MCQs on Rivers of India

Q. Which is the longest river in India?

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(C) Godavari

(D) Brahmaputra

Ans: (A) Ganga

Q. The river Brahmaputra originates from which country?

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Nepal

(D) Bangladesh

Ans: (B) China

Q. Which river is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?

(A) Krishna

(B) Godavari

(C) Cauvery

(D) Mahanadi

Ans: (B) Godavari

Q. The Ganga river flows through which of these countries?

(A) India and China

(B) India and Pakistan

(C) India and Nepal

(D) India and Bangladesh

Ans: (D) India and Bangladesh

Q. The Yamuna river is a tributary of which river?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Ganga

(C) Narmada

(D) Tapti

Ans: (B) Ganga

Q. Which river is the main source of water for the Bhakra Nangal Dam?

(A) Satluj

(B) Beas

(C) Ravi

(D) Chenab

Ans: (A) Satluj

Q. Which river is known for the famous Hirakud Dam?

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Krishna

(C) Godavari

(D) Cauvery

Ans: (A) Mahanadi

Q. Which of the following rivers flows through the state of Punjab?

(A) Yamuna

(B) Narmada

(C) Ravi

(D) Tapti

Ans: (C) Ravi

Q. Which is the largest tributary of the Ganga?

(A) Yamuna

(B) Chambal

(C) Kosi

(D) Gandak

Ans: (A) Yamuna

Q. Which river is also known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?

(A) Kosi

(B) Gandak

(C) Ghaghara

(D) Yamuna

Ans: (A) Kosi

Q. Which river flows into the Arabian Sea?

(A) Ganga

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Narmada

(D) Yamuna

Ans: (C) Narmada

Q. The Cauvery river flows through which of these states?

(A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

(B) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

(C) Maharashtra and Karnataka

(D) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Ans: (B) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Q. Where does the Narmada river originate?

(A) Amarkantak

(B) Nasik

(C) Haridwar

(D) Gangotri

Ans: (A) Amarkantak

Q. Which of the following rivers originates from the Western Ghats?

(A) Godavari

(B) Krishna

(C) Mahanadi

(D) Yamuna

Ans: (B) Krishna

Q. Which river is the major source of water for the Sardar Sarovar Dam?

(A) Tapi

(B) Mahi

(C) Narmada

(D) Luni

Ans: (C) Narmada

Q. Which is the only river in India that crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice?

(A) Mahi

(B) Narmada

(C) Tapti

(D) Ganga

Ans: (A) Mahi

Q. Which river forms the Dhuandhar Falls?

(A) Yamuna

(B) Chambal

(C) Narmada

(D) Godavari

Ans: (C) Narmada

Q. Which of the following rivers does not originate in India?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Ganga

(C) Yamuna

(D) Godavari

Ans: (A) Brahmaputra

Q. Which is the smallest river among these?

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Krishna

(C) Kosi

(D) Tapti

Ans: (D) Tapti

Q. Which of these rivers is also known as Tsangpo in Tibet?

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(C) Brahmaputra

(D) Indus

Ans: (C) Brahmaputra

Q. Which river flows through the desert of Rajasthan?

(A) Chambal

(B) Yamuna

(C) Luni

(D) Sutlej

Ans: (C) Luni

Q. Which river is called the “Sorrow of Bengal”?

(A) Hooghly

(B) Ganga

(C) Damodar

(D) Subarnarekha

Ans: (C) Damodar

Q. The Krishna river originates from which of the following places?

(A) Mahabaleshwar

(B) Trimbak

(C) Amarkantak

(D) Gangotri

Ans: (A) Mahabaleshwar

Q. Which of the following rivers is a peninsular river?

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(C) Cauvery

(D) Brahmaputra

Ans: (C) Cauvery

Q. The river Teesta is a tributary of which river?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Ganga

(C) Yamuna

(D) Krishna

Ans: (A) Brahmaputra

Q. Which river forms the Jog Falls?

(A) Godavari

(B) Krishna

(C) Sharavati

(D) Cauvery

Ans: (C) Sharavati

Q. Which of these rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?

(A) Ganga

(B) Godavari

(C) Narmada

(D) Mahanadi

Ans: (C) Narmada

Q. Which river is the longest in South India?

(A) Krishna

(B) Godavari

(C) Cauvery

(D) Mahanadi

Ans: (B) Godavari

Q. Which river flows through the Sundarbans?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Ganga

(C) Mahanadi

(D) Cauvery

Ans: (B) Ganga

Q. Which river originates from the glaciers of Gangotri?

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(C) Sutlej

(D) Narmada

Ans: (A) Ganga

Q. Which river flows near the famous Ellora caves?

(A) Godavari

(B) Tapi

(C) Krishna

(D) Narmada

Ans: (A) Godavari

Q. The Chambal river is a tributary of which river?

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(C) Godavari

(D) Krishna

Ans: (B) Yamuna

Q. Which of these rivers is called the “lifeline of Gujarat”?

(A) Narmada

(B) Tapi

(C) Sabarmati

(D) Mahi

Ans: (C) Sabarmati

Q. Which river is the largest in Kerala?

(A) Bharathapuzha

(B) Periyar

(C) Pamba

(D) Chaliyar

Ans: (B) Periyar

Q. Which of these rivers is the west-flowing river?

(A) Ganga

(B) Godavari

(C) Narmada

(D) Mahanadi

Ans: (C) Narmada

Q. Which river originates from Trimbak in Maharashtra?

(A) Ganga

(B) Godavari

(C) Krishna

(D) Narmada

Ans: (B) Godavari

Q. Which is the only perennial river in Rajasthan?

(A) Chambal

(B) Banas

(C) Luni

(D) Ghaggar

Ans: (A) Chambal

Q. The Bhagirathi river is one of the headstreams of which major river?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Godavari

