Indian Rivers GK Quiz (IV)

1. The two major west flowing rivers are the _____ and the _____.

1. Godavari-Tapi
2. Narmada-Ravi
3. Narmada-Tapi
4. Godavari-Ravi

2. The Himalayas are the source of which three major Indian rivers ?

1. Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
2. Brahmaputra, Gomti, Yamuna
3. Ganga, Godavari, Kosi
4. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Narmada

3. Name the river whose source lies near Rohtang Pass.

1. Brahmaputra
2. Chenab
3. Jhelum
4. Beas

4. Which Indian Prime Minister declared the Ganges as the 'National river of India'?

1. Narendra Modi
2. Manmohan Singh
3. Rajiv Gandhi
4. Indira Gandhi

5. The Ganga originates as ______from the Gangotri glaciers in the Himalayas.

1. Bhagirathi
2. Himadri
3. Sahyadri
4. Alaknanda

6. In which year was river Ganga declared as the 'National River of India'?

1. 2006
2. 2012
3. 2008
4. 2010

7. What is the name of the Indus River, mentioned in the Rig-Veda?

1. Nadya
2. Bharti
3. Beas
4. Sindhu

8. Which river was earlier known as the 'river of sorrows'?

1. Krishna
2. Damodar
3. Chenab
4. Ravi

9. Which Indian river is also called Jahnavi and Vishnupadi?

1. Ganga
2. Brahmaputra
3. Yamuna
4. Godavari

10. Where does the Alaknanda and Pindar river join each other to form one of the Panch Prayags?

1. Vishnuprayag
2. Devprayag
3. Karnaprayag
4. Rudraprayag