This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Drainage > Class 9 Geography Chapter 3 Drainage – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 3 Drainage Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ORIGINATES FROM TIBET? A) YAMUNA. B) CHENAB. C) Honeycomb. D) INDUS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) INDUS. 2. In the final stage before meeting the seas and oceans, river breakup into various streams called as A) Deltas. B) Estuaries. C) Tributaries. D) Distributaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distributaries. 3. Which of the following affects the self-cleansing capacity of the river? A) Pollution. B) Drawing of water for irrigation. C) Aquatic organisms. D) Hydroelectricity generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 4. The headwater of the Ganga is: A) Nubra. B) Gangotri glacier. C) Jusker. D) Bhagirathi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhagirathi. 5. Which one amongst the following rivers flows through a rift valley? A) Mahanadi. B) Tungabhadra. C) But. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 6. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATES IS THE WULAR LAKE LOCATED? A) RAJASTHAN. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Pooja. D) JAMMU AND KARHMIR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) JAMMU AND KARHMIR. 7. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS A FRESHWATER LAKE? A) DAL LAKE. B) Burn. C) Bhimtal. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. 8. The drainage basin of the Mahanadi is not shared by ..... A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Maharashtra. C) Chhattisgarh. D) Jharkhand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madhya Pradesh. 9. Nagarjuna Sagar is a river valley project on river: A) Mahanadi. B) Godavari. C) Kaveri. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Krishna. 10. Which of the following rivers originates from the Hazaribagh plateau of Chhota Nagpur region and flows eastwards? A) Damodar. B) Ghatprabha. C) Amravati. D) Bhima. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damodar. 11. The Indus plain has a ..... slope. A) Harsh. B) Hard. C) Watery. D) Gentle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gentle. 12. The river Indus rises in A) NEPAL. B) CHINA. C) TIBET. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TIBET. 13. WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF RIVER NARMADA? A) The Hills Hills. B) Satpura range. C) NASIL DISTRICT. D) Right District. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Hills Hills. 14. SUNDERBAN DALTA IS FORMED BY THE RIVERS: A) CHAMBAL AND SON. B) Ganga & Brahmaputra. C) Narmada and but. D) GANGA AND YAMUNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganga & Brahmaputra. 15. In which pattern the tributaries can be seen meeting the main stream at right angle? A) Dendritic Drainage. B) Radial Drainage. C) Trellis Drainage. D) Rectangular Drainage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trellis Drainage. 16. The Wainganga and the Penganga are tributaries of which of the following rivers? A) Godavari. B) Narmada. C) Krishna. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Godavari. 17. Yamuna, The Ghaghra, Thegandak and the Kosi Are Tributes of A) INDUS. B) GANGA. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GANGA. 18. Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' due to its frequent flooding? A) Ganga. B) Kosi. C) Gandak. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kosi. 19. Which of the following states is not drained by the Godavari river? A) Maharashtra. B) Orissa. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Chhattisgarh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chhattisgarh. 20. Which two peninsular river flow from east to west? A) Krishna and Kaveri. B) Godavari & Mahanadi. C) Narmada and but. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narmada and but. 21. What is the length of the river Indus? A) 2999. B) 2980. C) 2800. D) 2900. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2900. 22. Which of the following is not one of the causes of river pollution? A) Dumping of garbage. B) Aquatic organisms and algae. C) Discharge of untreated sewage. D) Discharge of industrial effluents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquatic organisms and algae. 23. The Ganges River is worshipped in Hinduism and personified as the goddess Ganga. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 24. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PERENNIAL RIVER? A) NARMADA. B) KRISHNA. C) MAHANADI. D) GANGA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GANGA. 25. Two major Himalayan rivers are A) Sindhu and Ganga. B) Indus and Ganga. C) Indus and Brahmaputra. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus and Brahmaputra. 26. On reaching the NamchaBarwa (7757 m), it takes a 'U' turn and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a gorge. A) INDUS. B) BRAHMAPUTRA. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BRAHMAPUTRA. 27. The ..... is where streams/rivers begin. A) Source. B) Confluence. C) Tributary. D) Mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Source. 28. Which one of the following is a lagoon lake of India? A) Kolleru Lake. B) Wular Lake. C) Sambhar lake. D) Bhimtal Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kolleru Lake. 29. Dhunadar falls are formed by which river A) Ganga. B) Narmada. C) Krishna. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narmada. 30. Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree? A) Dendritic. B) Trellis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendritic. 31. What is the length of River Ganga? A) 2900 km. B) 2500 km. C) 2400 km. D) 2100 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2900 km. 32. The main tributaries, which come from the peninsular uplands, are the Chambal, theBetwa and the Son. These rise from semi-aridareas, have ..... courses A) LONGER. B) SHORTER. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SHORTER. 33. How many states have taken up GAP? A) 16. B) 18. C) 12. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 16. 34. The ..... is the largest peninsular river. It rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra. A) Godavari. B) Narmada. C) Mahanadi. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Godavari. 35. The river Narmada flows ..... A) West to east. B) East to West. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) East to West. 36. Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India? A) Krishna. B) Narmada. C) Godavari. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Godavari. 37. Any elevated area, such as mountain or an upland separates two drainage basins.Such an upland is known as A) Drainage. B) Water level. C) Water divide. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water divide. 38. Which is the longest river of Peninsular Plateau? A) River Godavari. B) River Krishna. C) River but. D) River Narmada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) River Godavari. 39. The Ghaghra, the Gandak and the Kosi Rise in ..... Himalayas. A) KUMAON. B) NEPAL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NEPAL. 40. Which river is originating from Highlands of Chhattisgarh? A) Krishna. B) It's a shed. C) Mahanadi. D) Allying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahanadi. 41. The area drained by single river system is called A) Water Divide. B) Delta. C) Drainage basin. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drainage basin. 42. True or False:Everybody lives in a drainage basin A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. A lake formed when a meandering river is cut off from the mainstream is known as ..... A) Lagoons. B) Glacial Lakes. C) Ox-Bow Lakes. D) Man Made Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ox-Bow Lakes. 44. Name the largest delta of world A) Sunderban delta. B) Godavari delta. C) Mississippi Delta. D) Delta gang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunderban delta. 45. Which one of the following is the second largest river of Peninsular India A) Mahanadi. B) Kaveri. C) Godavari. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Krishna. 46. The growing domestic, municipal, industrial and agricultural demand for water from river snaturally affects the quality of water. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 47. Sunderban delta is formed by: A) The Narmada. B) The Godavari. C) The Kaveri. D) The Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ganga. 48. What is the river Brahmaputra called in Arunachal pradesh? A) Playing Ganga. B) New Yamuna. C) When. D) Ghaggar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 49. Which of the following is the tributary of Godavari A) Sen. B) Ghatprabha. C) Tungabhadra. D) Historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historian. 50. Which of the following is an artificial lake located in Andhra Pradesh? A) Wembanad. B) Krishnaraja Sagar. C) Nagarjuna Sagar. D) Kolleru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nagarjuna Sagar. 51. Which one is not a part of Indus river system? A) Yamuna. B) Honeycomb. C) Jhelum. D) Chenab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yamuna. 52. A ..... is the area of land drained by a river system ( a river and its tributaries). A) Confluence. B) Watershed. C) Drainage Basin. D) Water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drainage Basin. 53. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ARE THE TRIBUTARIES OF THE GANGA? A) Ghaghra, Gandak, and Kosi. B) Kosi, Kaveri, and Krishna. C) Narmada, but, and Mahanadi. D) SATLUI, RAVI, AND BEAS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ghaghra, Gandak, and Kosi. 54. The water divide that separates the Indus and Ganga river systems ..... A) Ambala. B) Arwalli. C) Charge. D) Satpura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambala. 55. Name the second largest waterfall in India? A) Frequterity Nangal. B) Shivasamudram. C) Ganga. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shivasamudram. 56. With a total length of 2900 km, the ..... is one of the longest rivers of the world. A) GANGA. B) INDUS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INDUS. 57. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RIVER IS NOT THE TRIBUTARY OF THE INDUS? A) Shook. B) Nubra. C) Dice. D) MONDAY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MONDAY. 58. If the damming project happens ..... A) Vast areas of forest and agricultural lands will be completely submerged. B) A large number of those who live along the river will lose their land. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 59. Which is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6, 000 metres? A) Himadri or Greater Himalayas. B) Outer Himalayas. C) Dehradun. D) Central Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himadri or Greater Himalayas. 60. Which is worlds largest drainage basin? A) Amazon. B) Krishna. C) Brahmaputra. D) Kaveri. 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