Rajasthan Quiz: Rivers and Lakes of Rajasthan

It rises at Janapav hill near Mhow in the Vindhyan range of Madhya Pradesh, enters Rajasthan in Chittorgarh district and flows past Kota, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli and Dholpur to join the Yamuna, and because it is fed by the heavier rainfall of the Malwa plateau it carries water through…

The Banas runs about 480 kilometres north-east across the state and joins the Chambal at Rameshwar Ghat in Sawai Madhopur, gathering the Berach, Kothari, Khari, Dai, Morel and Kalisil on the way, and its name means the hope of the forest.

The Luni begins in the Naga hills near Ajmer and is called the Sagarmati in its first stretch; after the Sarsuti joins it near Govindgarh the combined stream is called the Luni, and it finally spreads into the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

It rises in the Shivalik hills near Kalka, enters Rajasthan at Talwara in Hanumangarh district and loses itself in the sands near Suratgarh and Anupgarh, so it never reaches the sea and is called the dead river; its dry bed is known locally as the Nali, and Harappan sites such…

The Bisalpur dam stands on the Banas in Tonk district and supplies drinking water to Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk and the towns between them, which makes it the most important water project of eastern Rajasthan.

The Mahi enters Rajasthan from Madhya Pradesh in Banswara district, where it is dammed as the Mahi Bajaj Sagar, a joint project of Rajasthan and Gujarat; the river is called the Ganga of Vagad and receives the Som, the Jakham and the Anas.

The lake spreads over the districts of Jaipur, Nagaur and Ajmer, is fed by the Mendha, Rupangarh, Khari and Khandel streams, has been worked for salt for centuries and was declared a Ramsar site in 1990, drawing flamingos in winter.

The correct answer is A, Maharana Jai Singh of Mewar, who dammed the Gomti river in the late seventeenth century to make the lake in Udaipur district; it is the largest artificial freshwater lake of Rajasthan and is surrounded by the Jaisamand wildlife sanctuary, with marble pavilions and the Hawa…

Nakki lake lies at Mount Abu, the only hill station of Rajasthan, in Sirohi district, and the local story that it was dug out with nails gives it its name; Toad Rock stands on its edge and the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were immersed in it.

Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur, once the duck shooting reserve of the Bharatpur rulers, was listed in 1981 and is also a World Heritage Site famous for its winter migratory birds; the Sambhar salt lake was listed in 1990 and attracts flamingos.