Ganges - Quiz
Ganges
  • 1. Which city is located at the mouth of the Ganges River?
A) Kolkata
B) Mumbai
C) Delhi
D) Varanasi
  • 2. Which goddess is associated with the Ganges River in Hindu mythology?
A) Kali
B) Parvati
C) Durga
D) Ganga
  • 3. In which state of India does the Ganges River flow through the city of Varanasi?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) West Bengal
  • 4. Which of the following animals is associated with the Ganges River?
A) Indian Elephant
B) Ganges River Dolphin
C) One-horned Rhino
D) Bengal Tiger
  • 5. The Ganges River is the third largest river in the world by discharge. Which river ranks above it in terms of discharge?
A) Amazon River
B) Nile River
C) Yangtze River
D) Indus River
  • 6. The Ganges is considered a sacred river in which religion?
A) Buddhism
B) Islam
C) Christianity
D) Hinduism
  • 7. What is the name of the pilgrimage that involves the ritualistic bathing in the Ganges River?
A) Kumbh Mela
B) Holi
C) Diwali
D) Navratri
  • 8. The Ganges delta is primarily located in which country?
A) Bangladesh
B) India
C) Bhutan
D) Nepal
  • 9. Which city is located at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers?
A) Varanasi
B) Prayagraj
C) Haridwar
D) Kanpur
  • 10. What is the name of the Ganges River in Bangladesh?
A) Jumuna
B) Brahmaputra
C) Meghna
D) Padma
  • 11. What is the name of the important wetland sanctuary in the Ganges River delta known for its biodiversity?
A) Sundarbans
B) Okavango Delta
C) Everglades
D) Pantanal
  • 12. Which mountain range is the source of the Ganges river?
A) Western Ghats
B) Vindhya Range
C) Himalayas
D) Eastern Ghats
  • 13. Which river merges with the Ganges at Allahabad (Prayagraj)?
A) Brahmaputra
B) Indus
C) Saraswati
D) Yamuna
  • 14. Where does the main stem of the Ganges begin?
A) At Devprayag, at the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers
B) Near Varanasi
C) At Gangotri Glacier
D) In the Bay of Bengal
  • 15. Which river is considered the source stream in Hindu mythology for the Ganges?
A) Gomti
B) Bhagirathi
C) Alaknanda
D) Yamuna
  • 16. What is the length of the Ganges river?
A) 4,000 kilometers
B) 1,800 kilometers
C) 2,525 kilometers (1,569 miles)
D) 3,500 kilometers
  • 17. Which city marks the point where the Ganges emerges from the mountains?
A) Prayagraj
B) Varanasi
C) Rishikesh
D) Haridwar
  • 18. Which river is the largest tributary of the Ganges by discharge?
A) Ghaghara (Karnali)
B) Son
C) Yamuna
D) Kosi
  • 19. What is the name of the largest submarine fan formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers?
A) Nile Fan
B) Congo Fan
C) Amazon Fan
D) Bengal Fan
  • 20. What is the main reason for pollution in the Ganges near Varanasi?
A) Agricultural runoff
B) Oil spills
C) High levels of fecal coliform bacteria from human waste
D) Industrial discharge
  • 21. What is the average annual flow contributed by the Yamuna to the Ganges at their confluence?
A) About 2,948 m3/s (104,100 cu ft/s)
B) 234 m3/s
C) 495 m3/s
D) 187 m3/s
  • 22. What tectonic plate does the Indian subcontinent lie atop?
A) Pacific Plate
B) Eurasian Plate
C) Indian tectonic plate
D) Antarctic Plate
  • 23. The Indian subcontinent was originally part of which supercontinent?
A) Laurasia
B) Pangaea
C) Gondwana
D) Rodinia
  • 24. How long did the northeastward drift of the Indian subcontinent last?
A) Seventy-five million years
B) One hundred million years
C) Fifty million years
D) Thirty million years
  • 25. What geological feature is the Indo-Gangetic Plain classified as?
A) Foredeep or foreland basin
B) Mountain range
C) Volcanic arc
D) Plateau
  • 26. What was created in the former seabed south of the emerging Himalayas?
A) A vast trough
B) A volcanic island
C) A plateau
D) An ocean trench
  • 27. When did the geological processes defining the Indian subcontinent commence?
