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1. The flow of water through well-defined channels is known as ------------.
A. a) River
B. b) Drainage
C. c) Water divide
D. d) Drainage basin
2. The river that has water during the rainy season, and is dry otherwise, is called?
A. a) Perennial river
B. b) Ephemeral river
C. c) Himalayan river
D. d) Peninsular river
3. A river drains the water collected from a specific area, which is called its -------------.
A. a) Catchment area
B. b) Drainage basin
C. c) Water divide
D. d) Watershed
4. An area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a -------------.
A. a) Catchment area
B. b) Drainage basin
C. c) Water divide
D. d) Watershed
5. The boundary line separating one drainage basin from the other is known as the ---------.
A. a) Catchment area
B. b) Drainage basin
C. c) Water divide
D. d) Watershed
6. The catchments of large rivers are called river basins while those of small rivers are often referred to----------------.
A. a) Catchment area
B. b) Drainage basin
C. c) Water divide
D. d) Watershed
7. Nearly -------------------- percent of the drainage area towards the Bay of Bengal.
A. a) 23
B. b) 55
C. c) 75
D. d) 77
8. Major river basins are that river basin which has more than ----------- sq. km of the catchment area.
A. a) 2000
B. b) 5000
C. c) 10000
D. d) 20000
9. Medium river basins with a catchment area between ----------sq. km.
A. a) 10,000 to 20,000
B. b) 5,000 to 20,000
C. c) 2,000 to 20,000
D. d) 5,000 to 10,000
10. Minor river basins with a catchment area of less than ------------sq. km.
A. a) 10,000
B. b) 8,000
C. c) 3,000
D. d) 2,000
11. Which of the following is not a depositional feature of rivers?
A. a) Flat valley
B. b) U shaped valley
C. c) Ox-bow lake
D. d) Braided channels
12. Which of the following gap is found between the Rajmahal hills and the Meghalaya plateau?
A. a) Bhor Ghat
B. b) Pal Ghat
C. c) Thal Ghat
D. d) Malda Gap
13. Which of the following river is called Singi Khamban in Tibet?
A. a) Indus
B. c) Satluj
C. c) the Brahmaputra
D. d) the Mekong
14. Which of the following river is not in the five rivers ( Panjnad) of Punjab.
A. a) Satluj
B. b) Beas
C. c) Ravi
D. d) Indus
15. Which of the following river originated in Rohtang pass in the Kullu hills of Himachal Pradesh.
A. a) Jhelum
B. b) Chenab
C. c) Ravi
D. d) Beas
16. Which of the following rivers flow through the Kashmir valley?
A. a) Jhelum
B. b) Chenab
C. c) Ravi
D. d) Beas
17. Which of the following river is the largest tributary of the Indus river?
A. a) Jhelum
B. b) Chenab
C. c) Ravi
D. d) Satluj
18. Which of the following river originated in Tibet?
A. a) Jhelum
B. b) Chenab
C. c) Ravi
D. d) Satluj
19. Which of the following river is known as Langchen Khambab in Tibet?
A. a) Indus
B. b) Satluj
C. c) the Brahmaputra
D. d) the Mekong
20. Which of the following river passes through Shipki La?
A. a) Indus
B. b) Satluj
C. c) the Brahmaputra
D. d) the Mekong
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