NTSE - Scholastic Aptitude Test - Social Science - Geography - Drainage

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Question - 1

Which of the following features suit the peninsular rivers?

  • A Small basins
  • B Seasonal
  • C Not very useful for irrigation
  • D All of the above

Question - 2

Which of the following does not orginate from the peninsular plateaus?

  • A Kaveri
  • B Narmada
  • C Ganga
  • D Tapti

Question - 3

The peninsular rivers are not suitable for navigation because

  • A they are seasonal
  • B have small basins
  • C form small deltas
  • D they flow over uneven land in the plateau region

Question - 4

The tributaries of river Luni are

  • A Sukri
  • B Jawai
  • C Sarsuti
  • D Both A and B

Question - 5

This river originates from Lake Manasarovar

  • A Kaveri
  • B Indus
  • C Ganga
  • D Brahmaputra

Question - 6

Match the following

List I List II
a. Periyar 1. Amarkantak Plateau
b. Thamirabarani 2. Hills of Coorg
c. Mahanadhi 3. Cardamom Hills
d. Kaveri 4. Agasthiar Hills
  • A a b c d 3 4 1 2
  • B a b c d 4 3 2 1
  • C a b c d 1 2 3 4
  • D a b c d 2 3 1 4

Question - 7

Karnataka and Tamilnadu benefit from the river

  • A Narmada
  • B Vaigai
  • C Krishna
  • D Kaveri

Question - 8

Which of the following rivers does not flow into Arabian Sea?

  • A Indus
  • B Tapti
  • C Narmada
  • D Krishna

Question - 9

The largest delta in the world is

  • A Brahmaputra Delta
  • B Kaveri Delta
  • C Ganga Delta
  • D The Northern Plains

Question - 10

India's river of sorrow

  • A Damodar
  • B Kosi
  • C Hooghly
  • D Ghaghra