Coastal Region
Q230. Which river, together with the Brahmaputra, builds the world’s largest delta?
[SSC GD Constable, 30 April 2026, Shift 2 (2026)]
(A) Godavari
(B) Ganga
(C) Krishna
(D) Yamuna
Answer: (b) Ganga
Explanation: The Ganga and Brahmaputra, together with the Meghna system, deliver immense sediment loads into the Bay of Bengal. Their combined deposits create the vast Bengal delta and its intricate distributary channels, tidal creeks and mangrove landscapes.
Coastal Region
Q229. Which river system forms the world’s largest delta?
[SSC GD Constable, 5 May 2026, Shift 2 (2026)]
(A) Indus
(B) Ganga–Brahmaputra
(C) Godavari
(D) Krishna
Answer: (b) Ganga–Brahmaputra
Explanation: The Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna system forms the Bengal or Sundarbans delta where large volumes of Himalayan alluvium meet the Bay of Bengal. Its low-lying distributary channels and tidal islands are distinctive features of this eastern coastal region.
Coastal Region
Q228. The Sundarbans delta is chiefly formed by which two rivers?
[SSC GD Constable, 29 April 2026, Shift 2 (2026)]
(A) Ganga and Yamuna
(B) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(C) Godavari and Krishna
(D) Mahanadi and Godavari
Answer: (b) Ganga and Brahmaputra
Explanation: The Sundarbans occupy the tidal outer portion of the enormous Bengal delta, built mainly by Ganga and Brahmaputra sediment carried through the Meghna system. Interlaced channels, mudflats and mangroves characterise this exceptionally dynamic coastal lowland.
Northern Mountains
Q227. Which place on the Meghalaya hills receives exceptionally high monsoon rainfall?
[SSC GD Constable, 29 April 2026, Shift 3 (2026)]
(A) Kerala Coast
(B) Mawsynram, Meghalaya
(C) Konkan Coast
(D) Western Rajasthan
Answer: (b) Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Explanation: Mawsynram in Meghalaya’s Khasi Hills experiences extremely high precipitation as moisture-laden Bay of Bengal monsoon winds are forced upward against steep south-facing uplands. This is a classic illustration of relief or orographic rainfall in northeastern India’s hill region.
Northern Mountains
Q226. The Bhabar belt occurs near which geographical feature?
[SSC GD Constable, 28 April 2026, Shift 3 (2026)]
(A) Himalayan foothills
(B) Peninsular Plateau
(C) Central Deccan interior
(D) Thar Desert dunes
Answer: (a) Himalayan foothills
Explanation: The Bhabar is a narrow porous belt at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills. Himalayan streams deposit coarse gravel and pebbles here and may disappear underground before re-emerging farther south in the wetter Tarai zone.
Glaciers
Q225. Which is the longest glacier in India among the listed options?
[SSC GD Constable, 9 May 2026, Shift 3 (2026)]
(A) Siachen
(B) Pindari
(C) Gangotri
(D) Zemu
Answer: (a) Siachen
Explanation: Siachen extends roughly 76 kilometres through the eastern Karakoram and is longer than Gangotri, Zemu or Pindari. It drains toward the Nubra–Shyok–Indus system and remains among the most significant glaciers of the greater Himalayan region.
Plateaus
Q224. Which Indian plateau was identified as the Roof of the World in the examination options?
[SSC GD Constable, 18 May 2026, Shift 3 (2026)]
(A) Ladakh Plateau
(B) Deccan Plateau
(C) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(D) Malwa Plateau
Answer: (a) Ladakh Plateau
Explanation: The paper selected the high Ladakh Plateau, a cold and arid Trans-Himalayan region. The title Roof of the World is also more widely applied to the much larger Tibetan Plateau or Pamir highlands, so usage depends on context.
Islands
Q223. Which river creates the large river island of Majuli in Assam?
[SSC GD Constable, 30 April 2026, Shift 1 (2026)]
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Yamuna
(D) Godavari
Answer: (b) Brahmaputra
Explanation: Majuli lies within the Brahmaputra river system in Assam, formed and reshaped by braided channels and sediment deposition. Unlike the marine islands of Lakshadweep or Andaman–Nicobar, Majuli is a fluvial island vulnerable to channel migration and erosion.
Plateaus
Q222. In which state does most of the Malwa Plateau lie?
[SSC GD Constable, 28 April 2026, Shift 3 (2026)]
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat
Answer: (a) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: The Malwa Plateau occupies much of western Madhya Pradesh and extends into adjoining Rajasthan. Basaltic rocks associated with Deccan volcanism are widespread. Its upland terrain is drained by streams including the Chambal and Shipra and bordered by other central Indian highlands.
Valleys
Q221. In which broad direction does the Narmada flow through its rift valley?
[SSC GD Constable, 4 May 2026, Shift 2 (2026)]
(A) East to west
(B) West to east
(C) North to south
(D) South to north
Answer: (a) East to west
Explanation: The Narmada rises near Amarkantak and flows west through a rift valley lying between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges. Unlike many major Peninsular rivers, it drains to the Arabian Sea, entering through an estuarine mouth.
