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ST. LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL JESUIT CHRISTIAN MINORITY INSTITUTION SECOND TERM WORKSHEET NO. - 22 Class: 9 Sub: GEOGRAPHY Date- 01/05/2020 TOPIC: DRAINAGE OF WEST BENGAL CHAPTER: 8 I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION. (1X15=15) 1. A branch of Ganga that bends towards the south in west Bengal and flows in a north – south direction is known by the name a. Padma b. Hooghly c. Bhagirathi d. Ganga 2. The Ganga begins its flow from the ice-caves of ___________ in Himalayas of Uttarakhand. a. Dehradun b. Rishikesh c. Haridwar d. Gomukh 3. This river rises from the Padma near Jalangi village near Murshidabad. a. Mathabhanga b. Churni c. Ichhamati d. Jalangi 4. ___________________ rises near Majhdia and flows through Bongao, Berigopalpur, Tentulia, Bashirhat, Taki, Hasnabad before falling into the Bay of Bengal. a. Churni b. Ichhamati c. Bhairav d. Bidyadhari 5. This is the greatest and largest river of north Bengal. a. Tista b. Hooghly c. Bhagirathi d. Ganga 6. The _____________ river joins Jaldhaka at Bindu near Bhutan Darjeeling border. a. Jaldhaka b. Bindu c. Murti d. Daina 7. This river originates from Chumbi valley of Tibet. a. Singmari b. Torsa c. Tista d. Nalangi 8. Main tributaries of this river are Brahmani, Dwarka, Bakreshwar and Kopai. a. Ajay b. Damodar c. Mayurakshi d. Rupnarayan 9. This river rises from the Chhotanagpur plateau, flows for a little distance in West Bengal and falls into the Bay of Bengal. a. Rupnarayan b. Subarnarekha c. Silabati d. Kumasi 10. The river Mahanadi flowing through the western part of Darjeeling Himalayas, is known as river a. Sankosh b. Mahananda c. Kaljani d. Raidak 11. This rises from Gangchen peak of Punakha range of north – west Bhutan. a. Bindu b. Sankosh c. Raidak d. Kartowa 12. This river passes through Nalhati and Rampurhat and joins with Dwarka river near Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad. a. Brahmani b. Dwarka c. Ajay d. Mayurakshi 13. This river rises from Kadma of Jharkhand and enters West Bengal near Md. Bazar of Birbhum. a. Kalindi b. Punarbhaba c. Tangan d. Dwarka 14. The main tributaries of this river are Bhorsa, Karjor, Sukhra, Ikri. a. Pagla b. Banslai c. Damodar d. Silabati 15. Rivers of ____________ Bengal is full of water even in the dry winter season. a. North b. South c. East d. West SHABARI DAS.

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