MCQs on Waterfalls of India | JKSSB Mock Test

🌊 Waterfalls of India – Complete Notes

1. Waterfalls are important geomorphological features formed when rivers flow over a vertical drop.
2. They are significant for:
   • Tourism
   • Hydroelectric projects
   • SSC/JKSSB/UPSC Exams

🗺️ Famous Waterfalls of India

1. Kunchikal Falls – Karnataka (455 m) – Highest waterfall in India
2. Barehipani Falls – Odisha (Simlipal NP) – 399 m – Second highest
3. Nohkalikai Falls – Meghalaya – 340 m – Highest plunge waterfall
4. Dudhsagar Falls – Goa – 310 m – Looks like flowing milk
5. Jog Falls – Karnataka – 253 m – Segmented waterfall
6. Langshiang Falls – Meghalaya – 337 m – Less known but very high
7. Meenmutty Falls – Kerala – 300 m – Tallest in Kerala
8. Athirapally Falls – Kerala – 80 m – Niagara of India
9. Hogenakkal Falls – Tamil Nadu – 20 m – Known for medicinal baths
10. Chitrakote Falls – Chhattisgarh – 29 m – Niagara of Central India

📌 SSC CGL 2022: Highest waterfall in India – Kunchikal Falls

⚙️ Types of Waterfalls

1. Plunge Type – Nohkalikai Falls
2. Segmented Type – Jog Falls
3. Block Type – Dudhsagar Falls
4. Cataract Type – Athirapally Falls
5. Fan Type – Kutralam Falls

📍 State-wise Important Waterfalls

1. Karnataka: Kunchikal, Jog, Shivasamudram
2. Kerala: Athirapally, Meenmutty, Soochipara
3. Tamil Nadu: Hogenakkal, Kutralam
4. Meghalaya: Nohkalikai, Langshiang
5. Odisha: Barehipani, Joranda
6. Chhattisgarh: Chitrakote Falls
7. Jharkhand: Hundru Falls, Jonha Falls
8. Goa: Dudhsagar Falls

🌊 Rivers Associated with Waterfalls

1. Jog Falls – Sharavathi River
2. Dudhsagar Falls – Mandovi River
3. Athirapally Falls – Chalakudy River
4. Hogenakkal Falls – Kaveri River
5. Hundru Falls – Subarnarekha River
6. Shivasamudram Falls – Kaveri River
7. Chitrakote Falls – Indravati River

🔍 SSC/JKSSB Previous Year One-Liners

1. Highest waterfall in India – Kunchikal Falls
2. Niagara of India in Central India – Chitrakote Falls
3. Athirapally Falls is in – Kerala
4. Nohkalikai Falls is in – Meghalaya
5. First Hydroelectric Power Station – Shivasamudram Falls (1902)
6. Dudhsagar Falls is on which river? – Mandovi River

📝 Quick Revision Points

1. Kunchikal Falls – Highest in India (455 m)
2. Nohkalikai Falls – Highest plunge fall (340 m)
3. Jog Falls – Segmented fall in Karnataka
4. Chitrakote Falls – Mini Niagara of India (Chhattisgarh)
5. Athirapally Falls – Niagara of South India (Kerala)
6. Dudhsagar Falls – Milk-like waterfall in Goa

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