A) Fifty million years ago
B) Seventy-five million years ago
C) One hundred million years ago
D) Thirty million years ago
  • 28. What ocean was unformed during the Indian subcontinent's northeastward drift?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
  • 29. Which country has the largest portion of the Ganges drainage basin?
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) China
D) India
  • 30. Which river was the main channel of the Ganges before the late 12th century?
A) Meghna River
B) Padma River
C) Jamuna River
D) Bhagirathi-Hooghly distributary
  • 31. Which river did the Teesta join after its course changed in 1787?
A) Brahmaputra
B) Yamuna
C) Ganges
D) Meghna
  • 32. Which peak is the highest point of the Ganges basin?
A) Mount Everest
B) Makalu
C) Kangchenjunga
D) Lhotse
  • 33. In which century did the Padma become the main channel of the Ganges?
A) Before the 12th century
B) After the 16th century
C) In the 20th century
D) During the 18th century
  • 34. Which of the following is not a significant peak in the Ganges basin?
A) Mount Everest
B) Makalu
C) Kanchenjunga
D) Lhotse
  • 35. During which period did the Ganges become central to South Asian sacred geography?
A) Late Vedic period
B) Iron Age
C) Mauryan Empire
D) Bronze Age
  • 36. What was established at the confluence of the Ganges and Son rivers to control riverine commerce?
A) Patna
B) Varanasi
C) Rajgir
D) Pataliputra
  • 37. Who was the first European traveler to mention the Ganges in his work 'Indica'?
A) Herodotus
B) Pliny the Elder
C) Megasthenes
D) Alexander the Great
  • 38. Which empire used the Ganges as a vital trade artery?
A) Mughal Empire
B) British Empire
C) Gupta Empire
D) Mauryan Empire
  • 39. What was the approximate width of the Ganges at its source according to Megasthenes?
A) 40 stadia
B) 30 stadia
C) 20 stadia
D) 50 stadia
  • 40. Which civilization was centered in the Indus River basin during the mature phase of its development?
A) Mauryan Civilization
B) Vedic Civilization
C) Ganga Civilization
D) Indus Valley Civilisation
  • 41. What is a major issue threatening fish species in the Ganges basin?
A) Natural disasters
B) Lack of sunlight
C) Overfishing
D) Predation by birds
  • 42. Which turtle species is known as the black pond turtle?
A) Nilssonia gangetica
B) Pangshura tentoria
C) Batagur baska
D) Geoclemys hamiltonii
  • 43. Which turtle species is referred to as the Indian eyed turtle?
A) Nilssonia gangetica
B) Chitra indica
C) Morenia petersi
D) Pangshura smithii
  • 44. Which goddess attempted to mediate the quarrel between Ganga and Sarasvati?
A) Lakshmi
B) Radha
C) Parvati
D) Sita
  • 45. Which typical genera approach the altitude limit for fish in the Ganges basin?
A) Schizothorax, Tor, Barilius, Nemacheilus, Glyptothorax
B) Clupea, Bagrus, Chanoides
C) Labeo, Notopterus, Chanidae
D) Cyprinus, Silurus, Percoides
  • 46. Which turtle species is referred to as the Brahminy river turtle?
A) Melanochelys trijuga
B) Pangshura smithii
C) Batagur dhongoka
D) Hardella thurjii
  • 47. Which turtle species is known as the Indian black turtle?
A) Melanochelys trijuga
B) Batagur kachuga
C) Morenia petersi
D) Pangshura tecta
  • 48. What percentage of fish species in the middle section of the Ganges basin belong to the Cyprinidae family?
A) 80%
B) 15.6%
C) More than 55%
D) 46%
  • 49. Who addressed the sage Agastya about Ganga's nature in the Skanda Purana?
A) Lord Krishna
B) The war-god Skanda
C) Rama
D) Brahma
  • 50. Which of the following turtles is known as the Indian flapshell turtle?
A) Lissemys punctata
B) Nilssonia gangetica
C) Pangshura tecta
D) Chitra indica
  • 51. Which crocodilian species is found in both the main sections and delta of the Ganges River?
A) Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
B) Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
C) Nile crocodile
D) Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
  • 52. To whom did Vishnu order Ganga to marry?
