World Rivers – Facts , Dams , Civilization , Floods , Pollution , Geography , Conservation
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Chapter Name : World Rivers – Facts , Dams , Civilization , Floods , Pollution , Geography , Conservation
World Rivers
Q (1) : What is the longest river in the world?
Ans : Nile
Q (2) : Which river is known as the Amazon of Asia?
Ans : Mekong
Q (3) : Which river flows through the most countries in the world?
Ans : Danube
Q (4) : What is the largest river by volume of water in the world?
Ans : Amazon
Q (5) : Which river flows through Paris?
Ans : Seine
Q (6) : Which river is considered the holiest in Hinduism?
Ans : Ganges
Q (7) : What is the longest river in Europe?
Ans : Volga
Q (8) : Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Ans : Colorado
Q (9) : The Mississippi River flows through which country?
Ans : United States
Q (10) : Which river forms part of the boundary between the USA and Mexico?
Ans : Rio Grande
Indian Rivers
Q (11) : What is the longest river in India?
Ans : Ganges
Q (12) : Which river is known as the lifeline of Gujarat?
Ans : Narmada
Q (13) : Which river is called the “Dakshin Ganga”?
Ans : Godavari
Q (14) : The Brahmaputra River originates from which country?
Ans : Tibet (China)
Q (15) : Which river is the main source of water for the Thar Desert?
Ans : Luni
Q (16) : Which river in India is considered to be the cleanest?
Ans : Umngot River
Q (17) : The Tapti River flows into which sea?
Ans : Arabian Sea
Q (18) : Which river is called the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
Ans : Kosi
Q (19) : The Mahanadi River originates from which state?
Ans : Chhattisgarh
Q (20) : Which river is also known as “Vruddh Ganga”?
Ans : Godavari
River Systems
Q (21) : What is the name of the river system that flows into the Bay of Bengal?
Ans : Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna
Q (22) : What is a tributary?
Ans : A river that flows into a larger river
Q (23) : Which is the largest tributary of the Ganges?
Ans : Yamuna
Q (24) : Which two rivers form the world’s largest delta?
Ans : Ganges and Brahmaputra
Q (25) : Which river basin is the largest in India?
Ans : Ganges Basin
Q (26) : The Godavari River drains into which body of water?
Ans : Bay of Bengal
Q (27) : The Krishna River originates from which state?
Ans : Maharashtra
Q (28) : What is the major tributary of the Brahmaputra River in India?
Ans : Teesta
Q (29) : What is the longest river in South India?
Ans : Godavari
Q (30) : The Indus River originates from which country?
Ans : Tibet (China)
Facts About Rivers
Q (31) : Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
Ans : Damodar
Q (32) : Which river in India flows westward and enters the Arabian Sea?
Ans : Narmada
Q (33) : The Yamuna River originates from which glacier?
Ans : Yamunotri Glacier
Q (34) : The Chambal River is a tributary of which river?
Ans : Yamuna
Q (35) : What is the name of the river that flows through the city of Kolkata?
Ans : Hooghly
Q (36) : The Sutlej River is a tributary of which river?
Ans : Indus
Q (37) : The Cauvery River flows through which two states?
Ans : Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Q (38) : Which river is known for changing its course frequently?
Ans : Kosi
Q (39) : The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers merge to form which river?
Ans : Ganges
Q (40) : Which river is known as the “lifeline of Madhya Pradesh”?
Ans : Narmada
Rivers & Dams
Q (41) : The Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which river?
Ans : Sutlej
Q (42) : The Hirakud Dam is located on which river?
Ans : Mahanadi
Q (43) : The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river?
Ans : Narmada
Q (44) : The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is on which river?
Ans : Krishna
Q (45) : The Tehri Dam is built on which river?
Ans : Bhagirathi
Q (46) : Which dam is built on the Godavari River?
Ans : Polavaram Dam
Q (47) : The Tungabhadra Dam is located on which river?
Ans : Tungabhadra
Q (48) : Which river has the Rihand Dam built on it?
Ans : Rihand
Q (49) : The Koyna Dam is built on which river?
Ans : Koyna
Q (50) : The Indira Sagar Dam is built on which river?
Ans : Narmada
Rivers & Civilization
Q (51) : Which ancient civilization developed along the banks of the Indus River?
Ans : Indus Valley Civilization
Q (52) : The city of Varanasi is located on the banks of which river?
Ans : Ganges
Q (53) : What river is considered sacred in both Hinduism and Buddhism in India?
