📘 Geography Optional – Objective Paper I (Prelims)
Page–6 : Indian Rivers, Drainage & Water Resources (PYQs with Answers)
Q1. Which of the following rivers is an antecedent river?
A) Narmada
B) Tapi
C) Indus
D) Luni
✅ Answer: C) Indus
Q2. The Narmada and Tapi rivers drain into:
A) Bay of Bengal
B) Arabian Sea
C) Indian Ocean directly
D) Gulf of Mannar
✅ Answer: B) Arabian Sea
Q3. Which river has the largest drainage basin in India?
A) Godavari
B) Ganga
C) Krishna
D) Brahmaputra
✅ Answer: B) Ganga
Q4. The Brahmaputra is known as Tsangpo in:
A) India
B) Bhutan
C) Tibet
D) Bangladesh
✅ Answer: C) Tibet
Q5. Which of the following rivers forms the largest delta in the world?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Ganga–Brahmaputra
D) Mahanadi
✅ Answer: C) Ganga–Brahmaputra
Q6. Which river is called the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
A) Gandak
B) Kosi
C) Son
D) Ghaghara
✅ Answer: B) Kosi
Q7. Which drainage pattern is associated with regions of uniform rock structure?
A) Radial
B) Rectangular
C) Trellis
D) Dendritic
✅ Answer: D) Dendritic
Q8. Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of the Ganga?
A) Yamuna
B) Ghaghara
C) Son
D) Pennar
✅ Answer: D) Pennar
Q9. The river Luni flows into:
A) Arabian Sea
B) Bay of Bengal
C) Rann of Kutch
D) It does not reach the sea
✅ Answer: D) It does not reach the sea
Q10. Which river is known for forming an estuary rather than a delta?
A) Ganga
B) Godavari
C) Narmada
D) Mahanadi
✅ Answer: C) Narmada
✅ End of Objective Paper–I | Page–6
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