A) Indra
B) Brahma
C) Vishvakarma
D) Shiva
  • 53. Who are the three major male deities with whom Ganga is a consort?
A) Indra, Agni, Yama
B) Kubera, Surya, Chandra
C) Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
D) Rudra, Varuna, Vayu
  • 54. How many non-native introduced species were recorded in the 2007–2009 study?
A) 10
B) 143
C) 350
D) 55
  • 55. Which of the following turtles is known as the three-striped roofed turtle?
A) Nilssonia hurum
B) Pangshura smithii
C) Batagur dhongoka
D) Lissemys punctata
  • 56. Which city rose to prominence as a major medieval metropolis on the banks of the Ganges?
A) Delhi
B) Gauḍa
C) Haridwar
D) Varanasi
  • 57. Which family is most diverse throughout the Ganges river basin?
A) Schilbeidae
B) Cyprinidae
C) Sisoridae
D) Balitoridae
  • 58. Who composed the Ganga Lahiri?
A) An anonymous ancient sage
B) A Buddhist monk
C) Jagannatha, a 17th-century poet
D) A modern-day writer
  • 59. What is the source stream of the Ganges in the Himalayas named after?
A) Bhagiratha
B) Kapila
C) Vishnu
D) Indra
  • 60. How many true freshwater dolphins are there in the world?
A) Ten
B) Three
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 61. Which of the following turtles is known as Cantor's giant softshell turtle?
A) Geoclemys hamiltonii
B) Pangshura tentoria
C) Pelochelys cantorii
D) Nilssonia hurum
  • 62. Which avatar of Vishnu completes three strides in the Vaishnava version?
A) Krishna
B) Vamana
C) Rama
D) Narasimha
  • 63. What is the current status of the baiji dolphin?
A) Thriving in protected areas
B) Likely extinct
C) Endangered but stable
D) Critically endangered with increasing numbers
  • 64. What percentage of India's GDP is estimated as health costs due to water pollution?
A) Three percent
B) One percent
C) Five percent
D) Ten percent
  • 65. Which fish species commonly caught in Ganges fisheries is known as the 'golden mahseer'?
A) Labeo rohita
B) Tor putitora
C) Catla catla
D) Clarias batrachus
  • 66. Which advisor to Chandragupta Maurya included the destruction of dams and levees as a war strategy?
A) Megasthenes
B) Shah Jahan
C) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
D) Kautilya (Chanakya)
  • 67. According to Hindu belief, what happens if a deceased person's bone touches the Ganges?
A) Their soul is trapped between worlds.
B) The person shall dwell honoured in heaven.
C) They are reborn as an animal.
D) They become a guardian spirit of the river.
  • 68. When was the major barrage at Farakka opened?
A) 15 August 1947
B) 21 April 1975
C) 26 December 1996
D) 1 January 1980
  • 69. Which of the following turtles is known as the Indian peacock softshell turtle?
A) Geoclemys hamiltonii
B) Pangshura tentoria
C) Nilssonia hurum
D) Lissemys punctata
  • 70. Which turtle species is referred to as the Indian roofed turtle?
A) Batagur dhongoka
B) Melanochelys trijuga
C) Pangshura tecta
D) Chitra indica
  • 71. What is the name of Ganga's son with Shantanu in the Mahabharata?
A) Kripacharya
B) Vidura
C) Bhishma
D) Drona
  • 72. Where does the Ganges first arrive in the plains?
A) Ganges Sagar (Ganges delta)
B) Prayag
C) Varanasi
D) Haridwar
  • 73. In the Vaishnava version, what was the name of the heavenly waters?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Vishnupadi
D) Soma
  • 74. What has been withdrawn by the IPCC regarding its prediction about Himalayan glaciers?
A) Their stance on the impact of climate change.
B) The general findings on global warming.
C) The prediction that they might melt by 2035
D) All statements related to climate change.
  • 75. What was the purpose of constructing the Ganges Canal in 1854?
A) To generate hydroelectric power
B) To prevent flooding
C) To divert water for irrigation
D) For navigation purposes
  • 76. What shape did the parasol take in the temple at Kharod, Bilaspur?
A) Star-shaped
B) Moon-shaped
C) Sun-shaped
D) Lotus-shaped
  • 77. Where is the earliest unambiguous pairing of the makara with Ganga found?
