Mount Litera Zee School Grade-VII G.K Date-12 October Rivers in India Read and write in notebook: Rivers are a major source of water. In India, most of the rivers are worshipped like goddesses. They play a crucial role in our lives. Through them, we receive drinking water, water for irrigation, water for the production of electricity, etc. Due to a considerable number of rivers and their tributaries, India is often regarded as the Land of Rivers. India has 9 major River Systems- Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, and Mahanadi. Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej (Satluj) are part of the Indus river system. Son, Yamuna, Budhi Khandak, Gandak, and Sabazpati are tributaries of the Ganga. Answer the following questions: 1. In which year was National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) established? a. 1986 b. 2009 c. 2005 d. 2012 2. Mahatma Gandhi Setu is the second longest river bridge in India. Over which river it is built? a. Ganga b. Krishna c. Godavari d. Mahanadi 3. Which country announced a soft loan of euro 120 million to help clean river Ganga? a. USA b. Germany c. Saudi Arabia d. France 4. Which river was known to Indians in the Vedic period as ‘Chandrabhaga’? a. Ganga b. Chenab c. Godavari d. Brahmaputra 5. On which river National Waterway 1 (NW1) is located?
a. Ganga b. Mahanadi c. Barak d. Narmada 6. What is the total length of the Brahmaputra River? a. 3500 Km b. 2500 Km c. 2900 Km d. 1856 Km 7. Which of the following river does not originates from India? a. Ganga b. Yamuna c. Chambal d. Brahmaputra 8. Which river is infamous as the Sorrow of Bengal?
a. Damodar River b. Ganga River c. Hooghly River d. Haldi River 9. is known as the Sorrow of Bihar. a. Son River b. Gandaki River c. Bagmati River d. Koshi River 10. Which river in India crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice? a. Tapi River b. Jhelum river c. Krishna River d. Mahi River 11. Which river has the largest basin in India? a. Narmada b. Kaveri c. Indus d. Ganga 12. Which river in India is called the Salt River? a. Luni b. Sutlej c. Manas d. Mahi 13. Which is the longest river in India? a. Brahmaputra b. Indus c. Ganga d. Yamuna 14. What are the two headstreams of Ganga? a. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda b. Bhagirathi and Yamunotri c. Yamunotri and Mansarovar d. Alaknanda and Mansarovar 15. Which of the following rivers flows through the rift valley in India? a. Narmada b. Brahmaputra c. Yamuna d. Jhelum 16. The place where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi join and take the name Ganga
a. Haridwar b. Devprayag c. Allahabad d. Rishikesh 17. Which of the following is a habitat for freshwater dolphins?
a. Luni b. Brahmaputra c. Sabarmati d. Ganga 18. Which River is called as the Lion's Mouth? a. Brahmaputra River b. Tapti River c. Yamuna River d. Indus River 19. Which of the following river originates as well as ends in the territory of India? a. Brahmaputra b. Indus c. Kosi d. Chambal 20. The Brahmaputra River in Tibet is called as ______. a. Yarlung b. Yarlung Tsangpo c. Matsang d. Sun
Answer Key:
1. 2009 2. Ganga 3. Germany 4. Chenab 5. Ganga 6. 2900 Km 7. Brahmaputra 8. Damodar River 9. Koshi River 10. Mahi River 11. Ganga 12. Luni 13. Ganga 14. Bhagirathi and 15. Narmada 16. Devprayag 17. Ganga 18. Indus River 19. Chambal 20. Yarlung Tsangpo