Practice Paper-1 - GEOGRAPHY
CLASS – IX
Chapter - Drainage
1. Which of the following is not one of the causes of river pollution?
(a) Dumping of garbage (b) Aquatic organisms and algae
(c) Discharge of untreated sewage (d) Discharge of industrial effluents
2. Which one of the following cities of India is not located on a river bank?
(a) Haridwar (b) Allahabad
(c) Shillong (d) Varanasi
3. Lakes are of great value to human beings. Which of the following statements about lakes given below is
incorrect?
(a) Helps to regulate the flow of rivers (b) It results in flooding
(c) Can be used for developing hydel power (d) Enhances natural beauty
4. Why have the river banks attracted settlers from ancient times?
(a) Water is a basic natural resource
(b) Rivers provide water for irrigation
(c) Rivers provide facilities for inland navigation
(d) All of the above
5. In which of the following states are Nainital and Bhimtal located?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Uttarakhand
6. Which of the following lakes is formed as a result of tectonic activity?
(a) Wular lake (b) Kolleru lake
(c) Loktak lake (d) Dal lake
7. Which of the following lake is a lagoon in the coastal region of Orissa?
(a) Bhimtal (b) Barapani
(c) Chilika (d) Hirakud
8. Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
(a) Wular lake (b) Sambhar lake
(c) Barapani lake (d) Dal lake
9. Which of the following types of lakes is formed due to river action?
(a) Saltwater lakes (b) Glacial lakes
(c) Ox-bow lakes (d) Lagoon
10. Which of the following is a famous lake of Srinagar in Kashmir?
(a) Sambhar (b) Bhimtal
(c) Chilka (d) Dal
11. Which one of the following lakes differs from the rest in the group?
(a) The Dal lake (b) The Nainital Lake
(c) The Guru Gobinda Sagar (d) The Bhimtal Lake
12. The drainage basin of which of the following rivers covers parts of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri (d) Musi
13. The Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are the tributaries of which of the following rivers?
(a) Wainganga (b) Bhima
(c) Krishna (d) Kaveri
14. Which of the following rivers rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of
Maharashtra?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Narmada
(c) Godavari (d) Koyna
Practice Paper-1 - GEOGRAPHY
CLASS – IX
Chapter - Drainage
15. Which of the following states is not drained by the Godavari river?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Chhattisgarh
16. Which of the following rivers is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
(a) The Godavari (b) The Narmada
(c) The Krishna (d) The Kaveri
17. The Wainganga and the Penganga are tributaries of which of the following rivers?
(a) The Mahanadi (b) The Narmada
(c) The Godavari (d) The Krishna
18. The Tungabhadra and the Koyna are the tributaries of which of the following rivers?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri (d) Narmada
19. Which of the following rivers rises in the highlands of Chhattisgarh?
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari
(c) Chambal (d) Damodar
20. Which of the following is the second longest river of Peninsular India?
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri (d) Mahanadi
21. What is an upland that separates two drainage basins known as?
(a) Drainage basin (b) Drainage system
(c) Water divide (d) River system
22. Which of the following rivers rises from a spring near Mahabaleshwar?
(a) Krishna (b) Narmada
(c) Tungabhadra (d) Purna
23. Which of the following is not a tributary of river Krishna?
(a) Tungabhadra (b) Koyna
(c) Wardha (d) Bhima
24. What is the name of the Brahamputra river in Bangladesh?
(a) Jamuna (b) Dibang
(c) Lohit (d) Ravi
25. Alaknanda and Bhagirathi converge to be called as Ganga at :
(a) Haridwar (b) Kedarnath
(c) Badrinath (d) Devprayag
26. What is an area drained by a single river system called?
(a) Drainage basin (b) Water divide
(c) Drainage (d) Doab
27. Which one of the following rivers flows towards the west in a rift valley?
(a) Godavari (b) Narmada
(c) Kaveri (d) Krishna
28. The river Indus origins in :
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan
(c) Tibet (d) Bangladesh
29. Which one of the following is not a tributary of the River Ganga?
(a) Yamuna (b) Beas
(c) Ghaghra (d) Kosi
Practice Paper-1 - GEOGRAPHY
CLASS – IX
Chapter - Drainage
30. Which of the following is not a tributary of Godavari?
(a) Purna (b) Wardha
(c) Wainganga (d) Lohit
31. Which one of the following is a southern tributary of the Ganga?
(a) Ghagar (b) Son
(c) Gomati (d) Gandak
32. The Brahmaputra (Tsang Po) river rises in :
(a) Sikkim (b) Tibet
(c) Bhutan (d) Nepal
