Indian geopgraphy video 3 rivers Ganga and its tributaries

Question 1

what are the three important Himalayan rivers

Answer 1

Indus , Ganga and Bhramaputra

Question 2

what are the important peninsular rivers

Answer 2

Mahanadi, Tapi, Narmada , Krishna , Godavari, Cauvery

Question 3

what is the origin of river Ganga

Answer 3

Gangotri glacier in uttarkashi district of uttarkhand , here it is known as bhagirathi

Question 4

at which prayag the Bhagirathi meets the Alakananda

Answer 4

Devprayag and hence from here it is known as Ganga

Question 5

what is the origin of river Alakananda

Answer 5

Satopanch glacier in uttakhand which is above bhagirathi

Question 6

what are the five important prayags of river Ganga and arrange them in order

Answer 6

1. Vishnu prayag- Badrinath and Dauli Ganga meets thus forming a river named Alakanda
2. Nanda prayag- where Nadakini and Alakananda meets
3. Karna prayag- where Alakananda and Pindar Ganga meets
4. Rudraprayag - where Mandakini river from Kedarnath meets Alakanda.
5. Dev prayag- where bhagirathi from Gangotri glacier meets Alakananda.

Question 7

what are the names of the state where river Ganga flows

Answer 7

UP,MP, Rajasthan, Bihar, Haryana , chattishgargh, Jharkhand, Himachal pradesh, Uttarkhand, West bengal , Delhi

Question 8

The river Ganga bifuricates at Farrakha

Answer 8

as Bhagirathi .

Question 9

what is the highest dam built In India

Answer 9

Tehri dam is one of the highest and biggest dam built in India. It is the fourth largest dam in the world

Question 10

what is total length of river Ganga

Answer 10

2525 kms

Question 11

what are the right bank tributaries of river Ganga

Answer 11

Son river, Damodar and PUNPUN river and Yamuna

Question 12

what is largest southern tributary of river Ganga

Answer 12

SON river

Question 13

where does the son river originates

Answer 13

originates near Amarkantak in Madhya pradesh near the source of narmada

Question 14

where does the river Son joins the Ganga river

Answer 14

Joins Ganga near banapur in patna

Question 15

what are the chief tributaries of Son river

Answer 15

Rihand and north Koel

Question 16

where does the river PUNPUN river originates

Answer 16

Palamu district of Jharkhand and flows through chatra Aurangabad , Gaya and Patna districts of the Indian states of jharkhand and Bihar

Question 17

which river is known as the sorrow of bengal

Answer 17

Damodar

Question 18

where does the river Damodar originates

Answer 18

originated in chotanagpur plateau and flows through a rift valley in Jharkhand

Question 19

River Ramganga originates in the

Answer 19

Garwal district of Uttarkhand

Question 20

what are the other names of river Gomati

Answer 20

Gumti or Gunti

Question 21

Gomati river originates from

Answer 21

Gomati Taal or Fulhaar jheel in uttarpradesh

Question 22

what are the left bank tributaries of river Ganga

Answer 22

Ramganga, Gomati, Koshi, Gandak, Ghagra and mahanandha river

Question 23

where does the river Ghagra orginates

Answer 23

Tibet , Gurla Mandhata peak and south of mansarovar

Question 24

koshi river originates from

Answer 24

The north of mount everest in Tibet

Question 25

which river has seven streams

Answer 25

koshi river also known as sapta koshi

Question 26

which river is known as the sorrow of Bihar

Answer 26

Koshi river

Question 27

which tributary of river ganga rising from the dargeeling hills and a trans boundary river

Answer 27

Mahananda river

Question 28

which is the longest tributary river of river Ganga

Answer 28

Yamuna

Question 29

where does the Yamuna river originates

Answer 29

The yamuna river originates at the Bandarpunch peak in the Garhawal region of uttarkhand

Question 30

what is the left bank tributary of river Yamuna

Answer 30

Hindon river

Question 31

Where does the river Yamuna joins the river Ganga

Answer 31

Triveni sangam or prayagraj(Allahabad)

Question 32

what are the major right bank tributries of river yamuna which originates from the peninsular plateau

Answer 32

Chambal, Sind ,Betwa , The Ton and the Ken

Question 33

what are the left bank tributaries of yamuna river

Answer 33

Hindon, the rind , the sengar and the Varuna

Question 34

what is the length of the Hindon river

Answer 34

400kms

Question 35

where does the betwa river originates

Answer 35

rises in the vindhya range , Hosangabad in madhyapradesh and meets orcha to uttarpradesh

Question 36

where does the sindh river originates

Answer 36

Sindh river originates in the malwa plateau in the vidisha district and flows northeast to join the Yamuna river in the Etawah district , UP

Question 37

what is the name of the dam built across the sind river

Answer 37

Manikada dream in the shivpuri district , Madhya pradesh

Question 38

Ken river originates at the

Answer 38

Bundelkhand region in Madhya pradesh and flows across the two major states uttar pradesh and madhya pradesh

Question 39

what is the largest tributary of MP and UP

Answer 39

Tamsa (Tons river )- MP and UP.

Question 40

Tons river rises in

Answer 40

In a Tank at Tamakund range in the Kaimur range

Question 41

which river is known as the one of the most pollution free rivers of India

Answer 41

Chambal river

Question 42

Where does the chambal river originates

Answer 42

chambal river originates at the vindhya range and flows through the malwa plateau before joining Yamuna and flows through 960kms long

Question 43

what are the major four dams the chambal river passes through

Answer 43

Gandhi sagar dam, Rana pratap sagar, Jawahar sagar and kota barrage

Question 44

what is the one of the rainfed tributaries ofriver chambal

Answer 44

Banas river . originates at the khammar hills of the aravalli range and meets the chambal near the cillage of rameshwar in sawai madhapur district

Question 45

where does the kalisindh river originates

Answer 45

Malwa region of madhya pradesh joins the chambal river at downstream os sawai madhapur in Rajasthan