GK Quiz on River Ganga

 

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

A) Bhagirathi
B) Himadri
C) Alaknanda

ANSWER (A) Bhagirathi

 

2.Which city in Ganga Basin is also known as the City of Lakes?

A) Kolkata
B) Haridwar
C) Udaipur

ANSWER (C) Udaipur

 

3.At which place does holy rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi meet to form Ganga?

A) Devprayag
B) Varanasi
C) Haridwar

ANSWER (A) Devprayag

 

4.The river Ganga origintes from___.

A) Verinag stream in Jammu & Kashmir
B) Gangotri Glacier near Gaumukh
C) Beas kund near Rohtang passes

ANSWER (B) Gangotri Glacier near Gaumukh

 

5.Which tributary of the Ganga river is known as "sorrow of Bihar"?

A) Narmada
B) Kosi
C) Ravi

ANSWER (B) Kosi

 

6.What are the two headstreams of River Ganga?

A) Bhagirathi and Yamunotri
B) Yamunotri and Mansarovar
C) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

ANSWER (C) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

 

7.Which Ganga Basin state is known as the 'Land of God'?

A) Uttarakhand
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Kolkata

ANSWER (A) Uttarakhand

 

8.Which of the following Ganga tributary originates from the Amarkantak Plateau?

A) Ravi
B) Gandak
C) Son

ANSWER (C) Son

 

9.Through which of the following countries does river Ganga flow?

A) India and China
B) India and Bangladesh
C) India and Pakistan

ANSWER (B) India and Bangladesh

 

10.River Ganga is known as _____in Bangladesh.

A) Padma
B) Gargi
C) Vishakha

ANSWER (A) Padma