Major Rivers & Lakes MCQ — 238 Practice Questions with Answers

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The Tungabhadra is formed by the confluence of the Tunga and Bhadra rivers at Koodli, near Shimoga, Karnataka. Both originate in the Western Ghats. The Tungabhadra Dam (1953) near Hospet, Karnataka, is a major irrigation and power project. The ancient Vijayanagara Empire capital Hampi is on the banks of the Tungabhadra. The river joins the Krishna at Sangamaeshwar near Kurnool, AP.

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As per current IWAI nomenclature, the Barak River is National Waterway-16 under the National Waterways Act, 2016. It runs from Lakhipur to Bhanga in Assam, and the total length of this National Waterway is 121 km, so the correct answer is 121 km.

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Gogabeel Lake is in Katihar district, Bihar. It is a natural oxbow lake of Ganga and Mahananda rivers.

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Statement 1 is correct because the Indus enters India near Demchok in Ladakh. Statement 2 is correct because the fact bank gives its Indian course as about 1,114 km. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Indus Waters Treaty assigned the eastern rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej to India and the western rivers Indus, Jhelum and Chenab mainly to Pakistan. Statement 4 is correct because the Chenab begins at Tandi from the Chandra-Bhaga confluence and has Baglihar and Salal dams in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Statement 1 is correct because the Narmada flows through the Narmada-Son lineament, a rift valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges. Statement 2 is correct because the Tapi flows parallel to the Narmada and lies south of it. Statement 3 is incorrect because both these rivers flow westward into the Arabian Sea, not eastward into the Bay of Bengal.