MCQ on Indian River System Set -4
Q31. What is the total area covered by the river basin of the Indus?
A. 11,65,000 sq. km
B. 321,289 sq. km
C. 2,880 km
D. 1,114 km
Answer –A. 11,65,000 sq. km
Explanation-The river basin of the Indus covers a total area of 11,65,000 sq. km.
Q32. Which mountain range is the source of the Indus River?
A. Himalayas
B. Karakoram Range
C. Kailash Mountain Range
D. Ladakh Range
Answer –C. Kailash Mountain Range
Explanation-The Indus River originates from a glacier near Bokhar Chu in the Kailash Mountain Range.
Q33. What is the name of the Indus River in Tibet?
A. Sindhu
B. Ganga
C. Singi Khamban
D. Lion’s mouth
Answer –C. Singi Khamban
Explanation-In Tibet, the Indus River is known as ‘Singi Khamban’ or Lion’s mouth.
Q34. Where does the Indus River enter Pakistan?
A. Chillar
B. Ladakh
C. Attock
D. Gilgit
Answer –A. Chillar
Explanation- The Indus River enters Pakistan near Chillar in the Dardistan region.
Q35. Which river joins the Indus on its right bank near Attock?
A. Kabul
B. Khurram
C. Beas
D. Ravi
Answer –A. Kabul
Explanation-The Indus River receives the Kabul River on its right bank near Attock.
Q36. What is the name given to the five rivers of Punjab that join the Indus?
A. Panjnad
B. Shyok
C. Gasting
D. Dras
Answer –A. Panjnad
Explanation-The Panjnad is the name given to the five rivers of Punjab – Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum – that join the Indus.
Q37. Which ranges do the tributaries Khurram, Tochi, Gomal, Viboa, and Sangar originate from?
A. Karakoram Range
B. Sulaiman ranges
C. Zaskar Range
D. Himalayas
Answer –B. Sulaiman ranges
Explanation-The tributaries Khurram, Tochi, Gomal, Viboa, and Sangar originate in the Sulaiman ranges.
Q38. Where does the Indus River finally discharge?
A. Gilgit
B. Ladakh
C. Attock
D. Mithankot
Answer –D. Mithankot
Explanation-The Indus River finally discharges near Mithankot after receiving the Panjnad and flowing southward.
Q39. Which rivers form the Panjnad, joining the Indus before it discharges into the Arabian Sea?
A. Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum
B. Ganges, Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Saraswati, Godavari
C. Nile, Amazon, Mississippi, Yangtze, Danube
D. Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan, Nile, Ganges
Answer –A. Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum
Explanation-The Panjnad is formed by the convergence of the Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum rivers, which then join the Indus before it flows into the Arabian Sea.
Q40. From where does the Jhelum River, an important tributary of the Indus, originate?
A. Verinag
B. Beas Kund
C. Wular Lake
D. Rohtang Pass
Answer –A. Verinag
Explanation-The Jhelum River originates from a spring at Verinag, located at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the southeastern part of the Kashmir Valley.
