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MCQs on Origins of Rivers | QUIZ and Objective types of Questions

 1. Make the fairs of Chief rivers of their place of origin- ( UPPSC 2023)

    Rivers                Place of origin

A. Yamuna        1. Sihawa

B. Krishna        2. Nasik

C. Godavari       3. Mahabaleshwar

D. Mahanadi     4. Yamunotri

Codes:

        A    B    C    D

a)    4    3    2    1

b)    1    2    3    4

c)    4    2    1    3

d)    4    2    3    1


Answer. a)    4    3    2    1

Yamuna: Yamunotri

Krishna: Mahabaleshwar

Godavari: Trimbakeshwar, Nashik

Mahanadi: Sihawa, Chhattisgarh


2. Which one of the following is the origin of River Beas?

a) Rohtang Pass

b) Mansarovar

c) Rakas Lake

d) Vireng Spring


Answer. a) Rohtang Pass


3. Which of the following rivers originates in India?

a) Tigris

b) Brahmaputra

c) Huang He

d) Mahanadi


Answer. d) Mahanadi

River: Origin

Tigris: Lake Hazer, Turkey

Brahmaputra: Chemayundung glacier, Mansarovar Lake, Tibet

Huang He: Bayan Har Mountains, Western China

Mahanadi: Sihawa, Chhatiisagarh



4. The Mahanadi River rises in the highlands of:

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Odisha

d) Jharkhand


Answer. b) Chhattisgarh, Sihawa


5. Match the following:

    List I ( River)        List II ( Place of Origin)

A. Ravi                    1. Nagari Town

B. Narmada               2. Satpura Range, Betul

C. Tapi                        3. Maikal Range, Amarkantak

D. Mahanadi              4. Chamba

Codes:

        A    B    C    D

a)    1    2    3    4

b)    2    1    4    3

c)    4    3    2    1

d)    3    4    2    1


Answer. c)    4    3    2    1

Ravi river: Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Narmada: Maikal Range, Amarkantak

Tapi: Satpura range, Betul

Mahanadi, Nagari Town, Chhattisgarh


6. Match the following:

    List I ( River)        List II ( Place of Origin)

A. Indus                    1. Brahmagiri Hills

B. Brahmaputra        2. Mt. Kailash

C. Satluj                    3. Chemayungdung

D. Cauvery             4. Mansarovar

Codes:

        A    B    C    D

a)    1    2    3    4

b)    2    1    4    3

c)    4    3    2    1

d)    3    4    2    1


Answer. c)    4    3    2    1

Indus: Mansarovar, Tibet

Brahmaputra: Chemayungdung Glacier, Tibet

Satluj: Mt. Kailash, Tibet

Cauvery River: Brahmagiri Hills, Karnataka


7. Match the following:

    List I ( River)        List II ( Place of Origin)

A. Godavari              1. Aravali Hills

B. Krishna                2. Udaipur

C. Sabaramati         3. Mahabaleshwar

D. Luni               4. Nasik

Codes:

        A    B    C    D

a)    1    2    3    4

b)    2    1    4    3

c)    4    3    2    1

d)    3    4    2    1


Answer. c)    4    3    2    1


8. Which of the following rivers does not originate from the Vindhya Range?

a) Narmada

b) Chambal

c) Betwa

d) Ken


Answer. a) Narmada originate from Maikal range, Amarkantak.


9. Which river originates from Satpura Range, at Betul?

a) Narmada

b) Tapi

c) Mahanadi

d) Son


Answer. b) Tapi


10. The origin of Mahanadi is from 

a) Raipur, Chhattisgarh

b) Kodagu, Karnataka

c) Mahabaleshwar, Sahyadri

d) Nashik, Maharashtra


Answer. a) Raipur, Chhattisgarh

The Mahanadi River originates from Sihawa Mountain, Chhattisgarh.


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