Ganga River

Q.

Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga?

Q. What is the name of Ganga, which flows through West Bengal after bifurcating at Farakka?

1. Bhagirathi-Hooghly
2. Yamuna
3. Meghna
4. Padma

Q. What is the headstream of the Ganges?

1. Bhagirathi
2. Devprayag
3. Haridwar
4. Gangotri

Q. Which of the following is not a Himalayan river?

1. Ganga
2. Krishna
3. Indus
4. Brahmaputra

Q. What is unique about the Sunderban delta?

1. It is the largest mangrove forest in the world.
2. It is the largest delta in the world.
3. It houses more than 1 crore types of wildlife.
4. It has the smallest estuary in the world.

Q. Name the glaciers where the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers have their origin.

Q. Which of the following glacier feeds water to Bhagirathi river?

1. Nubra
2. Drang-Drung
3. Machoi
4. Gangotri

Q. What is the head stream of the Ganges?

1. Bhagirathi
2. Devprayag
3. Haridwar
4. Gangotri

Q. Mention two features of the Himalayan rivers.

Q. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?

1. Ganga
2. Yamuna
3. Sutlej
4. Ravi

Q. In which city the Yamuna river merging with the River Ganga?

1. Vanarasi
2. Allahabad
3. Delhi
4. Lucknow

Q. Name the three basins of the Northern Plains in India.

Q. Which of the following glacier feeds water to Bhagirathi river?

1. Nubra
2. Machoi
3. Drang-Drung
4. Gangotri

Q. Which of these rivers originates from the Yamunotri glacier?

1. Narmada
2. Godavari
3. Tungabhadra
4. Yamuna

Q. The Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier in Uttarakhand.

1. True
2. False

Q. This is the world’s largest and fastest-growing delta. It is the home of the Royal Bengal tiger. It is the largest delta in India formed by Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers. Identify this delta.

1. Kuruvadweep Delta
2. Bhitarkanika Delta
3. Cooum Delta
4. Sundarban Delta

Q. This is the world’s largest and fastest-growing delta. It is the home of the Royal Bengal tiger. It is the largest delta in India formed by Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers. Identify this delta.

1. Bhitarkanika Delta
2. Kuruvadweep Delta
3. Cooum Delta
4. Sundarban Delta

Q. What is unique about the Sunderban delta?

1. It is the largest mangrove forest in the world.
2. It is the largest delta in the world.
3. It houses more than 1 crore types of wildlife.
4. It has the smallest estuary in the world.

Q. What is the name of Ganga, which flows through West Bengal after bifurcating at Farakka?

1. Meghna
2. Padma
3. Bhagirathi-Hooghly
4. Yamuna

Q. Which of the following rivers are the tributaries of the Ganga river?

1. Gomti
2. Ghaghara
3. Gandak
4. Kosi
5. Krishna
6. Yamuna
7. Son
8. Sutlej

Q. Which of the following is not a tributary of the River Ganga?

1. The Ghaghara
2. The Dhansiri
3. The Kosi
4. The Son