River MCQ Types Questions , Himachal Pradesh ( Part-1 )
09 mins
1–10: Beas River
Which district has the highest percentage of its area drained by the Beas River? A) Hamirpur B) Kangra C) Mandi D) Chamba Answer: B) Kangra
What percentage of Kangra district is drained by Beas River? A) 73% B) 69% C) 89% D) 87% Answer: C) 89%
Which district contributes 36% to the total Beas basin in Himachal Pradesh? A) Mandi B) Kangra C) Hamirpur D) Kullu Answer: B) Kangra
Which district has minimal Beas drainage (~5%)? A) Chamba B) Una C) Hamirpur D) Kullu Answer: B) Una
Beas River drainage covers approximately what percentage of Himachal Pradesh’s total area? A) 15% B) 25% C) 35% D) 45% Answer: B) 25%
Hamirpur district has what percentage of its area drained by Beas River? A) 73% B) 89% C) 69% D) 87% Answer: A) 73%
Which districts are the main Beas-drained districts? A) Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Hamirpur B) Chamba, Kinnaur, Shimla C) Sirmaur, Solan, Una D) Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur Answer: A) Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Hamirpur
Beas River flows primarily through which part of Himachal Pradesh? A) Northern districts B) Western and Central districts C) Eastern districts D) Southern districts Answer: B) Western and Central districts
Which district contributes least to the Beas River basin? A) Kullu B) Kangra C) Chamba D) Mandi Answer: C) Chamba
Kullu district contributes what percentage to the total Beas basin in Himachal Pradesh? A) 12% B) 34% C) 36% D) 19% Answer: B) 34%
11–15: Ravi River
Which district is the main contributor to the Ravi River basin? A) Chamba B) Kangra C) Hamirpur D) Kullu Answer: A) Chamba
Chamba contributes approximately what percentage to the Ravi basin? A) 68% B) 87% C) 73% D) 36% Answer: A) 68%
Which district has minor Ravi River coverage (~11%)? A) Kangra B) Kullu C) Hamirpur D) Mandi Answer: A) Kangra
The Ravi River primarily flows through which part of Himachal Pradesh? A) Eastern districts B) Northern districts C) Western districts D) Southern districts Answer: C) Western districts
Which district has no Ravi drainage area? A) Chamba B) Kullu C) Kangra D) Hamirpur Answer: B) Kullu and Hamirpur
16–20: Satluj River
Which district is almost entirely drained by the Satluj River? A) Kinnaur B) Kangra C) Mandi D) Hamirpur Answer: A) Kinnaur
How much area of Kinnaur drained to the total Satluj basin? A) 68% B) 87% C) 94% D) 36% Answer: C) 94%
Lahaul-Spiti contributes what percentage to the Satluj basin? A) 43% B) 30% C) 45% D) 10% Answer: B) 30%
Which district has overlapping drainage by Satluj and Chandrabhaga? A) Lahaul-Spiti B) Kullu C) Hamirpur D) Kangra Answer: A) Lahaul-Spiti
Which district contributes most to the total Satluj basin in Himachal Pradesh? A) Lahaul-Spiti B) Kinnaur C) Shimla D) Mandi Answer: B) Kinnaur
21–25: Chandrabhaga River
Chandrabhaga River has major drainage in which district? A) Lahaul-Spiti B) Kullu C) Mandi D) Kangra Answer: A) Lahaul-Spiti
Which district contributes 80% of the Chandrabhaga basin? A) Lahaul-Spiti B) Kullu C) Mandi D) Kinnaur Answer: A) Lahaul-Spiti
Chandrabhaga River has minor coverage in which district? A) Kullu B) Kangra C) Hamirpur D) Chamba Answer: A) Chamba
Mandi district contributes what percentage to the Chandrabhaga basin? A) 24% B) 19% C) 6% D) 0% Answer: C) 0%
