CBSE Class 9 Geography Drainage MCQs

Question. The river Tsangpo flows through before entering India?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Pakistan
(c) Tibet
(d) China

Answer :   C

Question. Which one of the following does not belong to Himalayan rivers?
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Cauvery
(c) Alaknanda
(d) Gandak

Answer :   B

Question. The city located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river system is
(a) Jabalpur
(b) Ambala
(c) Meerut
(d) Chandigarh

Answer :   B

Question. The total length covered by the river Subarnarekha is:
(a) 453 km
(b) 463 km
(c) 423 km
(d) 433 km

Answer :   D

Question. The tributaries Raru, Kanchi, Garru, etc. belong to the river
(a) Baitarani
(c) Brahmani
(b) Subarnarekha
(d) Rushikulya

Answer :   B

Question. The length that River Brahmani covers in Odisha is:
(a) 670 km
(b) 599 km
(c) 541 km
(d) 641 km

Answer :   C

Question. Which one of the following does not belong to the tributaries of Jhelum in Kashmir?
(a) Bari
(b) Lidar
(c) Pohru
(d) Sind

Answer :   A

Question. Which one of the following lakes is a saltwater lake?
(a) Wular Lake
(b) Sambhar Lake
(c) Barapani Lake
(d) Dal Lake

Answer :   B

Question.Which of the peninsular rivers is called the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
(a) The Mahanadi
(b) The Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) tha tapi

Answer :   C

Question. Which lake is a horse-shoe shaped fresh water lake?
(a) Its bottles
(b) His Chilika
(c) Hirakud reservoir
(d) Lake Kanjia

Answer :   A

Question. NRCP stands for:
(a) National River Conservation Project
(b) National River Conservation Plan
(c) National River Conversation Plan
(d) National River Conversation Plan

Answer :   B

Question. From where does the Chenab originate?
(a) Rohtang Pass
(b) Khardung La
(c) Nathu La
(d) Bara Lacha Pass

Answer :   D

Question. Which river is called 'The Sorrow of Bengal'?
(a) Sone
(b) Damodar
(c)Hooghly
(d)Kosi

Answer :   B

Question. Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India?
(a) Brahmaputra, Ganga, Godavari, Kosi
(b) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavari
(c)Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna, Krishna
(d)Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Mahanadi

Answer :   C

Question. The famous shrine of Lord Hatakeswara temple is situated near which spring?
(a) Atri
(b) Taptapani
(c) Tarabalo
(d) Deulajhari

Answer :   A

Question. Which of the following rivers is a tributary right bank of the Mahanadi?
(a) River Birupa
(b) River Prachi
(c) River Bhargavi
(d) River Jira

Answer :   D

Question. Which river is known as Sorrow of Odisha?
(a) Mahanadi
(c) Baitarani
(b) Brahmani
(d) Rushikulya

Answer :   A

Question. Which of the following is not a tributary rivers of the Bahuda river?
(a) Bogiriadi
(b) Nalla in Batrada
(c) Kantanura Nall
(d) Baghua

Answer :   D

Question. The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase – I started in the year ..................
(a) 1984
(b) 1985
(c) 1986
(d) 1987

Answer :   B

Question. The total length of the major rivers in Odisha is about:
(a) 2,612 km
(b) 3,612 km
(c) 1,612 km
(d) 4,612 km

Answer :   A

Question.The river Narmada has its source at
(a) Satpura
(b) Dal
(c) Amarkantak
(d) Gobind Sagar

Answer :   D

Question. Which is the highest waterfall of Odisha?
(a) Gandahati
(b) Duduma
(c) Barehipani
(d) Hatipathar

Answer :   C

Question. When the streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure, a .......... pattern is developed.
(a) Dendritic Drainage Pattern
(b) Trellis Drainage Pattern
(c) Rectangular Drainage Pattern
(d) Radial Drainage Pattern

Answer :   D

Question. .................... in Assam, is the largest riverine island formed by river Brahmaputr(a)
(a) Majuli
(b) Sunderban
(c) Namcha Barwa
(d) Tsangpo

Answer :   A

Question. In the final stage before meeting the seas and oceans, river breakup into various streams called as
(a) Tributaries
(b) Deltas
(c) Estuaries
(d) Distributaries

Answer :   D

Question.Which of the following rivers rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Narmada
(c) Godavari
(d) Koyna

Answer :   C

Question. The river originating from the Gonasika hills of the Keonjhar district is
(a) Brahmani
(b) Subarnarekha
(c) Baitarani
(d) Bahuda

Answer :   C

Question. What is the total length of river Ganga?
(a) 2900 Kms
(b) 2500 Kms
(c) 2700 Kms
(d) 2300 Kms

Answer :   B

Question. Wliich lake in Odisha is home to a lot of migratory birds coming from Mongolia, Russia and South-East Asia?
(a) Tampara
(b) Chilika
(c) Pata
(d) Sarah

Answer :   B