The Five Rivers

Q. Punjab is called as the land of five rivers. Which river among the following is not a part of the five rivers?

1. Beas
2. Ravi
3. Indus
4. Chenab

Q. This is one of the five tributaries of the river Indus through which Punjab gets its name. This river once marked the easternmost border of Alexander the Great's conquests in 326 BCE. Identify this river.

1. Ravi
2. Beas
3. Sutlej
4. Jhelum

Q. Punjab is derived from two words, Punj meaning ___ and Aab meaning ___.

1. river, five
2. five, river
3. mountain, five
4. five, mountain

Q. Which of the following rivers flows through East Punjab?

1. Jhelum and Sutlej
2. Beas and Sutlej
3. Chenab and Jhelum
4. Ravi and Beas

Q. Assertion (A): The word 'Punjab' translates to as 'the land of the six rivers'.
Reason (R): The word 'Punj’ means six and ‘Aab’ means water in the Persian language.

1. Both A and R are false.
2. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
3. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. The word 'Punjab' stands for .

1. land of five rivers
2. land of five senses
3. land of five valleys

Q.

Which of the following are five rivers of Punjab?

1. Indus, Ganga, Satluj, Beas and Ravi
2. Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
3. Ravi, Beas, Yamuna, Ganga and Indus
4. Indus, Satluj, Ganga, Beas and Satluj

Q. The district of Rohtak became a part of in 1966 during the reorganisation of states on linguistic grounds.

1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Himachal Pradesh

Q. Which among the following rivers of Punjab are not a part of India anymore?

1. Satluj
2. Beas
3. Chenab
4. Ravi

Q.

What does Punjab means?

1. A land of five oceans
2. A land of five lakes
3. A land of five ponds
4. A land of five rivers

Q. This is the longest of the five tributaries of the river Indus from which Punjab gets its name. It crosses Himachal Pradesh before entering Punjab. It receives the Beas river before entering Pakistan. Identify this river.

1. Sutlej
2. Beas
3. Ravi
4. Jhelum

Q. The _____ river does not flow through West Punjab in Pakistan.

1. Ravi
2. Chenab
3. Jhelum
4. Sutlej

Q. The rivers of Punjab served as both barriers for invaders and and as trade routes.

1. True
2. False

Q. The five rivers that flow through Punjab are the Indus, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, and Yamuna.

1. True
2. False