MCQs on rivers of Bhutan

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Which is the longest river in Bhutan?
- A) Wangchhu
- B) Drangme Chhu
- C) Punatsangchhu
- D) Amo Chhu
  Answer: B) Drangme Chhu
Which river flows through the capital city, Thimphu?
- A) Wangchhu
- B) Punatsangchhu
- C) Manas River
- D) Drangme Chhu
  Answer: A) Wangchhu
Which river is known as the Sunkosh River in India?
- A) Punatsangchhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Amo Chhu
- D) Mangde Chhu
  Answer: A) Punatsangchhu
Which river forms part of Bhutan’s border with India?
- A) Wangchhu
- B) Drangme Chhu
- C) Manas River
- D) Mangde Chhu
  Answer: C) Manas River
Which river flows through Phuentsholing in Bhutan?
- A) Amo Chhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Drangme Chhu
  Answer: A) Amo Chhu
Which river is a major tributary of the Brahmaputra River?
- A) Manas River
- B) Punatsangchhu
- C) Drangme Chhu
- D) Amo Chhu
  Answer: C) Drangme Chhu
The Punatsangchhu River is important for which type of energy production?
- A) Solar power
- B) Hydroelectric power
- C) Wind power
- D) Thermal power
  Answer: B) Hydroelectric power
Which river is also known as the Torsa River in Bhutan?
- A) Manas River
- B) Amo Chhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Wangchhu
  Answer: B) Amo Chhu
Which river originates in the northern part of Bhutan and flows southward into India?
- A) Drangme Chhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Punatsangchhu
- D) Mangde Chhu
  Answer: A) Drangme Chhu
Which river is famous for the Jigme Dorji National Park?
- A) Wangchhu
- B) Punatsangchhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Manas River
  Answer: A) Wangchhu
Which river flows through the Trongsa district of Bhutan?
- A) Punatsangchhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Drangme Chhu
  Answer: C) Mangde Chhu
Which river forms the largest watershed in eastern Bhutan?
- A) Mangde Chhu
- B) Drangme Chhu
- C) Punatsangchhu
- D) Amo Chhu
  Answer: B) Drangme Chhu
The Amo Chhu River is important for trade with which country?
- A) India
- B) China
- C) Nepal
- D) Bangladesh
  Answer: A) India
Which river is associated with the Punakha Dzong?
- A) Mangde Chhu
- B) Punatsangchhu
- C) Wangchhu
- D) Drangme Chhu
  Answer: B) Punatsangchhu
The Mangde Chhu River is located primarily in which region of Bhutan?
- A) Eastern Bhutan
- B) Southern Bhutan
- C) Central Bhutan
- D) Northern Bhutan
  Answer: C) Central Bhutan
Which river is a tributary of the Manas River?
- A) Punatsangchhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Amo Chhu
  Answer: C) Mangde Chhu
Which river is known for its clean and fast-flowing waters, making it ideal for rafting?
- A) Drangme Chhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Punatsangchhu
  Answer: D) Punatsangchhu
The Manas River is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its association with which national park?
- A) Jigme Dorji National Park
- B) Manas National Park
- C) Royal Manas National Park
- D) Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
  Answer: C) Royal Manas National Park
Which river’s basin covers the majority of western Bhutan?
- A) Punatsangchhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Drangme Chhu
- D) Amo Chhu
  Answer: B) Wangchhu
Which river plays a major role in the hydroelectric power projects along Bhutan’s southern border?
- A) Amo Chhu
- B) Punatsangchhu
- C) Wangchhu
- D) Drangme Chhu
  Answer: B) Punatsangchhu
Which river has a key role in the agricultural irrigation of Bhutan’s central valleys?
- A) Drangme Chhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Manas River
  Answer: C) Mangde Chhu
The Drangme Chhu is part of which larger river system?
- A) Mekong River
- B) Brahmaputra River
- C) Ganges River
- D) Yangtze River
  Answer: B) Brahmaputra River
Which river flows through Bhutan’s southern plains into India, where it is known as the Sankosh River?
- A) Wangchhu
- B) Drangme Chhu
- C) Punatsangchhu
- D) Mangde Chhu
  Answer: C) Punatsangchhu
Which river in Bhutan is closely associated with the ancient Buddhist monastery, Paro Taktsang?
- A) Punatsangchhu
- B) Wangchhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Drangme Chhu
  Answer: B) Wangchhu
Which river flows through the town of Samdrup Jongkhar in eastern Bhutan?
- A) Drangme Chhu
- B) Amo Chhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Manas River
  Answer: D) Manas River
The Punatsangchhu River is a result of the confluence of which two rivers?
- A) Thimchhu and Chhubachhu
- B) Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu
- C) Wangchhu and Amo Chhu
- D) Drangme Chhu and Sunkosh Chhu
  Answer: B) Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu
Which river originates in the Tibetan Plateau and flows into Bhutan?
- A) Drangme Chhu
- B) Amo Chhu
- C) Punatsangchhu
- D) Manas River
  Answer: A) Drangme Chhu
Which river supports several rice-growing valleys in western Bhutan?
- A) Wangchhu
- B) Amo Chhu
- C) Mangde Chhu
- D) Drangme Chhu
  Answer: A) Wangchhu
Which river is known for its biodiversity and supports the endangered Golden Langur in Bhutan?
- A) Punatsangchhu
- B) Drangme Chhu
- C) Wangchhu
- D) Manas River
  Answer: D) Manas River
Which river in Bhutan has several hydroelectric power plants along its course?
- A) Mangde Chhu
- B) Punatsangchhu
- C) Wangchhu
- D) Drangme Chhu
  Answer: B) Punatsangchhu

River Name	Length (approx.)	Regions/Provinces	Significance
Drangme Chhu	610 km	Eastern Bhutan	Longest river in Bhutan; part of the Brahmaputra River system, important for agriculture and trade.
Wangchhu	370 km	Western Bhutan	Flows through Thimphu, the capital city; key for irrigation, drinking water, and small hydroelectric projects.
Punatsangchhu	320 km	Central and Western Bhutan	Major river for hydroelectric power, formed by the confluence of Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu near Punakha.
Amo Chhu	120 km	Southern Bhutan	Also known as the Torsa River; flows through Phuentsholing, a major town near the India-Bhutan border.
Manas River	376 km	Eastern and Southern Bhutan	Important for biodiversity; part of the Manas National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site; flows into India.
Mangde Chhu	260 km	Central Bhutan	Flows through Trongsa District; important for hydroelectric projects and agriculture in central Bhutan.
Pho Chhu	100 km	Western Bhutan	Tributary of Punatsangchhu; flows near Punakha Dzong, a historical and cultural landmark of Bhutan.
Mo Chhu	105 km	Western Bhutan	Tributary of Punatsangchhu; joins with Pho Chhu at Punakha, where Punakha Dzong is located.
Kuri Chhu	285 km	Eastern Bhutan	Tributary of Drangme Chhu, flows through the Mongar district; used for hydroelectric power generation.
Dangme Chhu	390 km	Northeastern Bhutan	Major river of eastern Bhutan; forms part of the Drangme Chhu watershed and flows into the Brahmaputra River system.