1) Which of the following statements are correct about Orange river?
1. It is the longest river in South Africa.
2. It merges into Indian ocean.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
- Orange river rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
- The river forms part of the international borders between South Africa and Namibia and between South Africa and Lesotho
- The Orange empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay
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2) The river Penna flows through
1. Maharashtra
2. Karnataka
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Telangana
5. Kerla
a. 1,2,3
b. 2,3
c. 2,3,4
d. Only 5
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ANSWER: 2,3
Explanation:
The Penna is a river of southern India. The Penna rises on the hill of Nandi Hills in Chikballapur District of Karnataka state, and runs north and east through the state of Andhra Pradesh to empty into the Bay of Bengal.
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3) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Yenisei river?
1.The Yenisei river rises in Mongolia and flows into the Kara Sea.
2.It is one of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
Three great Siberian rivers:
1. Yenisei river
2. Ob river
3. Lena river
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4) Which of the following river is known as "the cradle of Chinese civilization"?
a. Yangtze river
b. Mekong river
c. Han river
d. Yellow river
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ANSWER: Yellow river
Explanation:
The Yellow River is called "the cradle of Chinese civilization", because its basin was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and it was the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. However, frequent devastating floods and course changes produced by the continual elevation of the river bed (due in part to man-made erosion upstream), sometimes above the level of its surrounding farm fields, has also earned it the unenviable names China's Sorrow and Scourge of the Sons of Han.
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5) Yellow river empties into
a. East China Sea
b. South China Sea
c. Bohai Sea
d. It empties into Yangtze river
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ANSWER: Bohai Sea
Explanation:
The Yellow River is the third-longest river in Asia and the sixth-longest in the world. Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai province of western China, it flows through nine provinces, and it empties into the Bohai Sea near the city of Dongying in Shandong province.
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6) Which of the following is another name of sea of Cortez?
a. Gulf of California
b. Gulf of Mexico
c. Gulf of Panama
d. Gulf of Tunis
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ANSWER: Gulf of California
Explanation:
Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland.
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7) Lake Mead is on -
a. Colorado river
b. Rio grenade river
c. Missouri river
d. Mississippi river
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ANSWER: Colorado river
Explanation:
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States in maximum water capacity. It is on the Colorado River.
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8) Which of the following river is known as Langaeu Zangbo?
a. Gandak
b. Sutlej
c. Jhelum
d. Ghagra
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ANSWER: Sutlej
Explanation:
Sutlej is known as Langaeu Zangbo in Tibet which means 'Elephant River'.
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9) Which of the following rivers are originated in India?
1. Sutlej
2. Chinab
3. Yamuna
4. Beas
5. Ravi
a. 1.2.3
b. 3,4,5
c. 2,4,5
d. 2,3,4,5
e. All
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ANSWER: 2,3,4,5
Explanation:
Sutlej is originated near Rakshastal in Manas Sarovar area. Sipti and Vaspa are tributaries of Sutlej.
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