1. The headwaters of the Ganga called the _____________ is fed by the Gangotri Glacier.
- Mandakini
- Hooghly
- Alaknanda
- Bhagirathi
2. The Gangotri glacier is located in which district of Uttarakhand?
- Rudraprayag
- Pauri Garhwal
- Uttarkashi
- Tehri Garhwal
3. At which city, the Ganga emerges from the mountains on to the plains?
- Roorkee
- Rishikesh
- Haridwar
- Ambala
4. Which of the following is not a tributary of the river Ganga?
- Ghaghara
- Gandak
- Chambal
- Hoogly
5. Which river is a right bank tributary of the Ganga and flows parallel to the Ganga?
- Yamuna
- Kosi
- Gandak
- Ghaghara
6. Which of the following is a southward tributary of the Ganga?
- Gomti
- Son
- Gandak
- Ghaghara
7. The Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi rise from which Himalaya?
- Nepal Himalaya
- Kashmir Himalayas
- Assam Himalaya
- Punjab Himalayas
8. Which is the northernmost point of the Ganga delta?
- Sundarbans
- Farakka
- Kolkata
- None of these
9. The Sunderban delta derived its name from the ____________, which grows well in marshland.
- Sundari tree
- Sundari fort
- Sundari fish
- Sundari bird
10. Which is the world’s largest and fastest growing delta?
- Sundarbans
- Huang He
- Mekong
- Mississippi