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Which is the river basin with the largest catchment area?

General Awareness (GA) Geography of India Competitive Exams (SSC, DSSSB, UPSC, RRB, CET, and State Boards)

Q. Which is the river basin with the largest catchment area?

Ans → River Ganga

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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Important Questions on Drainage System in India - attemp/practice


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Q. Which two rivers form world’s largest delta?

Ans → River Ganga and Brahmaputra

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Q. Indo-Gangetic plains are formed by the basins of which river –

Ans → The Ganga-Brahmaputra-Indus Rivers

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Q. River Bhagirathi arises at Gaumukh from which Glacier?

Ans → Gangotri Glacier

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Q. Which one is a Salt Lake in Rajasthan?

Ans → Sambhar Lake

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Q. Which is the second largest basin in India?

Ans → River Godavari

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Q. Which is the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula?

Ans → River Narmada

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Q. Which Dam is built on the river Mahanadi?

Ans → Hirakud Dam

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Q. Which is the river island of Brahmaputra?

Ans → Majuli

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Q. In which place Gandak joins the River Ganga?

Ans → Sonpur near Patna

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Q. Which river is popularly known as 'Dakshin Ganga'?

Ans → River Godavari

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Q. From which Glacier River Ganga originated?

Ans → Gangotri Glacier

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Q. What is another name of Chenab?

Ans → Chandrabhaga

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Ans → British Company and Expedition Group.

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Ans → Hitler's suicide and Germany were conquered by the Soviet Union with the other Allies.

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Ans → Sarojini Naidu

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Ans → 3 in Lok Sabha and 4 in Rajya Sabha

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Q. In which place Gandak joins the River Ganga?

Ans → Sonpur near Patna

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Ans → Child labor, increase pollution, exploitation of women and children, and income inequality

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Ans → Marx

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Q. Which range is also known as Lower Himalayas?

Ans → Pir Panjal. This range is also known as Lower Himalayas. Rivers like Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum flow through this range.

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Q. River Bhagirathi arises at Gaumukh from which Glacier?

Ans → Gangotri Glacier

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Ans → Arabica and Robusta

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Q. Mawsynram is in which state?

Ans → Meghalaya. Mawsynram, in Meghalaya is the wettest place on Earth because of these hills and it lies in the Khasi Hill.

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Ans → Peak

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Ans → Maharashtra

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Q. Who colonialism started in India

Ans → British

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Q. What is the capital city of France?

Ans → Paris

Explanation → Paris

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