Solved objective practice 19
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Attempt these as a timed eight-question set. The answer is shown after the options in the explanation column so this section can be used both as a test and as a revision key.
No. | Question | Answer | Why this is correct |
1 | The best source/course association for Chenab is: | Formed by the confluence of Chandra and Bhaga at Tandi in Himachal Pradesh; flows into Pakistan. | The defining map clue is: Do not confuse Chandra-Bhaga with Beas-Sutlej. |
2 | Which statement is safest about Chenab? | Major Indus tributary; linked with the Chenab project group. | Use the river profile and distinguish the main river from its tributaries. |
3 | The best source/course association for Ravi is: | Rises in Himachal Pradesh and enters Pakistan; joins the Chenab system. | The defining map clue is: Ravi does not join the Beas at the same point as Sutlej. |
4 | Which statement is safest about Ravi? | One of the five rivers of Punjab named in the classical association. | Use the river profile and distinguish the main river from its tributaries. |
5 | The best source/course association for Beas is: | Rises near Beas Kund in Himachal Pradesh; joins the Sutlej near Harike. | The defining map clue is: Beas joins Sutlej; it is not itself a tributary of Chenab. |
6 | Which statement is safest about Beas? | Only one of the five eastern rivers that joins Sutlej before the Pakistan stretch. | Use the river profile and distinguish the main river from its tributaries. |
7 | The best source/course association for Sutlej is: | Rises near the Tibetan plateau; enters India through Himachal Pradesh and continues to Punjab. | The defining map clue is: Bhakra is on Sutlej, not Beas. |
8 | Which statement is safest about Sutlej? | Bhakra–Nangal; receives Beas near Harike. | Use the river profile and distinguish the main river from its tributaries. |
Exam habit First classify the question: source, course, tributary, state, mouth, project or issue. Then eliminate options that violate the basin logic. Do not guess from a familiar-sounding place name. |