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upsc-p1-geography-india-drainage MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to drainage patterns, consider the following statements: 1. Dendritic drainage develops over relatively uniform rock. 2. Trellis drainage follows alternate hard and soft rocks. 3. Centripetal drainage converges into an inland depression. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Uniform rock favours a dendritic network, alternating hard and soft rocks guide a trellis pattern, and centripetal streams drain inward into a closed depression rather than outward to the sea.
Q2With reference to Peninsular drainage, consider the following statements: 1. Most large Peninsular rivers flow eastward because the Western Ghats lie close to the west coast. 2. All Peninsular rivers flow eastward. 3. Narmada and Tapi flow west through rift valleys and form estuaries. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The Western Ghats create a long eastward slope for most large Peninsular rivers, but Narmada and Tapi are standard west-flowing exceptions. They follow rift valleys to the Arabian Sea and form estuaries, so Statement 2 is incorrect.
Q3With reference to the Ganga river system, consider the following statements: 1. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Devprayag, after which the river is called Ganga. 2. Yamuna joins the Ganga at Prayagraj. 3. Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi and Mahananda are left-bank tributaries of the Ganga. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. The Bhagirathi-Alaknanda confluence at Devprayag marks the naming of the Ganga; Yamuna joins it at Prayagraj; and the six rivers listed in Statement 3 enter from the left bank.
Q4Arrange the following locations or regions along the course of the Indus from upstream to downstream: 1. Pakistan 2. Arabian Sea 3. Tibetan plateau near the Kailash region 4. Ladakh Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Indus rises on the Tibetan plateau near the Kailash region, enters India in Ladakh, continues through Pakistan and finally reaches the Arabian Sea. Hence option C gives the downstream order 3-4-1-2.
Q5Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (River system) 1. Godavari 2. Krishna 3. Kaveri 4. Brahmaputra List II (Tributary) A. Lohit B. Bhavani C. Tungabhadra D. Pranhita
Pranhita is a tributary of Godavari, Tungabhadra of Krishna, Bhavani of Kaveri and Lohit of Brahmaputra. Thus the matching is 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A, shown in option D.
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6Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (River) 1. Krishna 2. Kaveri 3. Narmada 4. Tapi List II (Source region) A. Amarkantak B. Near Multai C. Near Mahabaleshwar D. Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills
7Arrange the following stages of the Ganga system from upstream to downstream: 1. Yamuna joins the Ganga at Prayagraj. 2. The lower system forms the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta in West Bengal and Bangladesh. 3. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Devprayag. 4. After the Devprayag confluence, the river is called Ganga. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Consider the following statements about the Godavari system: 1. The Godavari rises near Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra and flows east to the Bay of Bengal. 2. Pranhita carries the waters of Wardha, Wainganga and Penganga into the Godavari system. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. A drainage basin is the land area drained by one river system. 2. A watershed is the ridge or upland that separates two drainage units. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
10With reference to coastal and inland drainage in India, consider the following statements: 1. Many west-flowing coastal rivers are short and steep because the Western Ghats stand close to the Arabian Sea. 2. The Luni rises in the Aravalli region, flows toward the Rann of Kachchh side and becomes saline downstream. 3. Every coastal lagoon is a river mouth. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.