Which district has the highest total area under Chandrabhaga drainage? A) Lahaul-Spiti B) Kullu C) Mandi D) Kangra Answer: A) Lahaul-Spiti
26–30: Zanskar River
Zanskar River is primarily in which district? A) Kullu B) Lahaul-Spiti C) Mandi D) Kangra Answer: B) Lahaul-Spiti
What percentage of Lahaul-Spiti is drained by Zanskar? A) 10% B) 30% C) 45% D) 50% Answer: B) 10%
Which district has no Zanskar River drainage? A) Kangra B) Lahaul-Spiti C) Mandi D) Kullu Answer: A) Kangra, Mandi and Kullu
Zanskar contributes to how many districts in Himachal Pradesh? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 Answer: A) 1
Zanskar drainage is important for which river system? A) Indus B) Satluj C) Beas D) Ravi Answer: A) Indus
31–35: Tons River
Tons River drains which major districts? A) Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur B) Kangra, Hamirpur, Una C) Kinnaur, Kullu, Solan D) Chamba, Bilaspur, Sirmaur Answer: A) Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur
Tons River has what percentage coverage in Lahaul-Spiti? A) 0% B) 24% C) 43% D) 30% Answer: A) 0%
Solan district has Tons drainage area of? A) 792 km² B) 1,223 km² C) 225 km² D) 2,728 km² Answer: A) 225 km²
Shimla district has significant Tons drainage area of? A) 3,139 km² B) 1,830 km² C) 1,430 km² D) 6,031 km² Answer: A) 3,139 km²
Tons River drainage is absent in which district? A) Kullu B) Shimla C) Mandi D) Lahaul-Spiti Answer: A) Kullu, Mandi and Lahail-Spiti
36–40: Ghaghara, Bhagirath, Parichu Rivers
Ghaghara River drains which district? A) Solan B) Sirmaur C) Una D) Kullu Answer: A) Solan
Ghaghra River drains is part of ? A) None significant B) Indus C) Ganga D) Beas Answer: A) None significant
Parichu River drains which district? A) Kinnaur B) Kangra C) Lahaul-Spiti D) Mandi Answer: A) Lahaul-Spiti
Which river has the least district coverage in Himachal Pradesh? A) Parichu B) Beas C) Satluj D) Tons Answer: A) Parichu
Ghaghara, Bhagirath, and Parichu rivers together cover approximately how much area? A) Less than 200 km² B) 500 km² C) 1500 km² D) 5,000 km² Answer: B) 1500 km²
41–45: Comparative & Basin Analysis
Which district is part of both Beas and Ravi basins? A) Kangra B) Kullu C) Chamba D) Hamirpur Answer: A) Kangra
Which district has the most rivers draining it? A) Lahaul-Spiti B) Kangra C) Mandi D) Kullu Answer: A) Lahaul-Spiti
Which district contributes 72% of Beas drainage in its own area? A) Hamirpur B) Kullu C) Mandi D) Kangra Answer: A) Hamirpur
Which district has 79% of its area drained by Tons River? A) Sirmaur B) Hamirpur C) Shimla D) Kangra Answer: A) Sirmaue
Which district contributes 88.6% of its area to Beas? A) Kangra B) Hamirpur C) Kullu D) Mandi Answer: A) Kangra
46–50: Total Basin & Area Analysis
Total area of Himachal Pradesh: A) 50,000 km² B) 55,673 km² C) 60,000 km² D) 52,500 km² Answer: B) 55,673 km²
Total Beas Basin area in Himachal Pradesh: A) 10,000 km² B) 14,004 km² C) 20,000 km² D) 13,500 km² Answer: B) 14,004 km²
Which river has maximum district coverage in Himachal Pradesh? A) Beas B) Satluj C) Chandrabhaga D) Tons Answer: A) Beas
Which district has zero Beas coverage but significant Satluj drainage? A) Kinnaur B) Hamirpur C) Kangra D) Kullu Answer: A) Kinnaur
Lahaul-Spiti contributes mostly to which rivers? A) Chandrabhaga, Satluj, Zanskar, B) Beas, Ravi C) Ghaghara, Parichu D) Satluj, Ravi, Beas Answer: A) Chandrabhaga, Satluj, Zanskar,
