1.	Which of the following rivers is popularly known as ‘Dakshin Ganga’ ?
	Tungabhadra
	Godavari
	Periyar
	Krishna
	Answer: Godavari Explanation: The Godavari River is known as ' Dakshina Ganga' i.e. “River Ganga of South India”. River Godavari is the largest river of south India.
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2.	Surma River, also known as the Barak River, originates in the ?
	Manipur hills
	Mizo hills
	Patkai Boom Hills
	Naga Hills
	Answer: Manipur hills Explanation: Surma River, also called Barak, river in northeastern India and eastern Bangladesh, 560 miles (900 km) in length. It rises in the Manipur Hills in northern Manipur state, India, where it is called the Barak, and flows west and then southwest into Mizoram state.
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3.	Hirakud dam is built across the river ?
	Betwa
	Mahanadi
	Krishna
	Godavari
	Answer: Mahanadi Explanation: Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 kilometres from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India.
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4.	At the location of which city in Assam, the river Brahmaputra goes south bound breaking away from its westward course and enters into Bangladesh ?
	Bongaigaon
	Tezpur
	Dhubri
	Barpeta
	Answer: Dhubri Explanation: The River Brahmaputra flows westward, till the city of Dhubri and thereafter turns southward in the Garo hills region and enters into Bangladesh near Goalpara.
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5.	The Netravati River flows through which of the following cities ?
	Karwar
	Mangaluru
	Bengaluru
	Shivamogga
	Answer: Mangaluru Explanation: Netravati river :- origin-kudremukh,Karnataka Flows through the Mangalore city of karnataka It joins the Kumaradhara river at uppinangady before flowing to The Arabian sea.
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6.	Which of the following barrages/dams is closest to the India-Bangladesh border ?
	Tilaiya
	Farakka
	Durgapur
	Massanjore
	Answer: Farakka Explanation: Farakka Barrage is built across the Ganga river located in the murshidabad district of West Bengal. It is around 18 kms away from the Bangladesh border. It was opened in 1972. Farakka barrage lies closest from the India Bangladesh border. Tilaiya barrage is in the Koderma district of Jharkhand.
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7.	Which among the following is the confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini ?
	Vishnuprayag
	Nandprayag
	Rudraprayag
	Devprayag
	Answer: Rudraprayag Explanation: Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini.
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8.	Bhupen Hazarika Setu, also called Dhola-Sadiya Bridge which connects Assam and _______ ?
	Sikkim
	Meghalaya
	West Bengal
	Arunachal Pradesh
	Answer: Arunachal Pradesh Explanation: The Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, also referred to as the Bhupen Hazarika Setu, is a beam bridge in India, connecting the northeast states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
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9.	The Kaveri river basin falls in how many states of India ?
	2
	5
	4
	3
	Answer: 3 Explanation: The Kaveri river basin covers three states and a Union Territory as follows: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.
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10.	Son River which is one of the largest southern tributaries of Ganga originates in which state ?
	Assam
	West Bengal
	Uttar Pradesh
	Madhya Pradesh
	Answer: Madhya Pradesh Explanation: Son River is the largest southern tributary of Ganga that originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh and flows northwest through Madhya Pradesh before turning sharply eastward where it meets the southwest-northeast running Kaimur mountain Range.
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