MPSC PYQ

Drainage Systems

Drainage Systems is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 4 past MPSC questions across 4 exam years between 2013 and 2024. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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4 · 2013–2024
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What you need to know first

River basinsMajor dams in India/MaharashtraWorld geography river basinsMajor river systems of IndiaCatchment area data

Real questions that test this

खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर नाही ? / Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

1)टेहरी धरण हे जगातील सर्वात उंच धरण आहे. / Tehri Dam is the highest dam in the world.✓ Correct
2)भाक्रा नांगल हे भारतातील सर्वात मोठे धरण आहे. / Bhakra Nangal is the largest dam in India.
3)हीराकुड हे जगातील सर्वाधिक लांब धरणांपैकी एक धरण आहे. / Hirakud is one of the longest dams in the world.
4)वरीलपैकी एकही नाही / None of the above

This question tests factual correctness regarding drainage systems and irrigation projects, typically requiring identification of a false statement among options regarding dam locations or river basins.

खाली दिलेल्या पर्यायातील संयुक्त संस्थानातील सर्वात लांब नदी कोणती आहे? / Which is the longest river in the United States from the options below?

1)मिसीसीपी / The Mississippi✓ Correct
2)कोलंबिया / The Columbia
3)स्नेक / The Snake
4)हडसन / The Hudson

The Mississippi River, along with its tributary the Missouri, forms the longest river system in the United States and North America.

समुद्रास मिळण्यापूर्वी खालीलपैकी कोणती नदी विस्तीर्ण वाळवंटातून प्रवास करते? Which of the following rivers crosses an extensive desert before it reaches the sea?

1)मिसिसिपी / Mississippi
2)अमेझॉन / Amazon
3)कोलोरॅडो / Colorado✓ Correct
4)बियास / Beas

The Colorado River flows through arid and desert regions (such as the Sonoran and Mojave deserts) before emptying into the Gulf of California.

खालील नद्यांच्या त्यांच्या खोऱ्यांच्या क्षेत्रफळानुसार उतरता क्रम लावा.

(a)ब्रह्मपुत्र

(b)कृष्णा

(c)तापी

(d)कावेरी

1)(b), (a), (d), (c)
2)(b), (d), (c), (a)
3)(a), (b), (d), (c)✓ Correct
4)(a), (c), (b), (d)

Based on river basin areas in India, Brahmaputra has the largest basin among the given options, followed by Krishna, Cauvery, and Tapi.

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