India has a large number of rivers and plays an important role in the economy, agriculture, and tourism. These rivers add more beauty to India. It is very interesting to know the origin, tributaries, and their importance of these rivers. From this topic number of questions are asked in competitive exams like JKSSB, JKPSC, and SSC. But it is quite challenging to remember everything about these rivers. We have prepared the 25 most important MCQs for you to quickly revise and memorise the rivers of India..
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Which is the longest river of India and supports millions of people?
A. Yamuna
B. Godavari
C. Brahmaputra
D. Ganga
Correct Answer: Ganga
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In the Himalayas, from the Gangotri Glacier, which river appears and flows through northern Indian states?
A. Narmada
B. Kaveri
C. Indus
D. Ganga
Correct Answer: Ganga
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Which river flows in Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh and merges with the Bay of Bengal?
A. Krishna
B. Mahanadi
C. Godavari
D. Tapti
Correct Answer: Godavari
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Which river is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga’ because it flows through the southern part of India?
A. Krishna
B. Godavari
C. Kaveri
D. Narmada
Correct Answer: Godavari -
What is the name of the river that begins in MP begins from Amarkantak and flows in a west direction into the Arabian Sea?
A. Godavari
B. Mahanadi
C. Narmada
D. Tapti
Correct Answer: Narmada -
Before mixing with the Bay of Bengal, which river flows from Assam and Bangladesh?
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Godavari
D. Brahmaputra
Correct Answer: Brahmaputra
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Which river is formed by the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers in the Himalayas?
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Godavari
D. Kaveri
Correct Answer: Ganga
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What is the name of the river that flows from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and enters the Bay of Bengal?
A. Godavari
B. Kaveri
C. Krishna
D. Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Kaveri
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Which river begins from the Western Ghats and is also called the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ due to floods?
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Damodar
D. Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Damodar
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Which river is meant to be sacred and worshipped as a goddess by millions of people in India?
A. Ganga
B. Godavari
C. Narmada
D. Brahmaputra
Correct Answer: Ganga
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Which river, before draining into the Arabian Sea, goes through MP and Gujarat?
A. Godavari
B. Mahanadi
C. Narmada
D. Tapti
Correct Answer: Tapti
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Which river in Madhya Pradesh starts from the Amarkantak plateau?
A. Ganga
B. Narmada
C. Godavari
D. Yamuna
Correct Answer: Narmada
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Which river is a major tributary of the Ganga and flows through Delhi and Uttar Pradesh?
A. Yamuna
B. Godavari
C. Mahanadi
D. Brahmaputra
Correct Answer: Yamuna
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Which river is the actual source of water for West Bengal and finally goes into the Bay of Bengal?
A. Godavari
B. Ganga
C. Brahmaputra
D. Narmada
Correct Answer: Ganga
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Which sacred river is from the Yamunotri Glacier, located in Uttarakhand?
A. Ganga
B. Godavari
C. Yamuna
D. Kaveri
Correct Answer: Yamuna
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Which is the largest east-flowing river in India and moves through Chhattisgarh and Odisha?
A. Godavari
B. Mahanadi
C. Brahmaputra
D. Narmada
Correct Answer: Mahanadi
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Which river originates from the Mahabaleshwar in southern India?
A. Krishna
B. Godavari
C. Kaveri
D. Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Krishna
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Which river joins the Bay of Bengal after flowing through the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regions?
A. Kaveri
B. Krishna
C. Godavari
D. Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Godavari
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Which river flows entirely within Tamil Nadu and serves as a major source of irrigation for agriculture?
A. Krishna
B. Kaveri
C. Godavari
D. Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Kaveri
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Which river flows through northern India and is famous for the cities of Allahabad and Varanasi?
A. Yamuna
B. Brahmaputra
C. Godavari
D. Ganga
Correct Answer: Ganga
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Which river rises in Tibet, flows through India, and enters Bangladesh before reaching the Bay of Bengal?
A. Brahmaputra
B. Ganga
C. Yamuna
D. Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Brahmaputra
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Which river is famous for the Bhakra-Nangal dam and is a major river flowing in northern India?
A. Ganga
B. Sutlej
C. Brahmaputra
D. Godavari
Correct Answer: Sutlej
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Which river flows through Patna and Hajipur before meeting the Ganga in the state of Bihar?
A. Yamuna
B. Godavari
C. Kaveri
D. Gandak
Correct Answer: Gandak
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Which river is also called the ‘River of Bengal’ that flows through Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Bangladesh?
A. Ganga
B. Brahmaputra
C. Damodar
D. Godavari
Correct Answer: Damodar -
Which river is important for irrigation on the Deccan Plateau and eventually flows into the Bay of Bengal?
A. Krishna
B. Godavari
C. Kaveri
D. Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Godavari