(C) Ganga

(D) Krishna

Ans: (C) Ganga

Q. Which of these rivers flows through the Deccan Plateau?

(A) Yamuna

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Godavari

(D) Sutlej

Ans: (C) Godavari

Q. Which river divides the northern and southern parts of Kerala?

(A) Periyar

(B) Bharathapuzha

(C) Chaliyar

(D) Pamba

Ans: (B) Bharathapuzha

Q. Which river flows through the Rann of Kutch?

(A) Luni

(B) Narmada

(C) Tapi

(D) Sabarmati

Ans: (A) Luni

Q. Which is the largest river in the Indian desert?

(A) Luni

(B) Chambal

(C) Sabarmati

(D) Mahi

Ans: (A) Luni

Q. Which river forms the famous Dudhsagar Waterfalls?

(A) Krishna

(B) Mandovi

(C) Godavari

(D) Cauvery

Ans: (B) Mandovi

Q. Which river is the main tributary of the Indus?

(A) Jhelum

(B) Yamuna

(C) Satluj

(D) Brahmaputra

Ans: (C) Satluj

Q. Which of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?

(A) Krishna

(B) Cauvery

(C) Narmada

(D) Yamuna

Ans: (C) Narmada

Q. Which river forms the boundary between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra?

(A) Tapti

(B) Krishna

(C) Narmada

(D) Godavari

Ans: (C) Narmada

Q. Which river flows through the Kashmir Valley?

(A) Ravi

(B) Jhelum

(C) Chenab

(D) Indus

Ans: (B) Jhelum

Q. Which river forms the boundary between Karnataka and Maharashtra?

(A) Godavari

(B) Krishna

(C) Cauvery

(D) Bhima

Ans: (B) Krishna

Q. The Beas river is a tributary of which river?

(A) Satluj

(B) Yamuna

(C) Jhelum

(D) Chenab

Ans: (A) Satluj

Q. Which of these rivers is known for causing floods in Assam?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Ganga

(C) Yamuna

(D) Mahanadi

Ans: (A) Brahmaputra

Q. Which river is known as “Sorrow of Orissa”?

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Brahmani

(C) Subarnarekha

(D) Baitarani

Ans: (A) Mahanadi

Q. Which river flows through the state of Sikkim?

(A) Teesta

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Gandak

(D) Ganga

Ans: (A) Teesta

Q. The Tapti river flows into which sea?

(A) Arabian Sea

(B) Bay of Bengal

(C) Red Sea

(D) Indian Ocean

Ans: (A) Arabian Sea

Q. Which river forms the boundary between Gujarat and Maharashtra?

(A) Narmada

(B) Tapi

(C) Godavari

(D) Mahi

Ans: (B) Tapi

Q. The Chambal river originates from which region?

(A) Vindhya Range

(B) Aravalli Range

(C) Satpura Range

(D) Western Ghats

Ans: (A) Vindhya Range

Q. The Yamuna river originates from which glacier?

(A) Gangotri Glacier

(B) Zemu Glacier

(C) Siachen Glacier

(D) Yamunotri Glacier

Ans: (D) Yamunotri Glacier

Q. Which of the following rivers does not originate from the Himalayas?

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(C) Cauvery

(D) Brahmaputra

Ans: (C) Cauvery

Q. Which of the following rivers flows through Ladakh?

(A) Chenab

(B) Sutlej

(C) Zanskar

(D) Indus

Ans: (D) Indus

Q. Which river is responsible for the creation of the fertile alluvial plains in North India?

(A) Narmada

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Ganga

(D) Cauvery

Ans: (C) Ganga

Q. Which of the following rivers joins the Ganga river in Bihar?

(A) Yamuna

(B) Ghaghara

(C) Teesta

(D) Indus

Ans: (B) Ghaghara

Q. Which river is known for the Harike Wetland?

(A) Beas

(B) Sutlej

(C) Ravi

(D) Yamuna

Ans: (A) Beas

Q. The Penner river flows through which of the following states?

(A) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

(B) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

(C) Maharashtra and Karnataka

(D) Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Ans: (B) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Q. Which river originates in the Tibetan Plateau and flows into the Indian Ocean?

(A) Ganga

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Indus

(D) Yamuna

Ans: (C) Indus

Q. Which river originates from the Amarkantak Plateau?

(A) Narmada

(B) Godavari

(C) Krishna

(D) Mahanadi

Ans: (A) Narmada

Q. The river Pamba is associated with which famous temple?

(A) Tirupati

(B) Sabarimala

(C) Vaishno Devi

(D) Somnath

Ans: (B) Sabarimala

Q. Which river flows through Assam and Arunachal Pradesh?

(A) Ganga

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Yamuna

(D) Sutlej

Ans: (B) Brahmaputra