BPSC Rivers & Water Bodies — Previous Year Questions

This page has 12 solved questions on Rivers & Water Bodies across 4 papers (2023–2025). Every one is solved below — open a question for the answer, why it is right, and why each wrong option was written to tempt you.

BPSC's published Prelims syllabus does not name this as a separate field. These questions come under field 4 — "General Geography and geographical division of Bihar and its major river systems".

1. 71st CCE (2025)Q35According to the Indus Waters Treaty, the three eastern rivers are allocated to India. Which of the following is not one of them?Answer: A
2. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q78Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' ?Answer: A
3. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q96Amarkantak source place of Son river is situated atAnswer: B
4. 71st CCE (2025)Q106Which is the largest river Island in the world?Answer: B
5. 71st CCE (2025)Q107The second largest river basin of India is -Answer: C
6. 71st CCE (2025)Q108Which of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi?Answer: D
7. 71st CCE (2025)Q117Karmanasa river originates in -Answer: A
8. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q138Amid the distributaries of which river is situated Divi Island ?Answer: B
9. 70th CCE (2024)Q40Which one of the following rivers is different from the others ?Answer: A
10. 70th CCE (2024)Q56Which of the following cities is located along the side of river Seine ?Answer: B
11. 69th CCE (2023)Q85The river Subarnarekha originates near which of the following villages?Answer: D
12. 69th CCE (2023)Q88The other name of river Gandak isAnswer: C