Some General Knowledges.

1)Which is the longest river of the Indian subcontinent? –Indus or Sindhu 2)What is the approximate length of Indus River? –3,200 km 3)What is the originating point of river Ganges? –Confluence of Sengge and Gar rivers near Kailash-Mansarovar region in Tibet, China 4)Indus River passes through only one Indian state. Which is it? –Jammu & Kashmir 5)Which river is also known as the Lion River? –Indus 6)Which are the important tributaries of Indus in Jammu & Kashmir? –Shyok, Shigar and Gilgit 7)Which are the most important tributaries of Indus? –Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej 8)Which tributaries of Indus emerge from northwestern direction to merge into it? –Gumal, Zhob, Tochi and Swat 9)Indus merges into –The Arabian Sea 10)Indus passes through which important city of Pakistan before merging into the seas? –KarachiBrahmaputra River 1)What is the originating point of Brahmaputra River? –Angsi Glacier near Mansarovar Lake (Tibet, China) 2)What is the approximate length of Brahmaputra River? –2,900 km (about 1,800 miles) 3)Brahmaputra is known by which name in China? –Tsangpo 4)Brahmaputra enters India through which state? –Arunachal Pradesh 5)Brahmaputra is known by which name in Arunachal Pradesh? –Siang or Dihang(It is known by the name Siang as it enters Indian territory through a rocky and mountainous terrain. Later in the plains of Arunachal Pradesh it is known as Dihang) 6)How many times river Brahmaputra changes its course significantly during its flow? –Twice(Once while entering into India from China and secondly while entering Bangladesh from India) 7)Brahmaputra flows through how many Indian states? –Two(Arunachal Pradesh and Assam) 8)Longest flow of Brahmaputra occurs in which Indian state? –Assam 9)One of the largest river-islands in the world is formed by Brahmaputra river in Assam. Whatis the name of this river –island? –Majuli(It is however shrinking fast and is experiencing serious threat to its existence) 10)Which important city of Assam is situated onBrahmaputra River? –Guwahati 11)Brahmaputra is known by which name in Bangladesh? –Jamuna 12)Which are the important tributaries of Brahmaputra? –Dibang and Lohit(in Arunachal Pradesh),Kameng(in Assam) andGanges (or Padma), Teesta and Meghna(in Bangladesh) 13)Brahmaputra merges with which river to form the Sunderbans Delta? –Ganges or Padma 14)Brahmaputra merges into which sea after joining the Ganges in Bangladesh? –Bay of Bengal(Later stages of Brahmaputra are known as Meghna) 15)Which country is proposing to build a massive dam over Brahmaputra to utilize its mammoth water resources, a step that could drastically reduce river’s water flow into India? –China