Brahmaputra River System
1. The River Brahmaputra called in Tibet________.
A. Dihang
B. Siang
C. Tsanpo
D. Jamuna
2. What is the meaning of Tsangpo?
A. Purifier
B. Healer'
C. Self-Cleaner
D. All of the above
3. What is the name of river Tsangpo in Arunachal Pradesh?
A. Dehang
B. Debang
C. Lohit
D. Subansiri
4. Which place does the river Dehang known as 'Brahmaputra'?
A. Sadia
B. Anini
C. Bhalukpong
D. Ziro
5. Which of the following river joins with Dehang River to form 'Brahmaputra' near
the city of Sadia?
A. Debang and Dehang
B. Debang and Dhan Shri
C. Debang and Lohit
D. All of the above
6.River Indus originates from
A. Hindukush range
B. Himalayan range
C. Karakoram range
D. Kailash range
7. Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?
A. Mahanadi
B. Godavari
C. Tapti
D. Cauvery 8. The river Cauvery flows from ________
A. Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka to Maharashtra
C. Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala to Tamil Nadu
9. The fertile land between two rivers is called
A. Drainage basin
B. Watershed
C. Doab
D. Lowland or terrain
10. Teesta forms a part of which major river system?
A. Ganga
B. Krishna
C. Cauvery
D. Brahmaputra
11. Most of the rivers flowing westward from the Western Ghats do not form deltas
because ________
A. Of the high gradient
B. They are too slow
C. They are not perennial
D. There is no vegetation
12. Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna river flow?
A. Karnataka Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra Karnataka
13. The river Brahmaputra is known as ________ as it enters Arunachal Pradesh
A. Dibang
B. Dihang
C. Subansiri
D. Dhansiri
14. The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing rivers, They are
A. Narmada and Luni
B. Narmada and Tapi
C. Tapi and Mahi
D. Mahi and Luni 15. Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total
basin area, in the descending order?
A. Ganga Indus Brahmaputra Godavari
B. Indus Ganga Brahmaputra Godavari
C. Brahmaputra Indus Ganga Godavari
D. Indus Ganga Godavari Brahmaputr
