CBSE Class 9 Social Science Geography Drainage Quiz 1

1. The city located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river system is

A Jabalpur B Ambala C Meerut D Chandigarh

2. Which river is called the Dihang when it enters India in Arunachal Pradesh

A The Ganga B The Brahmaputra C The Indus D The Kaveri

3. The world’s largest drainage basin is of the

A Amazon river B Nile river C Ganga river D Hwang Ho river

4. Which one of the following peninsular river of India flows west and makes estuaries?

A The Krishna B The Mahanadi C The Godavari D The tapi

5. The Vembanad Lake is located in

A Kerala B Andhra Pradesh C Tamil Nadu D Odisha

6. Which one of the following lake is artificial?

A Sambhar B Chilika C Pulicat D Rana Pratap sagar

7. Which of the peninsular rivers is called the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?

A The Mahanadi B The Krishna C Godavari D tha tapi

8. The valley of Kashmir is famous for the

A Dal Lake B houseboats C shikaras D all of the above

9. The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-I was started in the year:

A 1970 B 1975 C 1980 D 1985

10. The drainage basin of the Mahanadi is not shared by

A Madhya Pradesh B Maharashtra C Chhattisgarh D Jharkhand