Ganga Drainage System – Old Year Questions

1. The Ganga river is an example of :

(a) The Antecedent Drainage
(b) Consequent Drainage System
(c) Superimposed Drainage System
(d) Subsequent Drainage System

[U.P.U.D.A./ L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

 

2. The longest river in India is

(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Ganga
(c) Godavari
(d) Indus

[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

 

3. In Bangladesh, the River Ganges is known as –

(a) Meghana
(b) Padma
(c) Bhagirathi
(d) Mahaganga

[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

 

4. River Ganga, after entering Bangladesh is known by which of the following names ?

(a) Lohit
(b) Padma
(c) Kaliganga
(d) Nabaganga

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

 

5. ‘Moribund Delta’ is a subdivision of which of the following Delta?

(a) Krishna-Godavari Delta
(b) Mahanadi Delta
(c) Bengal Delta
(d) Cauvery Delta

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

 

6. On entering Bangladesh, Ganga is called –

(a) Padma
(b) Meghna
(c) Hoogly
(d) Lohit

[Uttarakhand Lower (Sub) (Pre) 2010]

 

7. India and Asia’s first Dolphin Research Centre – NDRC is being set up on the banks of the Ganga river at

(a) Haridwar
(b) Patna
(c) Varanasi
(d) Bhagalpur

[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

 

8. Sunderban Delta is formed by the rivers –

(a) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(b) Ganga and Jhelum
(c) Sindhu and Jhelum
(d) Ganga and Sindhu

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

 

9. Assertion (A): The Ganga is a highly polluted river.
Reason (R): The holier the river, the more polluted it is.
Select the correct answer from the following code:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

 

10. The depth of Gangetic alluvial soil below the land surface is about –

(a) 6000 meter
(b) 600 meter
(c) 800 meter
(d) 100 meter

[39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

 

11. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
1. Devprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.
2. Rudraprayag is located at the confluence of the Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
3. Alaknanda flows from Badrinath.
4. Kedarnath is considered as biggest seat established by Adi Shankaracharya.
Code :

(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

 

12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below:

    List-I   (Place)     List-II (Confluence of Rivers)
A. Rudraprayag 1. Bhagirathi-Alaknanda 
B. Nandprayag  2. Mandakini -Alaknanda 
C. Karnaprayag   3. Alaknanda-Pindar
D. Devprayag   4. Vishnu Ganga-Mandakini

Code :

A B C D

(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 1 3 2

[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

 

13. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet at

(a) Devprayag
(b) Karnaprayag
(c) Vishnuprayag
(d) Rudraprayag

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

 

14. Which of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi?

(a) Vishnuprayag
(b) Karnaprayag
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Devprayag

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

 

15. At which of the following towns the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi combine to form River Ganga?

(a) Haridwar
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Rudraprayag
(d) Devprayag
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

 

16. With which drainage system or main river is Mandakini associated?

(a) Alaknanda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Yamuna
(d) Dhauli Ganga

[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

 

17. Name the river that flows between Kedarnath and Rudra Prayag?

(a) Bhagirathi
(b) Alaknanda
(c) Saryu
(d) Mandakini

[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

 

18. Along which of the following river’s banks, the famous temple of Badrinath is located?

(a) Alaknanda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Mandakini
(d) Ganga

[U.P.U.D.A./ L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

 

19. The longest flowing river in India is-

(a) Mahanadi
(b) Godavari
(c) Ganga
(d) Narmada

[40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

 

20. The Bhagirathi river originates from –

(a) Gomukh
(b) Gangotri
(c) Tapovan
(d) Vishnu Prayag

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006, Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

 

21. Identify the only tributary of the River Ganges which rises in the plains.

(a) Son
(b) Sharda or Saryu
(c) Gomti
(d) Ram Ganga

[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]

 

22. Among the following tributaries, which one is the part of the Ganga river basin?

(a) Sankh
(b) North Koel
(c) South Koel
(d) Barakar
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

 

23. Assertion (A): Yamuna becomes a dead river between Delhi and Agra most of the year.
Reason (B): Yamuna is a non-perennial river.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

 

24. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of Yamuna?

(a) Betwa
(b) Chambal
(c) Ken
(d) Ram Ganga

[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

 

25. The river Yamuna originates from –

(a) Chaukhamba
(b) Bandar Poonch
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Neelkanth

[Uttrakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2007]

 

26. Consider the following tributaries of River Yamuna and arrange them from West to East :
1. Betwa
2. Ken
3. Sindh
4. Chambal
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :

(a) 4, 3, 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3, 2, 1 and 4
(d) 2, 3, 1 and 4

[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

 

27. Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna –

(a) Ken
(b) Betwa
(c) Son
(d) Chambal

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

 

28. Which one of the following rivers does not join the river Chambal?

(a) Kshipra
(b) Kali Sindh
(c) Betwa
(d) Parvati

[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

 

29. Betwa river originates from :

(a) Aravalli Hills
(b) Satpura Hills
(c) Vindhyan Hills
(d) Western Ghats

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2020]

 

30. Which valley of the following rivers is known to have deep Ravines?

(a) Narmada
(b) Son
(c) Chambal
(d) Tapti

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

 

31. Betwa River joins the –

(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Brahamaputra
(d) Sone

[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

 

32. Indonesia does not share its land boundary with which one of the following countries?

(a) Brunei
(b) Timor – Leste
(c) Malaysia
(d) Papua New Guinea

[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

 

33. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga system flows Northwards?

(a) Kosi
(b) Ghaghara
(c) Son
(d) Gandak

[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

 

34. Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left?

(a) Gomati
(b) Ghaghara
(c) Kosi
(d) Son

[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

 

35. Which range acts as a water divide between Yamuna and Son?

(a) Bhander
(b) Kaimur
(c) Maikal
(d) Mukundwadi

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

 

36. Which one of the following rivers joins the Ganga at Fatuha?

(a) Son
(b) Punpun
(c) Sakri
(d) Balan
(e) None of the above / More than one of the above

[63rd B.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

 

37. Which of the following river does not fl ow through the state of Uttar Pradesh ?

(a) Son River
(b) Hindon River
(c) Gandak River
(d) Sharda River

[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

 

38. Which one of the following rivers is NOT the part of Indian Ganga river basin?

(a) Punpun river
(b) Ajoy river
(c) Jalangi river
(d) Jonk river

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]