MCQ Questions for Class 11 Geography: Ch 3 Drainage System
1. River kaveri flows through
(a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
(b) Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal.
(c) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
(d) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
► (d) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
► (d) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
2. A relief which divides two areas drained by the river is known as
(a) Watershed.
(b) River basin.
(c) Drainage pattern.
(d) Water management.
► (a) Watershed.
3. In mountainous course, the Himalayan rivers form
(a) Meander.
(b) Gorges.
(c) Braided channels.
(d) Delta.
► (b) Gorges.
4. Which one of the following river is known as the Sorrow of Bengal?
(a) Gandak
(b) Kosi
(c) Son
(d) Damodar
► (d) Damodar
5. Which region has the youngest rivers in India?
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Himalayas
(d) Deccan plateau
► (c) Himalayas
6. Which is the north flowing tributary of Ganga?
(a) Kosi
(b) Ghaghra
(c) Son
(d) Chambal
► (c) Sone
7. The tributary of Indus River is
(a) Kosi.
(b) Jhelum.
(c) Padma.
(d) Tungabhadra.
► (b) Jhelum.
8. The meeting place of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is
(a) Vishnu Prayag.
(b) Karan Prayag.
(c) Dev Prayag.
(d) Rudra Prayag.
► (c) Dev Prayag.
9. Name the main water shed of Peninsular rivers.
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Eastern Ghats
(d) Himalayan Mountains
► (b) Western Ghats
10. Name the source of River Indus.
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Mansarovar lake
(c) Gangotri
(d) Zanskar Valley
► (b) Mansarovar lake
11. Name an important river of the Peninsular India forming an estuary at its mouth.
(a) Ganga
(b) Godawari
(c) Narmada
(d) Padma
► (c) Narmada
12. Name the source of Krishna River.
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Mansarovar lake
(c) Mahableshwar
(d) ZanskarValley
► (c) Mahableshwar
13. Name a river of antecedent drainge.
(a) Indus
(b) Godawari
(c) Narmada
(d) Padma
► (a) Indus
14. What is the source of Jhelum River?
(a) Zanskar Valley
(b) Mansarovar lake
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Wular lake
► (d) Wular lake