Drainage System of Odisha MCQ With Answer

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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

[expand title=”View Answer”](c) Subarnarekha river [/expand]

2 The tributaries Raru, Kanchi, Garru, etc. belong to the river
(a) Baitarani
(b) Subarnarekha
(c) Brahmani
(d) Rushikulya

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Subarnarekha [/expand]

3 The length of Brahmani river in Odisha is about
(a) 464
(b) 480
(c) 360
(d) 200

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) 480 [/expand]

4 Which of the following is the second largest river in Odisha?
(a) Subarnarekha
(b) Brahmani
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Baitarani

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Brahmani [/expand]

5 Which river is known as Sorrow of Odisha?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Brahmani
(c) Baitarani
(d) Rushikulya

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Mahanadi [/expand]

6 Which is the largest river of Odisha?
(a) Baitarani river
(b) Mahanadi river
(c) Subarnarekha river
(d) Brahmani river

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Mahanadi river [/expand]

7 Hirakud, the longest dam in the world is located on which river of Odisha?
(a) Rushikulya
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Brahmani
(d) Baitarani

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Mahanadi [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) All of the above[/expand]

9 The river originating from the Gonasika hills of the Keonjhar district is
(a) Brahmani
(b) Subarnarekha
(c) Baitarani
(d) Bahuda

[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Baitarani [/expand]

10 Which of the following tributaries does not belong to the river Rushikulya?
(a) Baghua
(b) Dhanei
(c) Padma
(d) Karandi Nalla

[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) Karandi Nalla [/expand]

11 The total length of Salandi river is about
(a) 100 km
(b) 144 km
(c) 250 km
(d) 461 km

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) 144 km [/expand]

12 The Bahuda river originates from which district of Odisha?
(a) Mayurbhanj
(b) Keonjhar
(c) Gajapati
(d) Ganjam

[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Gajapati [/expand]

13 Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the river Bahuda?
(a) Bogiriadi
(b) Batrada Nalla
(c) Kantajura Nalla
(d) Baghua

[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) Baghua[/expand]

14 Which river is also known as Langulya?
(a) Nagavali
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Brahmani
(d) Baitarani

[expand title=”View Answer”](a) Nagavali [/expand]

15 Which is a major East flowing river between Mahanadi and Godavari rivers?
(a) Baitarani
(b) Vamsadhara
(c) Indravati
(d) None of the above

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Vamsadhara [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Indravati [/expand]

17 The other name of Sileru river is
(a) Salandi
(b) Machkund
(c) Baitarani
(d) Kolab

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Machkund [/expand]

18 Which lake is a horse-shoe shaped fresh water lake?
(a) Ansupa lake
(b) Chilika lake
(c) Hirakud reservoir
(d) Kanjia lake

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Ansupa lake [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Ansupa Lake [/expand]

20 Which lake stretches through the district of Puri, Khurda and Ganjam?
(a) Ansupa
(b) Kanjia
(c) Chilika
(d) Tampara

[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Chilika [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”](b) Chilika [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Chilika Lake, Odisha [/expand]

23 Which lake lies near Puri district of Odisha?
(a) Sara
(b) Tampara
(c) Kolab
(d) Indravati

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Sara [/expand]

24 Tampara lake lies in which district of Odisha?
(a) Ganjam
(b) Jajpur
(c) Nuapada
(d) Malkangiri

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Ganjam [/expand]

25 The Kolab reservoir is located in which district of Odisha?
(a) Mayurbhanj
(b) Balasore
(c) Keonjhar
(d) Koraput

[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) Koraput [/expand]

26 Badaghagara waterfall lies in which district of Odisha?
(a) Keonjhar
(b) Ganjam
(c) Gajapati
(d) Sambalpur

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Keonjhar [/expand]

27 Which is the highest waterfall of Odisha?
(a) Gandahati
(b) Duduma
(c) Barehipani
(d) Hatipathar

[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Barehipani [/expand]

28 Which waterfall is also known as ‘Matsya Tirtha’?
(a) Duduma
(b) Gandahati
(c) Barehipani
(d) Harishankar

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Duduma [/expand]

29 Which waterfall in Odisha is located near the Kalta iron mines in Sundargarh district?
(a) Miriglotah
(b) Khandadhar
(c) Phurli Jharan
(d) Putudi

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Miriglotah [/expand]

30 The famous shrine of Lord Hatakeswara temple is situated near which spring?
(a) Atri
(b) Taptapani
(c) Tarabalo
(d) Deulajhari

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Atri [/expand]

31 Which hot spring is the largest thermal field in Odisha?
(a) Taptapani
(b) Tarabalo
(c) Atri
(d) Deulajhari

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Tarabalo [/expand]

32 Which spring of Odisha is located at Dhenkanal district of the state?
(a) Jharbada
(b) Kapilash
(c) Narayani
(d) Both (a) and (b)

[expand title=”View Answer”](d) Both (a) and (b) [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Wheeler’s Island [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Both 1 and 2 [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) None of these 36 Consider the following rivers of Odisha. [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) 2 and 3 [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Both 1 and 2 [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Both 1 and 2 [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) 1 2 3 4 [/expand]

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

[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) 1 2 3 4 [/expand]

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