Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 19 – GS Paper (Geography)

1. Consider the following pairs:

Drainage pattern: Characteristic

1. Dendritic: The river originates from a hill and flow in all directions.
2. Centripetal: The river discharges their waters from all directions in a lake or depression.
3. Trellis: The primary tributaries of rivers flow parallel to each other and secondary tributaries join them at right angles.
4. Radial: It is found in areas with a central uplift and outward-flowing streams.

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

2. With reference to the Ganga river system, consider the following pairs:

Place of confluence: Confluence of Rivers

1. Devprayag: Bhagirathi meets Alaknanda
2. Vishnuprayag: Dhauliganga joins Alaknanda
3. Rudraprayag: Pindar joins Alaknanda

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

3. With reference to the Indus river, consider the following statements:

1. It originates from a glacier in the Kailash Mountain range.
2. The Satluj is the largest tributary of the Indus.
3. The Indus flows in India only through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
4. The Gilgit, Dras, and Hunza are its right bank tributaries.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Which of the following rivers do not originate in India?

1. Sutlej
2. Yamuna
3. Teesta
4. Subansiri
5. Barak

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

5. With reference to a particular river in India, consider the following statements:

1. The river forms a delta that hosts the Coringa mangrove forests.
2. Pravara and Indravati are its important tributaries.
3. It forms the boundary between the states of Telangana and Maharashtra.

Which of the following rivers has been described in the statements given above?

6. Arrange the following tributaries of the river Ganga according to their points of confluence from east to west.

1. Gomati
2. Ghagra
3. Gandak
4. Yamuna

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

7. Consider the following peninsular rivers:

1. Subarnarekha
2. Sharavati
3. Brahmani

Which of the rivers given above flow from east to west?

8. Which of the following rivers are tributaries of Brahmaputra?

1. Subansiri
2. Lohit
3. Manas
4. Dibang

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

9. Most of the major Peninsular rivers, except Narmada and Tapi, flow from west to east due to

10. Consider the following statements regarding the Son River:

1. It originates near the Amarkantak hills.
2. Its course covers a total of three states.
3. Gharials are found in the Son River.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

11. With reference to the Kaveri River, consider the following statements:

1. It rises in Brahmagiri hills.
2. It covers the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
3. It thrice forks into two streams and reunites forming the islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram, and Srirangam.

How many of the above statements are correct?

12. Consider the following pairs:

Rivers: Tributary

1. Wardha: Penganga
2. Mahanadi: Seonath
3. Damodar: Barakar
4. Kaveri: Bhavani

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

13. Consider the following pairs:

Rivers: Origin State

1. Myntdu: Meghalaya
2. Barak: Manipur
3. Tizu: Nagaland
4. Gomati: Tripura

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

14. Consider the following statements with reference to lakes in India:

1. The Wular Lake is formed due to a structural depression.
2. Kolleru Lake is formed due to a hollow between deltas.
3. Lakes in Nainital in the Kumaon Himalaya were formed by faulting.
4. Lonar Lake in Manipur is unique with naturally formed floating phumdis.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

15. Which of the following UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is the source of three major river systems: the Narmada, the Johilla and the Son River?