MCQ on Indian River System Set -8
Q71. What is the last left bank tributary of the Ganga in West Bengal?
A. Mahananda
B. Darjiling
C. Ghaghara
D. Chauk
Answer –A. Mahananda
Explanation- The Mahananda River is an important tributary of the Ganga, and it joins the Ganga as its last left-bank tributary in West Bengal.
Q72. Which river is a large south-bank tributary of the Ganga?
A. Son
B. Koshi
C. Sarda
D. Gomti
Answer –A. Son
Explanation-The Son River is a large south-bank tributary of the Ganga, originating in the Amarkantak plateau and joining the Ganga near Arrah.
Q73. Where does the Brahmaputra River have its origin?
A. Mansarovar lake
B. Chemayungdung glacier
C. Kailash range
D. Tibet
Answer –B. Chemayungdung glacier
Explanation-The Brahmaputra River originates in the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near Mansarovar Lake.
Q74. What is the major right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River in Tibet?
A. Tsangpo
B. Rango Tsangpo
C. Namcha Barwa
D. Siang
Answer –B. Rango Tsangpo
Explanation-The Rango Tsangpo is the major right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River in Tibet
Q75. What is the name of the Brahmaputra River after it emerges from the foothills?
A. Dihang
B. Siang
C. Lohit
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer –A. Dihang
Explanation-The Brahmaputra River is known as Siang or Dihang after it emerges from the foothills. It enters India west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh
Q76. Which river is known as the Yamuna in Bangladesh?
A. Brahmaputra
B. Tista
C. Padma
D. Dhubri
Answer –B. Tista
Explanation-The Tista River joins the Brahmaputra on its right bank in Bangladesh, after which the river is known as the Yamuna.
Q77. Which river is an antecedent river with its origin in Tibet?
A. Subansiri
B. Kameng
C. Manas
D. Sankosh
Answer –A. Subansiri
Explanation-The Subansiri River, which is an antecedent river, originates in Tibet and is an important right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra.
Q78. Which tributaries of the Brahmaputra are major left bank tributaries in the Assam valley?
A. Burhi Dihing and Dhansari
B. Subansiri and Kameng
C. Manas and Sankosh
D. Tista and Yamuna
Answer –A. Burhi Dihing and Dhansari
Explanation-The major left bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra in the Assam valley are the Burhi Dihing and Dhansari.
Q79. What is the final destination of the Brahmaputra River?
A. Dhubri
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Padma
D. Bangladesh
Answer –B. Bay of Bengal
Explanation-The Brahmaputra River merges with the river Padma in Bangladesh and eventually falls into the Bay of Bengal as its final destination.
Q80. Which river system do the Chambal, Sind, Betwa, Ken, and Son rivers belong to?
A. Brahmaputra river system
B. Ganga river system
C. Indus river system
D. Godavari river system
Answer –B. Ganga river system
Explanation-The Chambal, Sind, Betwa, Ken, and Son rivers, which originate in the northern part of the Peninsula, belong to the Ganga river system.
