Identify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the following information

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2026

“Indian Geography:Rivers,Lakes”, Geography

Identify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the following information:
1. Antecedent drainage system.
2. Flows through three countries.
3. Originates in the Tibetan Plateau; important for irrigation.
4. Does not form distributaries.
Select the answer from the following:

(a)

Brahmaputra

(b)

Indus

(c)

Sutlej

(d)

Teesta

Correct Answer

Explanation

Microtheme: "Indian Geography:Rivers,Lakes" —
31 questions asked in Prelims in the past.

[2026] Identify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the following information:
1. Antecedent drainage system.
2. Flows through three countries.
3. Originates in the Tibetan Plateau; important for irrigation.
4. Does not form distributaries.
Select the answer from the following:
- (a) Brahmaputra
- (b) Indus
- (c) Sutlej
- (d) Teesta
Correct Answer: (C) Sutlej
[2024] Consider the following information:
Waterfall Region River
1. Dhuandhar Malwa Narmada
2. Hundru Chota Nagpur Subarnarekha
3. Gersoppa Western Ghats Netravati
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
- (a) Only one*
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Correct Answer: (A) Only one*
[2024] With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct?
- (a) Ghaghara – Gomati – Gandak – Kosi
- (b) Gomati – Ghaghara – Gandak – Kosi*
- (c) Ghaghara – Gomati – Kosi – Gandak
- (d) Gomati – Ghaghara – Kosi – Gandak
Correct Answer: (B) Gomati – Ghaghara – Gandak – Kosi*
[2023] Consider the following statements :
1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.
2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake.
3. Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Correct Answer: (A) Only one
[2023] Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to present-day extensive marshland?
- (a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves
- (b) Marakkanam Salt Pans
- (c) Naupada Swamp
- (d) Rann of Kutch
Correct Answer: (D) Rann of Kutch
[2022] Consider the following pairs :
Reservoirs – States
1. Ghataprabha — Telangana
2. Gandhi Sagar — Madhya Pradesh
3. Indira Sagar — Andhra Pradesh
4. Maithon — Chhattisgarh
How many pairs given above are not correctly matched ?
- (a) Only one pair
- (b) Only two pairs
- (c) Only three pairs
- (d) All four pairs
Correct Answer: (C) Only three pairs
[2022] Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers ?
- (a) Cauvery
- (b) Manjira
- (c) Pennar
- (d) Tungabhadra
Correct Answer: (C) Pennar
[2021] With reference to India, Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol and Khatu are the names of
- (a) glaciers
- (b) mangrove areas
- (c) Ramsar sites
- (d) saline lakes
Correct Answer: (D) saline lakes
[2021] With reference to the Indus river system, among the following four rivers, one of them joins the Indus directly:
- (a) Chenab
- (b) Jhelum
- (c) Ravi
- (d) Sutlej
Correct Answer: (D) Sutlej
[2021] Consider the following rivers:
1. Brahmani
2. Nagavali
3. Subarnarekha
4. Vamsadhara
Which of the above rise from the Eastern Ghats?
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 2 and 4
- (c) 3 and 4
- (d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 4
[2019] Consider the following pairs:
Glacier River
1. Bandarpunch Yamuna
2. Bara Shigri Chenab
3. Milam Mandakini
4. Siachen Nubra
5. Zemu Manas
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- (a) 1, 2 and 4
- (b) 1, 3 and 4
- (c) 2 and 5
- (d) 3 and 5
Correct Answer: (A) 1, 2 and 4
[2019] What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati?
- (a) Recently discovered uranium deposits
- (b) Tropical rain forests
- (c) Underground cave systems
- (d) Water reservoirs
Correct Answer: (D) Water reservoirs
[2018] Which one of the following is an ‘artiﬁcial lake‘?
- (a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
- (b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
- (c) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
- (d) Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
Correct Answer: (A) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
[2017] With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:
1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 and 3 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (B) 2 only
[2016] Which of the following is/are tributary/ tributaries of Brahmaputra?
1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
[2016] Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?
- (a) Cauvery and Tungabhadra
- (b) Godavari and Krishna
- (c) Mahanadi and Son
- (d) Narmada and Tapti
Correct Answer: (B) Godavari and Krishna
[2015] Consider the following rivers :
(1) Vamsadhara
(2) Indravati
(3) Pranahita
(4) Pennar
Which of the above are tributes of Godavari?
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- (b) 2, 3 and 4
- (c) 1, 2 and 4
- (d) 2 and 3 only
Correct Answer: (D) 2 and 3 only
[2014] Consider the following rivers :
1. Barak
2. Lohit
3. Subansiri
which of the above flows/flow through
Arunachal Pradesh ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 3 only
[2014] Consider the following pairs:
Wetlands : Confluence of rivers
Harike Wetlands : Confluence of Beas and Satluj/ Sutlej
Keoladeo Ghana National Park : Confluence of Banas and Chambal
Kolleru Lake : Confluence of Musi and Krishna
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Correct Answer: (A) 1 only
[2013] The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east.
Why?
(1). It occupies a linear rift valley.
(2). It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.
(3). The land slopes to the west from Central India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3
- (c) 1 and 3
- (d) None
Correct Answer: (A) 1 only
[2011] The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong Rivers originate in Tibet’s narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to
- (a) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
- (b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
- (c) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
- (d) Both (a) and (b) above
Correct Answer: (B) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
[2010] With reference to the river Luni, which one of the following statements is correct ?
- (a) It flows into Gulf of Khambhat
- (b) It flows into Gulf of Kachchh
- (c) It flows into Pakistan and merges with a tributary of Indus
- (d) It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of Kuchcch
Correct Answer: (D) It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of Kuchcch
[2010] Rivers that pass through Himachal Pradesh are
- (a) Beas and Chenab only
- (b) Beas and Ravi only
- (c) Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej only
- (d) Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Yamuna
Correct Answer: (D) Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Yamuna
[2009] Consider the following statements :
1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala.
2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2
[2009] At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea ?
- (a) Amarkantak
- (b) Badrinath
- (c) Mahabaleshwar
- (d) Nasik
Correct Answer: (A) Amarkantak
[2009] Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India ?
- (a) Beas
- (b) Chenab
- (c) Ravi
- (d) Sutlej
Correct Answer: (D) Sutlej
[2008] Consider the following statements:
Tributary River – Main River
1. Chambal: Narmada
2. Sone: Yamuna
3. Manas: Brahmaputra.
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- (b) 1 and 2 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 3 only
Correct Answer: (D) 3 only
[2008] Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Irrigation Project – State
1. Damanganga: Gujarat
2. Girna: Maharashtra
3. Pamba: Kerala.
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
[2008] Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Waterfalls – River
1. Kapildhara Falls: Godavari
2. Jog Falls: Sharavati
3. Sivasamudram Falls: Cauvery.
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 3 only
[2008] With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
- (a) Chambal
- (b) Narmada
- (c) Tapi
- (d) Bhima
Correct Answer: (B) Narmada
[2007] Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Town) List-II (River Nearer to it)
A. Betul – Indravati
B. Jagdalpur – Narmada
C. Jabalpur – Shipra
D. Ujjain – Tapti
A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 4 3 2
- (a) 1 4 2 3
- (b) 4 1 2 3
- (c) 4 1 3 2
- (d) 1 4 3 2
Correct Answer: (B) 4 1 2 3