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Drainage System of Odisha MCQ
1 Which river flows over the states of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal?
(a) Tel river
(b) Sileru river
(c) Subarnarekha river
(d) None of the above
2 The tributaries Raru, Kanchi, Garru, etc. belong to the river
(a) Baitarani
(b) Subarnarekha
(c) Brahmani
(d) Rushikulya
3 The length of Brahmani river in Odisha is about
(a) 464
(b) 480
(c) 360
(d) 200
4 Which of the following is the second largest river in Odisha?
(a) Subarnarekha
(b) Brahmani
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Baitarani
5 Which river is known as Sorrow of Odisha?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Brahmani
(c) Baitarani
(d) Rushikulya
6 Which is the largest river of Odisha?
(a) Baitarani river
(b) Mahanadi river
(c) Subarnarekha river
(d) Brahmani river
7 Hirakud, the longest dam in the world is located on which river of Odisha?
(a) Rushikulya
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Brahmani
(d) Baitarani
8 Which among the following is a river originating from Mahanadi Delta?
(a) Soamoli River
(b) Nuna River
(c) Prachi River
(d) All of the above
9 The river originating from the Gonasika hills of the Keonjhar district is
(a) Brahmani
(b) Subarnarekha
(c) Baitarani
(d) Bahuda
10 Which of the following tributaries does not belong to the river Rushikulya?
(a) Baghua
(b) Dhanei
(c) Padma
(d) Karandi Nalla
11 The total length of Salandi river is about
(a) 100 km
(b) 144 km
(c) 250 km
(d) 461 km
12 The Bahuda river originates from which district of Odisha?
(a) Mayurbhanj
(b) Keonjhar
(c) Gajapati
(d) Ganjam
13 Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the river Bahuda?
(a) Bogiriadi
(b) Batrada Nalla
(c) Kantajura Nalla
(d) Baghua
14 Which river is also known as Langulya?
(a) Nagavali
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Brahmani
(d) Baitarani
15 Which is a major East flowing river between Mahanadi and Godavari rivers?
(a) Baitarani
(b) Vamsadhara
(c) Indravati
(d) None of the above
16 Which river originates from the Dandakaranya range of the Eastern Ghats in Kalahandi district of Odisha?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Indravati
(c) Baitarani
(d) Salandi
17 The other name of Sileru river is
(a) Salandi
(b) Machkund
(c) Baitarani
(d) Kolab
18 Which lake is a horse-shoe shaped fresh water lake?
(a) Ansupa lake
(b) Chilika lake
(c) Hirakud reservoir
(d) Kanjia lake
19 Which lake is directly connected with the Mahanadi river by a channel, Kabula Nalla?
(a) Ansupa Lake
(b) Chilika Lake
(c) Kanjia Lake
(d) Pata Lake
20 Which lake stretches through the district of Puri, Khurda and Ganjam?
(a) Ansupa
(b) Kanjia
(c) Chilika
(d) Tampara
21 Which lake in Odisha is home to lot of migratory birds coming from Mongolia, Russia and South-East Asia?
(a) Tampara
(b) Chilika
(c) Pata
(d) Sara
22 Which among the following is one of the largest wintering ground for the migratory waterfowl in India?
(a) Ghana Sanctuary, Rajasthan
(b) Chilika Lake, Odisha
(c) Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Haryana
(d) Dal Lake, Kashmir
23 Which lake lies near Puri district of Odisha?
(a) Sara
(b) Tampara
(c) Kolab
(d) Indravati
24 Tampara lake lies in which district of Odisha?
(a) Ganjam
(b) Jajpur
(c) Nuapada
(d) Malkangiri
25 The Kolab reservoir is located in which district of Odisha?
(a) Mayurbhanj
(b) Balasore
(c) Keonjhar
(d) Koraput
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26 Badaghagara waterfall lies in which district of Odisha?
(a) Keonjhar
(b) Ganjam
(c) Gajapati
(d) Sambalpur
27 Which is the highest waterfall of Odisha?
(a) Gandahati
(b) Duduma
(c) Barehipani
(d) Hatipathar
28 Which waterfall is also known as ‘Matsya Tirtha’?
(a) Duduma
(b) Gandahati
(c) Barehipani
(d) Harishankar
29 Which waterfall in Odisha is located near the Kalta iron mines in Sundargarh district?
(a) Miriglotah
(b) Khandadhar
(c) Phurli Jharan
(d) Putudi
30 The famous shrine of Lord Hatakeswara temple is situated near which spring?
(a) Atri
(b) Taptapani
(c) Tarabalo
(d) Deulajhari
31 Which hot spring is the largest thermal field in Odisha?
(a) Taptapani
(b) Tarabalo
(c) Atri
(d) Deulajhari
32 Which spring of Odisha is located at Dhenkanal district of the state?
(a) Jharbada
(b) Kapilash
(c) Narayani
(d) Both (a) and (b)
33 What was the earlier name of Abdul Kalam Island that is located off the coast of Odisha?
(a) Shortt’s Island
(b) Subalaya Island
(c) Wheeler’s Island
(d) Nalaban Island
34 Consider the following statement(s) about the river Mahanadi
1. It is the major river of Odisha and the sixth largest river in India.
2. It originates from the Amarkantak hills of the Bastar plateau in Raipur district of Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
35 Which of the following statements is/are true about the Chilika lake?
1. It is the largest inland lake in the country.
2. It is an ecosystem with large fishery resources. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both and 2
(d) None of these 36 Consider the following rivers of Odisha.
1. Baitarani
2. Brahmani
3. Subarnarekha
4. Rushikulya
36 Which of the river(s) is/are originated from Chota Nagpur Plateau?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
37 Consider the following statements about the Kanjia lake
1. It is a tiny lake.
2. It has a zoological park situated on its Southern hillocks. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
38 Consider the following about the Chilika lake.
1. It is a lagoon with brackish water.
2. It has been declared a bird sanctuary by Government of Odisha in 1987.
Which of the statement(s) given above
is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
39 Match the following
List I (Rivers)
List II (Origins)
A. Rushikulya 1. Rushimal Mountain
B. Budhabalanga 2. Simlipal massif
C. Subarnarekha 3. Chota Nagpur Plateau
D. Salandi 4. Meghasani mountain
Codes
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 3 4 2
40 Match the following.
List I (Waterfall)
List II (District)
A. Hatipathar 1. Rayagada
B. Kandadhar 2. Keonjhar
C. Khanduala 3. Kalahandi
D. Nrusinghanath 4. Bargarh
Codes
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
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