaveri

(ii) The Brahmaputra

Q4. Which one of the following does not belong to Himalayan rivers?

(i) Brahmaputra
(ii) Cauvery
(iii) Alaknanda
(iv) Gandak

(ii) Cauvery

Q5. Which of the following states is not drained by the Godavari river?

(i) Maharashtra
(ii) Himachal Pradesh
(iii) Andhra Pradesh
(iv) Chhattisgarh

(ii) Himachal Pradesh

Q6. In which of the following states is the Wular lake located:

(i) Rajasthan
(ii) Uttar Pradesh
(iii) Punjab
(iv) Jammu and Kashmir

(iv) Jammu and Kashmir

Q7. Meanders are formed in which one of the following courses of a river?

(i) Upper course
(ii) Middle course
(iii) Lower course
(iv) Both upper and middle

(iii) Lower course

Q8. Which one of the following peninsular river of India flows west and makes estuaries?

(i) The Krishna
(ii) The Mahanadi
(iii) The Godavari
(iv) The tapi

(iv) The tapi

Q9. The total length covered by the river Subarnarekha is:

(i) 453 km
(ii) 463 km
(iii) 423 km
(iv) 433 km

(iv) 433 km

Q10. Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Godavari?

(i) Purna
(ii) Ghatprabha
(iii) Wardha
(iv) Pranhita

(ii) Ghatprabha

Q11. Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India:

(i) Narmada
(ii) Godavari
(iii) Krishna
(iv) Mahanadi

(ii) Godavari

Q12. Which kind of a drainage pattern is formed when tributaries join rivers at almost rightangles?

(i) Dendritic drainage
(ii) Trellis drainage
(iii) Rectangular drainage
(iv) Radial drainage

(ii) Trellis drainage

Q13. Which one of the following lake is artificial?

(i) Sambhar
(ii) Chilika
(iii) Pulicat
(iv) Rana Pratap sagar

(iv) Rana Pratap sagar

Q14. The length that River Brahmani covers in Odisha is:

(i) 670 km
(ii) 599 km
(iii) 541 km
(iv) 641 km

(iii) 541 km

Q15. Where are most of the freshwater lakes located ?

(i) Himalayan region
(ii) Rajasthan
(iii) Peninsular region
(iv) All of the above

(i) Himalayan region

Q16. Ganga enters Bangladesh at:

(i) Farakka
(ii) Meghalaya
(iii) Assam
(iv) All are incorrect

(i) Farakka

Q17. Which of the following is the second longest river of Peninsular India?

(i) Godavari
(ii) Krishna
(iii) Kaveri
(iv) Mahanadi

(ii) Krishna

Q18. The valley of Kashmir is famous for the

(i) Dal Lake
(ii) houseboats
(iii) shikaras
(iv) all of the above

(iv) all of the above

Q19. Which of the peninsular rivers is called the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?

(i) The Mahanadi
(ii) The Krishna
(iii) Godavari
(iv) tha tapi

(iii) Godavari

Q20. A river along with its tributaries is known as

(i) River system
(ii) Delta
(iii) George
(iv) Estuaries

(i) River system

Q21. The largest river of peninsular India is:

(i) Tapi
(ii) Mahanadi
(iii) Godavari
(iv) Krishna

(iii) Godavari

Q22. Which of the following is a famous lake of Srinagar in Kashmir?

(i) Sambhar
(ii) Bhimtal
(iii) Chilika
(iv) Dal

(iv) Dal

Q23. Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree?

(i) Radial
(ii) Dendrite
(iii) Centrifugal
(iv) Trellis

(ii) Dendrite

Q24. From where does the Chenab originate?

(i) Rohtang Pass
(ii) Khardung La
(iii) Nathu La
(iv) Bara Lacha Pass

(iv) Bara Lacha Pass

Q25. The river Narmada has its source at

(i) Amarkantak
(ii) Vindhya range
(iii) Satpura range
(iii) Nainital

(iv) All of the above

Q26. Which of the following two rivers form estuaries:

(i) Krishna and Kaveri
(ii) Godavari and Tapi
(iii) Narmada and Tapi
(iv) Godavari and Tapi

(iii) Narmada and Tapi

Q27. Which of the following is an artificial lake located in Andhra Pradesh?

(i) Kolleru
(ii) Nagarjuna Sagar
(iii) Krishnaraja Sagar
(iv) Vembanad

(ii) Nagarjuna Sagar

Q28. The river Narmada has its source at

(i) Satpura
(ii) Dal
(iii) Amarkantak
(iv) Gobind Sagar

(iv) Gobind Sagar

Q29. Which of the following rivers is a tributary right bank of the Mahanadi?

(i) River Birupa
(ii) River Prachi
(iii) River Bhargavi
(iv) River Jira

(iv) River Jira

Q30. Lakes are of great value to human beings. Which of the following statements about lakes given below is incorrect?

(i) Helps to regulate the flow of rivers
(ii) It results in flooding
(iii) Can be used for developing hydel power
(iv) Enhances natural beauty

(ii) It results in flooding

Q31. Which of the following affects the self-cleansing capacity of the river?

(i) Aquatic organisms
(ii) Drawing of water for irrigation
(iii) Hydroelectricity generation
(iv) Pollution

(iv) Pollution

Q32. The Wainganga and the Penganga are tributaries of which of the following rivers?

(i) The Mahanadi
(ii) The Narmada
(iii) The Godavari
(iv) The Krishna

(iii) The Godavari

Q33. The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase – I started in the year

(i) 1984
(ii) 1985
(iii) 1986
(iv) 1987

(ii) 1985

Q34. Where does the Tapi river rise:

(i) Amarkantak
(ii) Indore
(iii) Betul
(iv) Bhopal

(iii) Betul

Q35. Which one of the following is a southern tributary of the Ganga?

(i) Ghaggar
(ii) Son
(iii) Gomti
(iv) Gandak

(ii) Son

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