Ans : Ganges
Q (54) : The ancient city of Harappa was located near which river?
Ans : Ravi
Q (55) : Mesopotamian civilization developed between which two rivers?
Ans : Tigris and Euphrates
Q (56) : The city of Cairo is located on the banks of which river?
Ans : Nile
Q (57) : The Yangtze River is important for which civilization?
Ans : Chinese Civilization
Q (58) : Which river flows through the ancient city of Rome?
Ans : Tiber
Q (59) : The Yellow River is considered the cradle of which civilization?
Ans : Chinese Civilization
Q (60) : The Euphrates River is associated with which ancient civilization?
Ans : Mesopotamian
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Rivers & Floods
Q (61) : Which river is prone to causing severe floods in Bihar?
Ans : Kosi
Q (62) : Which river caused the devastating floods in Kerala in 2018?
Ans : Periyar
Q (63) : Which Indian state is most affected by Brahmaputra River floods?
Ans : Assam
Q (64) : The Yamuna River causes floods in which major Indian city?
Ans : Delhi
Q (65) : Which river frequently floods the Sundarbans in India?
Ans : Ganges
Q (66) : The Godavari River floods mainly affect which state?
Ans : Andhra Pradesh
Q (67) : The Hooghly River causes floods in which Indian state?
Ans : West Bengal
Q (68) : The Cauvery River causes floods in which two states?
Ans : Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Q (69) : The Indus River is known for causing floods in which country?
Ans : Pakistan
Q (70) : Which river floods affected the state of Uttarakhand in 2013?
Ans : Alaknanda
Rivers & Pollution
Q (71) : Which river is considered one of the most polluted in India?
Ans : Ganges
Q (72) : Which major city is dealing with pollution in the Yamuna River?
Ans : Delhi
Q (73) : The Mithi River, known for its pollution, is located in which Indian city?
Ans : Mumbai
Q (74) : Which river in Punjab is heavily polluted due to industrial waste?
Ans : Sutlej
Q (75) : The Damodar River is polluted due to which activity?
Ans : Mining
Q (76) : The Musi River in Hyderabad is known for being polluted due to what?
Ans : Sewage discharge
Q (77) : Which river in Gujarat suffers from pollution due to chemical industries?
Ans : Sabarmati
Q (78) : What is the major cause of pollution in the Hooghly River?
Ans : Industrial and domestic waste
Q (79) : Which river in Pakistan is highly polluted by untreated sewage?
Ans : Ravi
Q (80) : The Yamuna River faces severe pollution during which religious festival?
Ans : Chhath Puja
River Geography
Q (81) : The Ganges River flows into which ocean?
Ans : Indian Ocean
Q (82) : The Indus River flows into which sea?
Ans : Arabian Sea
Q (83) : Which river is known as the “Father of Rivers” in China?
Ans : Yellow River
Q (84) : The Brahmaputra River merges with which river in Bangladesh?
Ans : Padma
Q (85) : The Mississippi River flows into which body of water?
Ans : Gulf of Mexico
Q (86) : The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which gulf?
Ans : Persian Gulf
Q (87) : Which river forms the southern boundary of the Amazon rainforest?
Ans : Amazon River
Q (88) : The Volga River flows into which sea?
Ans : Caspian Sea
Q (89) : The Nile River flows into which sea?
Ans : Mediterranean Sea
Q (90) : The Congo River flows into which ocean?
Ans : Atlantic Ocean
River Conservation
Q (91) : The National Mission for Clean Ganga was launched in which year?
Ans : 2014
Q (92) : Which Indian river was declared a living entity by the Uttarakhand High Court?
Ans : Ganges
Q (93) : What is the main aim of the “Namami Gange” programme?
Ans : Clean and rejuvenate the Ganges
Q (94) : Which river conservation project was launched to clean the Yamuna River?
Ans : Yamuna Action Plan
Q (95) : Which Indian state has banned sand mining to protect river ecosystems?
Ans : Uttarakhand
Q (96) : Which major Indian city is promoting riverfront development along the Sabarmati River?
Ans : Ahmedabad
Q (97) : What is the main cause of river pollution in India?
Ans : Industrial waste and sewage
Q (98) : What is the primary aim of the Clean Rivers Initiative?
Ans : To reduce pollution in Indian rivers
Q (99) : The World Rivers Day is celebrated on which day?
Ans : Last Sunday of September
Q (100) : The “Save the Narmada” campaign is related to which environmental issue?
Ans : Anti-dam and river conservation efforts
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