1. Which river flows through the Bhakra Dam?
A Sutlej
B Ravi
C Chenab
D Beas
Bhakra Dam is built across the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh.
2. Hirakud Dam is built across which river?
A Kaveri
B Mahanadi
C Godavari
D Krishna
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi near Sambalpur in Odisha.
3. Sardar Sarovar Dam is on which river?
A Tapi
B Mahi
C Narmada
D Sabarmati
Sardar Sarovar is a major dam project on the Narmada River.
4. Pong Dam is also known by which name?
A Ravi Dam
B Chenab Dam
C Sutlej Dam
D Beas Dam
Pong Dam is also called the Beas Dam.
5. Tehri Dam stands on which river?
A Mandakini
B Bhagirathi
C Alaknanda
D Yamuna
Tehri Dam is built on the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand.
6. Mettur Dam is built across which river?
A Kaveri
B Krishna
C Godavari
D Vaigai
Mettur Dam is built across the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu.
7. Which river is often called the Dakshina Ganga?
A Narmada
B Mahanadi
C Krishna
D Godavari
The Godavari is popularly known as the Dakshina Ganga or Southern Ganga.
8. The Godavari River rises near which place in Maharashtra?
A Talakaveri
B Mahabaleshwar
C Trimbakeshwar
D Amarkantak
The Godavari rises near Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district.
9. The Krishna River begins near which town?
A Nashik
B Amarkantak
C Mahabaleshwar
D Mysuru
The Krishna originates near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra.
10. Where does the Narmada River begin?
A Yamunotri
B Talakaveri
C Gangotri
D Amarkantak
The Narmada rises at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.
11. Which glacier is the traditional source of the Yamuna River?
A Zemu Glacier
B Yamunotri Glacier
C Gangotri Glacier
D Siachen Glacier
The Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier in Uttarakhand.
12. Which two rivers meet at Devprayag?
A Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
B Ganga and Yamuna
C Mandakini and Pindar
D Kosi and Gandak
Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Devprayag.
13. What is the main river called below the Devprayag confluence?
A Bhagirathi
B Alaknanda
C Yamuna
D Ganga
The river formed after the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Devprayag is called the Ganga.
14. At which city do the Ganga and Yamuna meet?
A Patna
B Prayagraj
C Haridwar
D Kanpur
The Ganga and Yamuna meet at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
15. Into which sea does the Narmada flow?
A Bay of Bengal
B Andaman Sea
C Arabian Sea
D Red Sea
The Narmada flows west and empties into the Arabian Sea.
16. Which major river also flows west into the Arabian Sea?
A Tapi
B Godavari
C Kaveri
D Mahanadi
The Tapi, also called Tapti, flows west to the Arabian Sea.
17. Which river basin is the largest in India?
A Narmada basin
B Ganga basin
C Godavari basin
D Krishna basin
The Ganga has the largest river basin in India.
18. Which is the longest river of Peninsular India?
A Krishna
B Mahanadi
C Kaveri
D Godavari
The Godavari is the longest river in Peninsular India.
19. Which river enters the Bay of Bengal near the Odisha coast?
A Mahanadi
B Tapi
C Sabarmati
D Narmada
The Mahanadi flows east and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
20. Which major river flows through Varanasi?
A Narmada
B Godavari
C Ganga
D Brahmaputra
Varanasi is located on the banks of the Ganga River.
21. Hirakud Dam is located in which state?
A Gujarat
B Punjab
C Kerala
D Odisha
Hirakud Dam is near Sambalpur in Odisha.
22. Bhakra Dam is located in which state?
A Assam
B Tamil Nadu
C Himachal Pradesh
D Maharashtra
The Central Water Commission lists Bhakra Dam in Himachal Pradesh.
23. What is the name of the reservoir created by Bhakra Dam?
A Gobind Sagar
B Loktak Lake
C Dal Lake
D Hussain Sagar
The reservoir formed by Bhakra Dam is called Gobind Sagar.
24. Which river is popularly called the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
A Son
B Kosi
C Betwa
D Mahi
The Kosi is popularly called the Sorrow of Bihar because of its flood history.
25. Which river flows through the Kashmir Valley?
A Tapi
B Periyar
C Jhelum
D Luni
The Jhelum is the main river flowing through the Kashmir Valley.
26. What is the Brahmaputra called in Tibet?
A Yarlung Tsangpo
B Meghna
C Padma
D Jamuna
In Tibet, the Brahmaputra is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo.
27. Which major river flows across Assam?
A Narmada
B Kaveri
C Luni
D Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra flows across Assam from east to west.
28. Beas River rises at which well-known source?
A Amarkantak
B Beas Kund
C Talakaveri
D Gangotri Glacier
The Beas rises at Beas Kund near the Rohtang Pass region.
29. Which river flows through Delhi?
A Yamuna
B Chambal
C Ganga
D Gomti
Delhi is situated on the banks of the Yamuna River.
30. The Damodar Valley Corporation is linked with which river?
A Mahi
B Damodar
C Sutlej
D Tungabhadra
The Damodar Valley Corporation was formed to develop and manage the Damodar River basin.