Geography Rivers And Lakes in India

Q. The Indira Gandhi canal gets water from which river

A
Ravi and Chenab
B
Sutlej and Beas
C
Ravi and Beas
D
Beas only

Correct Answer

Sutlej and Beas

More Questions on Geography

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    A)Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
    B)Red Sea - Mediterranean Sea
    C)Red Sea - Arabian Sea
    D)Mediterranean Sea - Black Sea
    Answer: Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea
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    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. The total number of layers above Earth are
    A)2
    B)4
    C)5
    D)3
    Answer: 5
  • Q. Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?
    A)At Tropic of Capricorn
    B)At Equator
    C)At Tropic of Cancer
    D)At Poles
    Answer: At Poles
  • Q. Consider the following pairs: Tributary – Main River a Chambal – Narmada b Son – Yamuna c Manas – Brahmaputra Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched
    A)a and c only
    B)a, b and c
    C)a and b only
    D)c only
    Answer: c only
  • Q. The indigenous people living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea belong to ________
    A)Micronesian group
    B)Mongolian group
    C)Polynesian group
    D)Melanesian group
    Answer: Melanesian group
  • Q. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because ________
    A)Sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
    B)Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
    C)The sky remains clear most of the time
    D)None of the above reasons
    Answer: Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
  • Q. The most important layer for all biological activity in the atmosphere is:
    A)Mesosphere
    B)Troposphere.
    C)Stratosphere
    D)Ionosphere
    Answer: Troposphere.
  • Q. At neap tide: 1. the sun and moon exert their force at right angles 2. the tidal amplitude is high 3. the low tides are very low
    A)1 and 2
    B)1
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1
  • Q. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
    A)Hawaiian Islands
    B)Japan
    C)Philippines
    D)Singapore
    Answer: Hawaiian Islands
  • Q. The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
    A)Mars
    B)Earth
    C)Jupiter
    D)Pluto
    Answer: Jupiter
  • Q. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
    A)Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
    B)Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
    C)Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
    D)Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
    Answer: Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
  • Q. The wet hill forest are found in the ________
    A)Nilgiris
    B)Aravallis
    C)Mahadev Hills
    D)Satpura Hills
    Answer: Nilgiris
  • Q. Which of the following minerals is needed for generation of nuclear power?
    A)Cadmium
    B)Potassium
    C)Aluminium
    D)Uranium
    Answer: Uranium
  • Q. Asiatic black bear and snow leopard is found in which of the following places?
    A)Keoladeo National Park
    B)Sundarbans National Park
    C)Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
    D)Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
    Answer: Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
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    A)Desert
    B)Sea
    C)Forest
    D)None of these
    Answer: Sea
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    B)1 only
    C)2 only
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    A)Eucalyptus
    B)Teak
    C)Sal
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  • Q. Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments? 1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course. 2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low. 3. The delta sometimes develops in a river’s lower course. 4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
    A)1, 2 and 3 only
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    C)1, 3 and 4 only
    D)2 and 4 only
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