Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 8 — Chapter 8: Drainage
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Why are Himalayan rivers called perennial? [1]
(A) They flow year-round, fed by snowmelt and rain
(B) They dry up completely each year
(C) They only flow during monsoons
(D) They never flow at all
2. Where do Himalayan rivers originate? [1]
(A) Glaciers high in the Himalayas
(B) Only from rainfall
(C) Only from underground springs
(D) Only from lakes
3. What is a tributary of the Ganga? [1]
(A) The Yamuna
(B) The Indus
(C) The Brahmaputra
(D) The Godavari
4. Where does the Brahmaputra originate? [1]
(A) Tibet
(B) Only within India
(C) The Arabian Sea
(D) The Bay of Bengal
5. What is the Brahmaputra known for? [1]
(A) Significant flooding during monsoons
(B) Never flooding
(C) Being a dry riverbed always
(D) Flowing only in winter
6. What do these river systems support? [1]
(A) Agriculture, drinking water and hydroelectric power
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only tourism
(D) Only fishing
7. What makes the Ganga basin significant? [1]
(A) It's fertile and densely populated
(B) It's uninhabited
(C) It has no agricultural value
(D) It's entirely desert
8. Why are Himalayan rivers vital to India's economy? [1]
(A) They support agriculture, water supply and power generation
(B) They have no economic role
(C) Only for scenic beauty
(D) Only for boundary marking
9. What do peninsular rivers depend on mainly? [1]
(A) Monsoon rainfall
(B) Glacial melt
(C) Underground water only
(D) Ocean currents
10. Why are peninsular rivers called seasonal? [1]
(A) Their flow varies greatly with monsoon rain
(B) They flow constantly all year with no change
(C) They never have water
(D) They flow only in winter
11. What is the Godavari also known as? [1]
(A) The Ganga of the South
(B) The Brahmaputra of the South
(C) The Indus of the South
(D) The Yamuna of the South
12. Which peninsular rivers flow westward? [1]
(A) Narmada and Tapi
(B) Godavari and Krishna
(C) Only the Godavari
(D) No peninsular rivers flow west
13. Where do most peninsular rivers flow toward? [1]
(A) Eastward, to the Bay of Bengal
(B) Westward only
(C) Northward only
(D) They don't flow toward any sea
14. What do peninsular rivers support? [1]
(A) Irrigation and hydroelectric projects
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only tourism
(D) Only fishing, nothing else
15. How do peninsular rivers compare to Himalayan rivers in flow? [1]
(A) They are generally smaller in flow
(B) They are always larger
(C) They have identical flow
(D) They have no flow at all
16. Why don't peninsular rivers have glacial sources? [1]
(A) They don't originate near the Himalayan glaciers
(B) They do have glacial sources
(C) They originate underground only
(D) They originate from the ocean