Class 9 Geography Chapter 3 Drainage MCQ
Question 1: What type of river is the Brahmaputra?
a) Peninsular River
b) Himalayan River
c) Coastal River
d) Inland River
Answer:
b) Himalayan River — The Brahmaputra is a Himalayan River.
Question 2: Which of the following rivers is known for its meandering course?
a) Yamuna
b) Kaveri
c) Ganga
d) Narmada
Answer:
c) Ganga — The Ganga river is known for its meandering course.
Question 3: Sambhar Lake, known for saltwater, is located in which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Odisha
d) Maharashtra
Answer:
b) Rajasthan — Sambhar Lake, famous for its saltwater, is in Rajasthan.
Question 4: The delta region of which river is known as Sunderban Delta?
a) Brahmaputra
b) Ganga
c) Both a and b
d) Mahanadi
Answer:
c) Both a and b — The Sunderban Delta is formed by the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers.
Question 5: Which one of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Tapi
d) Godavari
Answer:
c) Tapi — The Tapi river flows through a rift valley.
Question 6: The Narmada River originates from which place?
a) Satpura Range
b) Amarkantak Plateau
c) Western Ghats
d) Eastern Ghats
Answer:
b) Amarkantak Plateau — The Narmada River originates from the Amarkantak Plateau.
Question 7: Which lake in India is famous as a lagoon?
a) Wular Lake
b) Chilka Lake
c) Dal Lake
d) Vembanad Lake
Answer:
b) Chilka Lake — Chilka Lake in India is famous as a lagoon.
Question 8: The river known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’ is:
a) Kosi
b) Gandak
c) Ganga
d) Yamuna
Answer:
a) Kosi — The Kosi river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’.
Question 9: Which of the following rivers is a west-flowing river?
a) Mahanadi
b) Narmada
c) Godavari
d) Kaveri
Answer:
b) Narmada — The Narmada river is a west-flowing river.
Question 10: The largest freshwater lake in India is:
a) Dal Lake
b) Wular Lake
c) Chilka Lake
d) Pulicat Lake
Answer:
b) Wular Lake — Wular Lake is the largest freshwater lake in India.
Question 11: Which river is referred to as the ‘Lifeline of Kerala’?
a) Periyar
b) Pamba
c) Bharathapuzha
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a) Periyar — The Periyar river is often referred to as the ‘Lifeline of Kerala’.
Question 12: The river Godavari is often called:
a) The Ganga of the South
b) The Sorrow of Bengal
c) The Sorrow of Bihar
d) The Vedic River
Answer:
a) The Ganga of the South — The Godavari river is commonly known as ‘The Ganga of the South’.
Question 13: Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of the Indus?
a) Jhelum
b) Ravi
c) Beas
d) Tapi
Answer:
d) Tapi — The Tapi river is not a tributary of the Indus River.
Question 14: The ‘Shipki La’ pass, a mountain pass and border post on the India-China border, is located on which river?
a) Indus
b) Sutlej
c) Brahmaputra
d) Ganges
Answer:
b) Sutlej — The ‘Shipki La’ pass is located on the Sutlej river.
Question 15: Pulicat Lake, the second largest brackish water lake or lagoon in India, is located in which states?
a) Odisha and West Bengal
b) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat and Maharashtra
Answer:
c) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu — Pulicat Lake is located in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Question 16: Which river forms the largest delta in India?
a) Brahmaputra
b) Mahanadi
c) Godavari
d) Ganga
Answer:
d) Ganga — The Ganga river forms the largest delta in India.
Question 17: The Loktak Lake, famous for its floating islands, is situated in which state?
a) Assam
b) Manipur
c) West Bengal
d) Tripura
Answer:
b) Manipur — Loktak Lake, known for its floating islands, is located in Manipur.
Question 18: Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Assam’?
a) Manas
b) Brahmaputra
c) Barak
d) Jia Bharali
Answer:
b) Brahmaputra — The Brahmaputra river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Assam’.
Question 19: The Sabarmati River originates from which Indian state?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer:
b) Rajasthan — The Sabarmati River originates from Rajasthan.
Question 20: Which one of the following is a saltwater lake?
a) Wular Lake
b) Dal Lake
c) Sambhar Lake
d) Loktak Lake
Answer:
c) Sambhar Lake — Sambhar Lake is a saltwater lake.