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All Rivers Questions(1–47 of 47)

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Q1mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exam2026
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Due to which river has an issue been created between India and Bangladesh?
Q2mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Exam2026
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Which state in India is the source of river Ghaggar?
Q3mediummcqGeographyWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Murshidabad district is bisected into two halves by which of the following rivers?
Q4mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC General Awareness2026
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______ is called China's sorrow.
Q5mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
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The longest river of Western West Bengal is
Q6mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
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Which of the following rivers of India is an antecedent river that is older than the Himalayas?
Q7mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
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The Amarkantak Hill is the origin point of two major rivers that flow in completely different directions (West and East). These two rivers are:
Q8mediummcqGeographyWBCS Prelims2026
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The North flowing rivers of West Bengal are:
Q9mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
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Which city is located on the banks of the river Narmada?
Q10mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CHSL Previous Year Paper2026
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Which of the following rivers is a tributary of the Ghaghara River?
Q11mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Question Paper (09-Feb-2022) (Shift-1)2026
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The Rigvedic name of river Chenab was:
Q12mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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Pattadakal, a UNESCO world heritage site, is located on the banks of River __________.
Q13mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CHSL Previous Year Paper2026
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Which of the following dams is NOT built across the river Kaveri (Cauvery)?
Q14mediummcqGeographyMock Test2026
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Where does the Indus River drain into?
Q15mediummcqGeographyMock Test2026
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From which lake does the Blue Nile River originate?
Q16mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
What type of river is the Indus?
Q17mediummcqGeographyIndian Competitive Exams2026
Where do the Bhagirathi and the Alakananda meet at?
Q18mediummcqIndian GeographyWBCS Main Examination2026
Which state have the maximum number of rivers?
Q19mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exams2026
Jalpaiguri town is located in the bank of
Q20mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exams2026
Western part of Tista river is known as
Q21mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
Below given are certain statements about a river:
1. It rises on Ranchi plateau in Jharkhand.
2. It passes through the northern part of Betla National Park.
3. It is a tributary of Son River.

Identify the river based on the information given above:
Q22mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
Somasila Dam is located in which Indian State?
Q23mediummcqGeographyCivil Services Exam2026
Which state have the maximum number of rivers?
Q24mediummcqGeographyCivil Services Exam2026
Kakrapara irrigation project is on the river -
Q25mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exams2026
Consider the following pairs matching tributaries to their main river systems:

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Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Q26mediummcqGeographyGeneral Studies2026
Mukutmanipur Dam is located across the following river:
Q27mediummcqGeographyWBCS Prelims 20212026
Sharavati Hydroelectric Project is located in :
Q28mediummcqGeographyWBCS Prelims 20212026
The following river divides West Bengal and Assam:
Q29mediummcqGeneral KnowledgePrepp2026
Which river flows into the Wular lake in the north and then into Baramulla?
Q30mediummcqGeneral AwarenessStaff Selection Commission2026
The western part of which river, along with its significant tributaries Sonanadi, Palain and Mandal, forms the prominent hydrological resource for the Corbett National Park?
Q31mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exams2026
Which of the following is regarded as the shortest river of India?
Q32mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
Which among the following states does NOT come under the catchment area of River Yamuna?
Q33mediummcqGeneral AwarenessPractice Paper2026
Which of the following rivers flows through the city of Paris?
Q34mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
The Indus river that originates in the northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet, enters Indian territory in which of the following states or union territories?
Q35mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
Galwan River is located near the border of:
Q36easymcqEnvironmental StudiesUPTET 2021 Memory Based Paper 12026
The Nashik Kumbh Fair is organized on which river bank?
Q37easymcqEnvironmental StudiesUPTET 2021 Memory Based Paper 12026
Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of the Yamuna river?
Q38mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
Which of the following rivers originates from Sihawa Mountain?
Q39mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
According to the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, the eastern rivers of the water system - Sutlej, Ravi, and ______, were to be with India.
Q40mediummcqGeographyIndian Competitive Exams2026
River Beas flows through the states of
Q41mediummcqGeographyStaff Selection Commission2026
Which of the following rivers does not flow through the state of Punjab?
Q42mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
As per length, which is the longest river of China?
Q43mediummcqGeographyIndian Competitive Exams2026
On which river is the Hirakud Dam situated?
Q44mediummcqGeographyGeneral Knowledge2026
The Kasai and Keleghai rivers join to form
Q45mediummcqGeographyGeneral Knowledge2026
Which one of the following states, Dulhasti Hydroelectric power project is located?
Q46mediummcqGeographyGeneral Knowledge2026
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is situated in
Q47mediummcqGeographyGeneral Knowledge2026
Narmada originates from its source situated in the state of

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