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Indian Geography MCQs with Answers & AI Explanation
Practice exam-level Indian Geography MCQs for SSC, UPSC, Railways, Banking, TPSC/APSC/WBPSC/State PSC and other competitive exams. Each solution can be generated and saved automatically for future visitors. This page covers questions 3380–3389 of the 523-question set (page 40 of 53).
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Q391. Ganga is a result of the confluence of rivers:
👁 0 viewsQ392. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity?
👁 1 viewsThe correct answer is Sambhar. Sambhar Salt Lake, located in Rajasthan, is India’s largest inland salt lake and has the highest salinity among Indian lakes due to extreme evaporation in an arid region. Dal and Wular are freshwater lakes, while Chilika is brackish to saline but not at Sambhar’s salinity level. Salinity in such lakes increases as water evaporates, leaving behind dissolved salts. This makes Sambhar the most saline lake among the given options.
Sambhar Lake is a major source of salt production in India.
Sambhar Lake = India’s largest inland saline lake with the highest salinity.
Q393. The channel separating the Andaman Island from the Nicobar Islands is known as
👁 1 viewsQ394. Which one of the following places is not located on the bank of river Ganga?
👁 4 viewsKanpur: situated on the south bank of river Ganga.
Bhagalpur: situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river.
Fatehpur: situated between the rivers Ganga and Yamuna.
Q395. Which of the following three rivers of the peninsula India have the Amarkantak region as their source?
👁 0 viewsQ396. Which one among the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?
👁 0 viewsQ397. Which one among the following Indian rivers originates in Maharashtra and flows through Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to meet the Bay of Bengal in Andhra coast?
👁 1 viewsThe correct answer is Krishna (Option C). The Krishna River originates in Maharashtra (Sahyadri range) and flows eastward into Karnataka, then traverses into Andhra Pradesh before reaching the Bay of Bengal. This path distinguishes it from the other rivers: Cauvery mostly flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu; Narmada flows westward from Madhya Pradesh to the Arabian Sea; Godavari also starts in Maharashtra but mainly flows through Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh without passing through Karnataka.
The Krishna River basin covers parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, making it one of the major river systems in southern India.
Krishna River originates in Maharashtra and flows through Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Q398. Amarkantak plateau in the Maikal hills marks the origin of the river:
👁 0 viewsQ399. Damodar is a tributary of river:
👁 0 viewsQ400. Which of these west flowing rivers flow between two mountain ranges?
👁 1 viewsThe Narmada is the river that flows westward through a distinct rift valley between two major mountain ranges in central India — the Vindhya and Satpura ranges. This geologic setting gives it a characteristic westward course and a gorge-like valley. Other options do not primarily run between two opposing ranges: Sharavati runs in the Western Ghats, Mahi and Sabarmati flow through different regional hills and plains rather than a defined inter-range rift valley. Thus, the correct choice is Narmada, as its path is classic for a river draining between these two ranges before reaching the Arabian Sea.
Narmada originates from Amarkantak Plateau in central India and flows westward to the Arabian Sea.
Key fact: Narmada flows west through a rift valley between Vindhya and Satpura ranges.