A) Udayagiri Caves
B) Lakshmaneshwar Temple
C) Trimurti Temple
D) Dashavatara Temple
  • 78. What is the significance of dying in Varanasi according to Hindu beliefs?
A) It marks the end of their spiritual journey.
B) Their ashes become part of the Ganges' sacred waters.
C) They are believed to be reborn as a deity.
D) Those who die there are granted instant salvation.
  • 79. Which crocodilian species is found specifically in the main sections of the Ganges River?
A) Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
B) Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
C) American alligator
D) Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
  • 80. Who is Ganga married to in the Mahabharata?
A) Pandu
B) Karna
C) Shantanu
D) Dhritarashtra
  • 81. Which nation did Megasthenes describe as having a vast force of large elephants?
A) Scythians
B) Persians
C) Bactrians
D) Gangaridai
  • 82. Which turtle species is referred to as the Indian softshell turtle?
A) Chitra indica
B) Nilssonia gangetica
C) Pelochelys cantorii
D) Morenia petersi
  • 83. What is Ganga considered to be in relation to Shiva?
A) An eternal flame
B) The moving, restless, rolling energy (shakti)
C) A silent observer
D) A static form of divinity
  • 84. Who receives the Vishnupadi in Indra's heaven?
A) Vishnu in his celestial abode
B) Shiva on Mount Kailash
C) Brahma on Mount Meru
D) Dhruva, now fixed as the Pole star
  • 85. Which turtle species is referred to as the red-crowned roofed turtle?
A) Batagur kachuga
B) Chitra indica
C) Morenia petersi
D) Pangshura tecta
  • 86. From which part of Vishnu does Ganga emanate in the avatarana story?
A) Head
B) Heart
C) Hand
D) Foot
  • 87. Who led the Godavari to flow through Central India?
A) The sage Gautama.
B) Gautama Buddha.
C) King Ashoka.
D) Lord Shiva.
  • 88. Which Mughal emperor built an irrigation canal on the Yamuna River in the early 17th century?
A) Jahangir
B) Shah Jahan
C) Aurangzeb
D) Akbar
  • 89. Who was the Governor General of India when funds were granted for a full survey of the Ganges Canal project?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Ellenborough
C) Lord Auckland
D) Lord Hardinge
  • 90. What is a typical fish species caught in the Ganges fisheries?
A) Schizothorax
B) Nemacheilus
C) Glyptothorax
D) Catla (Catla catla)
  • 91. What celestial event occurs in the Vedic version involving Indra?
A) Indra slays the celestial serpent, Vritra
B) Indra creates a new star
C) Indra descends to earth as an avatar
D) Indra builds a bridge to heaven
  • 92. In ancient Indian culture, what was the river Ganges primarily associated with?
A) Desertification
B) Drought
C) Aridness
D) Fecundity
  • 93. Which family follows Cyprinidae in diversity in the lower section of the Ganges basin?
A) Sisoridae
B) Clupeidae
C) Balitoridae
D) Schilbeidae
  • 94. Which British Governor-General officially opened the Ganges Canal in 1854?
A) Lord Auckland
B) Lord Ellenborough
C) Lord Hardinge
D) Lord Dalhousie
  • 95. What is the dominant tree in early seral forests of the lower Gangetic Plain?
A) Teak
B) Bombax ceiba
C) Neem
D) Sal (Shorea robusta)
  • 96. Which turtle species is known as the Indian tent turtle?
A) Pangshura tentoria
B) Hardella thurjii
C) Nilssonia gangetica
D) Batagur baska
  • 97. What is the confluence where the Ganges meets the Yamuna called?
A) Prayag
B) Ganges Sagar
C) Varanasi
D) Haridwar
  • 98. Which of the following turtles is known as the brown roofed turtle?
A) Batagur baska
B) Lissemys punctata
C) Pangshura smithii
D) Nilssonia hurum
  • 99. Which turtle species is known as the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle?
A) Chitra indica
B) Batagur baska
C) Pangshura smithii
D) Hardella thurjii
  • 100. Who was the Lt. Governor supportive of the Ganges Canal project?
A) Lord Ellenborough
B) James Thomason
C) Col. John Russell Colvin
D) Sir Proby Thomas Cautley
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