MCQs on River Basins of Himachal Pradesh
1. Which river has the largest basin area within Himachal Pradesh?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: d) Satluj
2. Approximately what percentage of the total geographical area of Himachal Pradesh is drained by the Beas river?
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 35%
d) 45%
Answer: b) 25%
3. The Ravi river basin constitutes approximately what percentage of the state’s total area?
a) 5%
b) 9%
c) 12%
d) 15%
Answer: b) 9%
4. Which river’s basin is the most concentrated, with over 85% of its total area within the state found in a single district?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: b) Ravi
5. The Chandrabhaga (Chenab) river basin makes up approximately what share of the state’s area?
a) 8%
b) 14%
c) 19%
d) 25%
Answer: b) 14%
6. Which river basin covers the smallest absolute area in Himachal Pradesh?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: b) Ravi
7. The approximate combined area of the Ravi and Chandrabhaga river basins is:
a) 8,000 sq km
b) 10,500 sq km
c) 13,000 sq km
d) 15,000 sq km
Answer: c) 13,000 sq km
8. Which river is absent in the hydrology of the Chamba district?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: d) Satluj
9. A district where the Beas river covers nearly 90% of the area is most likely:
a) Kullu
b) Kangra
c) Mandi
d) Hamirpur
Answer: b) Kangra
10. The Satluj river basin is approximately larger than the Beas basin by:
a) 2,500 sq km
b) 4,500 sq km
c) 5,500 sq km
d) 6,500 sq km
Answer: c) 5,500 sq km
11. Which river’s basin has the widest distribution, being found in the most number of districts?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: d) Satluj
12. The Beas river basin is roughly how many times larger than the Ravi basin?
a) 1.5 times
b) 2.5 times
c) 3 times
d) 4 times
Answer: c) 3 times
13. In which district does the Chandrabhaga river cover the largest percentage of the area?
a) Chamba
b) Lahaul & Spiti
c) Kullu
d) Kangra
Answer: b) Lahaul & Spiti
14. A district where the hydrological influence is split almost equally between two major rivers is:
a) Kullu (Beas and Satluj)
b) Chamba (Ravi and Chandrabhaga)
c) Mandi (Beas and Satluj)
d) Lahaul & Spiti (Chandrabhaga and Satluj)
Answer: d) Lahaul & Spiti (Chandrabhaga and Satluj)
15. Which river basin contributes the most to the state’s total drainage area?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: d) Satluj
16. The approximate total area of Himachal Pradesh drained by these four major rivers is:
a) 40,000 sq km
b) 43,000 sq km
c) 46,500 sq km
d) 50,000 sq km
Answer: c) 46,500 sq km
17. Which river is not a tributary of the Indus system in the context of Himachal Pradesh?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: d) Satluj (It is a tributary of the Indus)
18. The sequence of rivers in order of INCREASING basin area within HP is:
a) Ravi, Chandrabhaga, Beas, Satluj
b) Chandrabhaga, Ravi, Beas, Satluj
c) Ravi, Beas, Chandrabhaga, Satluj
d) Beas, Ravi, Satluj, Chandrabhaga
Answer: a) Ravi, Chandrabhaga, Beas, Satluj
19. Which river’s basin is primarily located in the northern and north-eastern parts of Himachal?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: c) Chandrabhaga (Chenab)
20. The approximate percentage of the total Satluj basin that lies within Kinnaur district is:
a) 25%
b) 31%
c) 40%
d) 50%
Answer: b) 31%
21. A river that flows through both the plains and the mountainous regions of HP is:
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Satluj
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
22. Which river basin is not shared with the neighbouring state of Punjab?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: c) Chandrabhaga (Chenab flows into J&K, not Punjab)
23. The river that covers the highest percentage of any single district’s area is the ____ in ____.
a) Satluj, Kinnaur
b) Beas, Kangra
c) Satluj, Bilaspur
d) Beas, Hamirpur
Answer: c) Satluj, Bilaspur (99%)
24. The ratio of the area of the Beas basin to the Ravi basin is approximately:
a) 2:1
b) 3:1
c) 4:1
d) 5:1
Answer: b) 3:1
25. Which river’s water is primarily used for the Bhakra Nangal Project?
a) Beas
b) Ravi
c) Chandrabhaga
d) Satluj
Answer: d) Satluj