The Ganga is India's most sacred and largest river basin. This section covers its journey from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, along with its left-bank and right-bank tributaries.
Correct Answer:
(A) The Antecedent Drainage
The Ganga River is an example of antecedent drainage.
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The longest river in India is
Correct Answer:
(B) Ganga
The Ganges is the longest river (2525 km) in India. It rises in Western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In March 2017, the High Court of Uttarakhand declared the Ganges River a legal person.
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The depth of Gangetic alluvial soil below the land surface is about –
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(A) 6000 meter
According to Oldham the depth of Gangetic alluvial soil below the land surface is about 4000-6000 meters and according to Glany, it is about 2000 meters.
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Identify the only tributary of River Ganges which rises in the plains.
Correct Answer:
(C) Gomti
The Gomti river originates from Gomat Taal which was formally known as Fulhaar Lake, near Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh. It is the only tributary of River Ganges which rises in the plains.
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Among the following tributaries, which one is the part of the Ganga River basin?
Correct Answer:
(D)
None of the above/More than one of the above
North Koel is a river flowing from Jharkhand, a tributary of the Son River, it joins the right bank of the Son River. The Son River is the second largest (first Yamuna) tributary of the Ganges River from the southern part of the Ganges near Patna.
The southern Koel River flows into Jharkhand and Odisha. The southern Koel River flows in association with the Northern Karo River as the Koel River, which joins the Sankh River near Rourkela in Odisha as the Brahmani River. The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River, which originates from the Koderma Plateau in Jharkhand and Joins Damodar via Hazaribagh. Damodar joins the Hooghly River in the lower Ganges basin. The Damodar River Basin is a sub-basin of the Ganges River Basin. Thus, Barakar and North Koel are sub-rivers of the Ganges River valley. Hence the correct answer to this question is option (d).
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Which one of the following rivers is NOT the part of Indian Ganga River basin?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Jonk river
The Jonk river is a tributary of the Mahanadi, which flows through the states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh in India.