J&K Rivers & Lakes

Ladakh Police Sub-Inspector · General Awareness & Science · 97 practice questions with answers and explanations: 39 Easy, 49 Medium, 9 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The Tawi river rises from:

  1. Wular
  2. Kailash Kund, near Bhaderwah
  3. Machoi glacier
  4. Verinag
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Answer: B. Its source is Kailash Kund (Kaplash Kund).

Sample Easy question 2

The river Jhelum rises from:

  1. Verinag in Anantnag
  2. Kausarnag
  3. Dal Lake
  4. Kolahoi glacier
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Answer: A. The Jhelum emerges from the Verinag spring.

Sample Easy question 3

The Jhelum flows into which lake in the Valley?

  1. Manasbal Lake
  2. Dal Lake
  3. Anchar Lake
  4. Wular Lake
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Answer: D. The Jhelum passes through Wular Lake before leaving the Valley.

Sample Medium question 4

Which twin alpine lakes near Sonamarg, in Ganderbal district, are popular trekking stops on the Kashmir Great Lakes route?

  1. Khushal Sar and Gil Sar
  2. Vishansar and Krishansar
  3. Dal and Nigeen
  4. Mansar and Surinsar
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Answer: B. Vishansar and Krishansar lie on the Kashmir Great Lakes trek.

Sample Medium question 5

Which lake lies on the Pahalgam route of the Amarnath Yatra?

  1. Sheshnag Lake
  2. Manasbal Lake
  3. Gangabal Lake
  4. Anchar Lake
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Answer: A. Sheshnag Lake is a glacial lake on the Pahalgam route to the Amarnath cave.

Sample Medium question 6

Kausar Nag (Kounsarnag) lake lies in which mountain range?

  1. Shivalik
  2. Zanskar
  3. Pir Panjal
  4. Karakoram
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Answer: C. Kausar Nag is a high-altitude lake in the Pir Panjal, in Kulgam district.

Sample Hard question 7

The Ratle project (850 MW) is being built on the Chenab near:

  1. Drabshalla in Kishtwar
  2. Bhaderwah in Doda
  3. Baglihar in Ramban
  4. Salal in Reasi
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Answer: A. Ratle is at Drabshalla in Kishtwar district.

Sample Hard question 8

The Upper Sindh-II hydroelectric project is at Kangan on the Sindh river in which district?

  1. Ganderbal
  2. Srinagar
  3. Baramulla
  4. Budgam
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Answer: A. Upper Sindh-II (105 MW) is at Kangan, in Ganderbal district.

Sample Hard question 9

The Chandra river, one of the two headstreams of the Chenab, rises near which pass?

  1. Banihal Pass
  2. Zojila Pass
  3. Bara-lacha la
  4. Sinthan Top
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Answer: C. The Chandra rises near the Bara-lacha la pass in Himachal Pradesh.

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