1. At which Prayag does the Mandakini join the Alaknanda?
A Devprayag
B Rudraprayag
C Karnaprayag
D Nandaprayag
The Mandakini meets the Alaknanda at Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand.
2. Where does the Pindar River meet the Alaknanda?
A Rudraprayag
B Devprayag
C Vishnuprayag
D Karnaprayag
The Pindar joins the Alaknanda at Karnaprayag.
3. At which confluence does the Dhauliganga join the Alaknanda?
A Vishnuprayag
B Rudraprayag
C Nandaprayag
D Karnaprayag
The Dhauliganga meets the Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag.
4. The Nandakini joins the Alaknanda at which town?
A Devprayag
B Vishnuprayag
C Nandaprayag
D Rudraprayag
Nandaprayag is named for the meeting of the Nandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
5. Which of the five Punjab rivers is the easternmost?
A Sutlej
B Beas
C Chenab
D Ravi
The Sutlej is the easternmost of the five rivers traditionally associated with Punjab.
6. The Chenab is formed by the joining of which two streams?
A Alaknanda and Mandakini
B Chandra and Bhaga
C Tunga and Bhadra
D Wardha and Wainganga
The Chandra and Bhaga meet at Tandi in Himachal Pradesh to form the Chenab.
7. The Beas-Sutlej Link transfers water from the Beas toward which river?
A Ravi
B Chenab
C Jhelum
D Sutlej
The Beas-Sutlej Link carries water from the Beas basin to the Sutlej basin.
8. Which river system forms the large delta shared by India and Bangladesh?
A Godavari-Krishna-Kaveri
B Narmada-Tapi-Mahi
C Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna
D Indus-Sutlej-Beas
The Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna system forms the great delta across India and Bangladesh.
9. In Bangladesh, the Barak River divides into which two rivers?
A Chandra and Bhaga
B Padma and Jamuna
C Tunga and Bhadra
D Surma and Kushiyara
After entering Bangladesh, the Barak splits into the Surma and Kushiyara channels.
10. Which river is formed mainly by the meeting of the Wardha and Wainganga?
A Pranhita
B Manjira
C Indravati
D Tungabhadra
The Pranhita carries the combined flow of the Wardha and Wainganga into the Godavari.
11. Which river is an important tributary of the Godavari in central India?
A Tawa
B Indravati
C Kali
D Tons
The Indravati joins the Godavari in the Deccan region.
12. What is the Gandak River called in Nepal?
A Bagmati
B Karnali
C Narayani
D Koshi
The Gandak is known as the Narayani in Nepal.
13. The Ghaghara is known by which name in Nepal?
A Karnali
B Narayani
C Teesta
D Mahananda
The Ghaghara is called the Karnali in Nepal before entering India.
14. Which river flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
A Mahanadi
B Kaveri
C Godavari
D Narmada
The Narmada flows west through a rift valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges.
15. Sardar Sarovar Project is located in which state?
A Maharashtra
B Rajasthan
C Gujarat
D Madhya Pradesh
Sardar Sarovar Dam is in Gujarat on the Narmada River.
16. Indira Sagar Dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh?
A Son
B Narmada
C Chambal
D Betwa
Indira Sagar Dam is a Narmada River project in Madhya Pradesh.
17. Omkareshwar Dam is built across which river?
A Narmada
B Mahi
C Godavari
D Tapi
Omkareshwar Dam is located on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh.
18. Jayakwadi Dam is built across which river near Paithan?
A Wardha
B Krishna
C Bhima
D Godavari
Jayakwadi Dam is built on the Godavari near Paithan in Maharashtra.
19. The Polavaram Project is built across which river?
A Krishna
B Godavari
C Kaveri
D Mahanadi
The Polavaram multipurpose project is built across the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.
20. Srisailam Dam is built across which river?
A Tungabhadra
B Kaveri
C Krishna
D Godavari
Srisailam Dam is built across the Krishna River.
21. Prakasam Barrage is built across which river at Vijayawada?
A Mahanadi
B Godavari
C Pennar
D Krishna
Prakasam Barrage crosses the Krishna River at Vijayawada.
22. Tungabhadra Dam is near which Karnataka city?
A Hosapete
B Mangaluru
C Mysuru
D Shivamogga
Tungabhadra Dam is near Hosapete, formerly known as Hospet, in Karnataka.
23. Koyna Dam is built across which river in Maharashtra?
A Bhima
B Wardha
C Koyna
D Krishna
Koyna Dam is built across the Koyna River, a tributary of the Krishna.
24. Bansagar Dam is built across which river?
A Chambal
B Son
C Betwa
D Ken
Bansagar Dam is built across the Son River in central India.
25. Salal Hydroelectric Project harnesses which river?
A Chenab
B Jhelum
C Ravi
D Sutlej
NHPC states that the Salal power station harnesses the hydropower potential of the Chenab.
26. Which dam is built on the Kali Nadi in Karnataka?
A Mettur Dam
B Mullaperiyar Dam
C Almatti Dam
D Supa Dam
The Central Water Commission register lists Supa Dam on the Kali Nadi in Karnataka.
27. Somasila Dam is built across which river in Andhra Pradesh?
A Vamsadhara
B Krishna
C Pennar
D Godavari
Somasila Dam is built across the Pennar, also called Penna, River.
28. Which river supports the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam?
A Godavari
B Krishna
C Kaveri
D Mahanadi
Nagarjuna Sagar is a major dam project on the Krishna River.
29. Which river is tapped by the Teesta-V hydroelectric project?
A Subansiri
B Teesta
C Lohit
D Rangit
NHPC lists Teesta-V as a hydroelectric project on the Teesta River in Sikkim.
30. Which river is crossed by the Bhadra Dam in Karnataka?
A Bhadra
B Sharavathi
C Tunga
D Kaveri
Bhadra Dam is built across the Bhadra River in Karnataka.