MCQ on Important Rivers of the World

Largest Rivers of the World: In exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, and others, we find many questions from the Geography section. In the General Awareness section, in Geography, Important Rivers of the World are considered very important. We will provide topic-wise practice questions so that students can practice more and more and do most of the questions correctly from this section.

In this article, we will provide a Practice set from the World’s Major Rivers.

Top 10 Longest Rivers of the World

River Names	Sources	Outflow	Approx. Length (km)
Nile	Tributaries of Lake Victoria, Africa	Mediterranean Sea	6,690
Amazon	Glacier-fed lakes, Peru	Atlantic Ocean	6,296
Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock	Source of Red Rock, Montana	Gulf of Mexico	5,970
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)	Tibetan Plateau, China	China Sea	5,797 Km
Ob	Altai Mts., Russia	Gulf of Ob	5,567
Huang He (Yellow)	Eastern part of Kunlan Mts., West China	Gulf of Chihli	4,667
Yenisei	Tannu-Ola Mts., western Tuva, Russia	Arctic Ocean	4,506
Parana	Confluence of Paranaiba and Grande rivers	Río de la Plata	4,498
Irtish	Altai Mts., Russia	Ob River	4,438
Zaire (Congo)	Confluence of Lualab and Luapula rivers, Congo	Atlantic Ocean	4,371

MCQ on Important Rivers of the World

Que 1. From, which of the given states does the Kaveri River flow? 
(a) Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu 
(b) Mumbai, Goa
(c) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
(d) Kolkata, Odisha

Ans. (c) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Explanation– Kaveri river flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Que 2. Which is the longest river in the following given rivers?
(a) Sutlej
(b) Indus 
(c) Jhelum
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Indus 
Explanation– Indus is the longest river in the given options.

Que 3. In which of the given continents does the river Nile flow?
(a) Africa 
(b) Asia
(c) North America 
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Africa
Explanation–  River Nile flows in African Continent.

Que 4. The longest river in Europe is:
(a) The Rhine 
(b) The Volga
(c) The Danube
(d) The Rhone

Ans. (b) The Volga
Explanation– The Volga is the longest river in Europe.

Que 5. Which one of following the rivers crosses the equator two times?
(a)  Congo 
(b) Amazon
(c) Niger 
(d) the Nile

Ans. (a) Congo
Explanation– Congo River in Africa crosses the Equator twice.

Que 6. Which of the following given river is also known as the Sorrow of Bengal?
(a) Yamuna 
(b) Narmada
(c) Damodar
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Damodar
Explanation– Damodar river is called the sorrow of Bengal.

Que 7. Which of the given rivers is the largest river in South India?
(a)  Godavari 
(b) Krishna
(c) Kaveri 
(d) Mahanadi

Ans. (c) Kaveri
Explanation– Kaveri is the largest river in south India.

Que 8. Where is the largest peninsular river in India?
(a) Godavari 
(b) Tapi 
(c) Mahanadi 
(d) Kaveri 

Ans. (a)  Godavari
Explanation– Godavari is the longest river in peninsular India.

Que 9. Which river is shared by a large number of States in India?
(a) Krishna 
(b) Ganga
(c) Kaveri
(d) Mahanadi

Ans. (b) Ganga
Explanation– The river of Ganga is shared by a large number of States in India.

Que 10. What is the origin of the Narmada River? 
(a) Nagpur 
(b) Betul
(c) Amarkantak 
(d) Abu

Ans. (c) Amarkantak 
Explanation– Amarkantak is the origin of the Narmada River.

Que 11. What is another name for the river Brahmaputra?
(a) Teesta 
(b) Tsangpo
(c) Gandak 
(d) Yamuna

Ans. (b) Tsangpo
Explanation– Tsangpo is another name for the river Brahmaputra.

Que 12. Where is the origin of the Vaigai River?
(a) Agasthiyar hills 
(b) Cardamom hills
(c) Kolli hills
(d) Varusanadu Hills

Ans. (d) Varusanadu Hills
Explanation– Varusanadu Hills is the origin of the Vaigai River.

Que 13. Which river did not originate in India?
(a) Ravi 
(b) Beas
(c) Jhelum 
(d) Brahmaputra

Ans. (d) Brahmaputra
Explanation– Brahmaputra river did not originate in India.

Que 14. Which one of the given rivers flows into the Arabian Sea? 
(a) Narmada 
(b) Godavari
(c) Ganga
(d) Kaveri

Ans. (a) Narmada
Explanation– Narmada and Tapi are the two major rivers that fall into the Arabian Sea.

Que 15. Which of the following river does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Ganga 
(b) Narmada 
(c)  Mahanadi
(d) Godavari

Ans. (b) Narmada
Explanation– Narmada River does not flow into the Bay of Bengal.

Que 16. Which of the given rivers does not flows through Himachal Pradesh? 
(a) Ravi 
(b) Ganga river  
(c) Sutlej
(d) Beas

Ans. (b) Ganga river 
Explanation– Ganga river does not pass through Himachal Pradesh.

Que 17.  Which Indian state is known as the land of five rivers?
(a) Punjab 
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka 
(d) Telangana

Ans. (a) Punjab 
Explanation– Punjab is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”.

Que 18. Which of the following is a tributary of the river Wardha?
(a) Krishna
(b) Narmada
(c) Godavari
(d) Sabarmati

Ans. (c) Godavari
Explanation– Godavari is a tributary of the river Wardha.

Que 19. Which is the longest river in the world? 
(a) Amazon River 
(b) Ganga
(c) Congo
(d) Kaveri

Ans. (a) Amazon River
Explanation– Amazon River is the longest river in the world.

Que 20. Which one of the below rivers is not located in India?
(a) Gomati 
(b) Sutlej
(c) Zaire 
(d) Krishna

Ans. (c) Zaire
Explanation–  Zaire river is not located in India.

Important Rivers of the World- FAQs

Q.1 Which river in the world is the smallest?

The Roe River in Montana actually only flows 201 feet (61 metres) from Giant Springs to the Missouri River. In the 1989 Guinness Book of World Records, the Roe River was listed as the shortest river in the world. The D River in Lincoln City, Oregon, which is 440 feet (134 metres) long, held the title prior to that year.

Q.2 What is the holy river in the world?

Hindus have venerated the Ganges since ancient times, and they still consider it to be the holiest river. Particular significance is attached to Hindu pilgrimage sites called tirthas that are located along the Ganges.

Q.3 What is the world’s largest river?

The Nile River is the world’s longest river, spanning approximately 6,650 kilometres (4,132 miles). The river originates in Uganda and flows through ten countries in northern Africa before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt.

Q.4 What are the 3 most important rivers in India?

The Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra are the three principal Himalayan rivers. These rivers are lengthy and have numerous significant tributaries that join them.