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Q1.
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Historically, the name Punjab means the land of how many rivers?
A)
Three rivers
B)
Seven rivers
C)
Four rivers
D)
Five rivers
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Q2.
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Which river is the longest of the eastern tributaries of the Indus?
A)
Ravi
B)
Ghaggar
C)
Beas
D)
Sutlej
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Q3.
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Which river is formed by the confluence of the Beas and the Sutlej?
A)
Ghaggar
B)
Ravi
C)
Chenab
D)
Sutlej
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Q4.
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Which seasonal stream system is common in the Siwalik foothills of Punjab?
A)
Nullahs called choes
B)
Lagoons
C)
Backwaters
D)
Estuaries
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Q5.
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Which river is closely linked with Kapurthala and Tarn Taran through the Harike region?
A)
Both Beas and Sutlej
B)
Beas
C)
Ravi
D)
Sutlej
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Q6.
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Ranjit Sagar Dam is built on which river?
A)
Ravi
B)
Ghaggar
C)
Sutlej
D)
Beas
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Q7.
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Harike Wetland is located at the confluence of which two rivers?
A)
Ravi and Chenab
B)
Beas and Sutlej
C)
Sutlej and Ghaggar
D)
Ravi and Beas
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Q8.
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Which river forms part of the western boundary of Indian Punjab?
A)
Beas
B)
Yamuna
C)
Ravi
D)
Sutlej
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Q9.
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Which river is most directly linked with the district of Gurdaspur and the Ranjit Sagar Dam?
A)
Ravi
B)
Sutlej
C)
Beas
D)
Ghaggar
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Q10.
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Which pair correctly names the two major rivers that lie within present-day Indian Punjab?
A)
Beas and Sutlej
B)
Ravi and Ghaggar
C)
Ravi and Beas
D)
Jhelum and Chenab
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Q11.
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Which river is also spelled Satluj in common usage?
A)
Sutlej
B)
Ravi
C)
Ghaggar
D)
Beas
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Q12.
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Which river joins the Sutlej near Harike in Punjab?
A)
Beas
B)
Ghaggar
C)
Jhelum
D)
Ravi
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Q13.
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Which river is associated with the city of Pathankot because of the nearby dam project?
A)
Sutlej
B)
Ravi
C)
Beas
D)
Yamuna
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Q14.
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Bhakra Nangal Project is built on which river?
A)
Sutlej
B)
Ravi
C)
Chenab
D)
Beas
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Q15.
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Which doab lies between the Beas and the Sutlej?
A)
Bari Doab
B)
Rechna Doab
C)
Bist Doab
D)
Sind Sagar Doab
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Q16.
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Which river is wholly within Indian territory before joining the Sutlej in Punjab?
A)
Ravi
B)
Beas
C)
Chenab
D)
Jhelum
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Q17.
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Which river is associated with the Pong Dam in Himachal Pradesh and then enters Punjab?
A)
Ravi
B)
Sutlej
C)
Beas
D)
Ghaggar
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Q18.
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The Sutlej ultimately becomes a tributary of which major river system?
A)
Ganga
B)
Brahmaputra
C)
Indus
D)
Narmada
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Q19.
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Which river is associated with the city of Ferozepur through the Harike barrage system downstream?
A)
Jhelum
B)
Yamuna
C)
Chenab
D)
Sutlej
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Q20.
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The fertile doabs of Punjab are regions lying between what?
A)
Two deserts
B)
Two hills
C)
Two forests
D)
Two rivers
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Q21.
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Which of these rivers does NOT flow in or along Indian Punjab?
A)
Ravi
B)
Sutlej
C)
Beas
D)
Yamuna
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Q22.
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Which of these rivers was one of the traditional five rivers of the larger Punjab region but does not flow through present-day Indian Punjab?
A)
Jhelum
B)
Ravi
C)
Beas
D)
Sutlej
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Q23.
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Which river enters Punjab after flowing through Himachal Pradesh and passing the Bhakra region?
A)
Sutlej
B)
Beas
C)
Ravi
D)
Ghaggar
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Q24.
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Which river is nearer to Madhopur Headworks?
A)
Ravi
B)
Ghaggar
C)
Beas
D)
Sutlej
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Q25.
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Which river is closest associated with the district of Moga through the Harike confluence region downstream?
A)
Chenab
B)
Sutlej
C)
Jhelum
D)
Yamuna
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