MPSC PYQ

Indian River Systems

Indian River Systems is an concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2020, 2024, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

Real questions
3
Years tested
3 · 2020–2025
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What you need to know first

Major Indian Rivers mapDrainage system of Northern IndiaMajor drainage basins of IndiaHimalayan Rivers

What mastering this unlocks

Dams and ProjectsRivers of IndiaIndian RiversGeography of MaharashtraDrainage System

Real questions that test this

जोड्या लावा : (नदी) (a) सिंधू (b) तापी (c) नर्मदा (d) कावेरी (सविस्तर माहिती ) (i) छत्तीसगड मधील निमशुष्क उंच प्रदेशात उगम पावते. (ii) तिबेट मधील मानसरोवरजवळून उगम पावते. (iii) बेतुल् जिल्ह्यातील सातपुडा पर्वत रांगेतून उगम पावते. (iv) मध्य प्रदेशातील अमरकंटक टेकड्यांमध्ये उगम पावते. (v) पश्चिम घाटातील ब्रह्मगिरी पर्वत रांगेतून उगम पावते.

(a)सिंधू

(b)तापी

(c)नर्मदा

(d)कावेरी

1)(iv) (i) (ii) (v)
2)(iii) (ii) (iv) (v)
3)(ii) (iv) (v) (i)
4)(ii) (iii) (iv) (v)✓ Correct

Indus originates near Mansarovar in Tibet, Tapi from Satpura in Betul, Narmada from Amarkantak, and Kaveri from Brahmagiri hills.

सिंधु जल करार 1960 नुसार भारत ______ नद्यांचे पाणी वापरू शकतो. / According to the Indus Water Treaty of 1960, India uses water of ______ rivers.

1)सतलज, इंडस (सिंधू), रावी / Sutlej, Indus, Ravi
2)रावी, झेलम, इंडस (सिंधू) / Ravi, Jhelum, Indus
3)सतलज, बियास, रावी / Sutlej, Beas, Ravi✓ Correct
4)रावी, चिनाब, इंडस (सिंधू) / Ravi, Chenab, Indus

According to the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) were allocated to Pakistan, and the eastern rivers (Sutlej, Beas, Ravi) were allocated to India.

खालीलपैकी कोणती सिंधू नदीची उपनदी नाही ?

1)चिनाब
2)बियास
3)सोन✓ Correct
4)रावी

Son is a major southern tributary of the Ganga river, whereas Chenab, Beas, and Ravi are prominent tributaries of the Indus river system.