Glaciers of Nepal

1. Glaciers at highest altitude of the world ? Khumbu
2. How much deep is Khumbu Glacier ? 400m
3. Hanku,Nagumpa,Dholamba,Gojumpa,Tharpuchuli Amadablam,Langtang,Nopchu,Yalung,Hidden Valley are other glaciers of Nepal. 

Image of Khumbu Glacier

Some information about Lakes in Nepal

1. Where is Fewa lake? Pokhara,Kaski District
2. Area of Fewa lake ? 435 Hector
3. Length,Breadth and Height : 4.8 K.M,1.5 K.M and 24 m respectively.
4. Fewa lake is famous for its scenery and boating. 
5. Which temple is located in middle of Fewa Lake ? Barahi
6. Where is Rara lake situated ? Mugu Districts 
7. Altitude of Rara lake from Mean Sea Level ? 3200 m
8. Rara lake is also called Mahendra lake. 
9. Area covered by Rara lake :- 10.8 Sq K.M
10. Length,Breadth and Height of Rara lake:-5.2 k.m,2.4 k.m,167 m in height.
11. Where is Gosaikunda lake situated ? Rasuwa District
12. At what altitude Gosaikunda is located from MSL ? 4602 m
13. Gosaikunda lake if famous for religious values. 
14. Which lake is located on highest altitude of Nepal? Tilicho Lake
15. Where is Tilicho Lake ? Manang District
16. At what height Tilicho  lake is located ?4919m
17. Tilicho lake is 4 km long and 1.2 km wide.
18. Where is Bishazari lake ? Chitwan
19. Area covere by Bishazari lake ? 150 Hector
20. Where is Rupa Lake and Begnas Lake :Kaski
21. Area of Rupa Lake ? 120 Hector
22. How deepest is Rupa Lake ? 4.5 m
23. Begnas lake is 7.5 m deep,at what altitude is located ?677m
24. Where is Phoksundo lake?Dolpa
25. Where is Indrasarowar lake located ?Makwanpur
26. Who built Rani Pokhari? Pratap Malla
27. Where is Bulbule Lake:Surkhet
28. Where is Jhilmila Lake ? Kanchanpur
29. Where is Nag Daha ? Lalitpur
30. Bahula Pokhari is located at Sindupalchowk
31. Jakhira lake is biggest lake of Lumbini zone and is located in which district ? Kapilvastu
32. Where is Rani Lake ? Kanchanpur
33. Gajedi Lake is located in Gajedi VDC of Rupandehi district.
34. Where is Surma SArowar ?Bajhang
35. Dudh Pokhai is located at Lamjung
36. Where is Mai Pokhari ? Illam

Places of Nepal in River Banks

             Cities:Rivers

1. Kathmandu:Bagmati
2. Damak:Ratuwa
3. Dhanusha:Hardinath
4. Bhadrapur:Mechi
5. Pokhara:Seti
6. Mahendranagar:Mahakali
7. Tumlingtar: Arun
8. Jumla:Tila
9. Butwal:Tinau
10. Dhangadi:Mohana
11. Birendranagar:Nikash Khola
12. Biratnagar:Bakraha
13. Tulsipur:Patukhola

Historical and Ancient names of some Rivers of Nepal

1. Arun:Mahaprabha
2. Karnali:Pancheswori
3. Manohara:Manimati
4. Dhobikhola: Rudramati
5. Trishuli:Haraganga ,Dharmadhara
6. Tukucha:Ichumati
7. Daraudi:Biswadhara
8. Hanumante: Hanumanti
9. Marshyangdi: Sitprabha
10. Budigandaki:Yasodhara

Major Rivers of Nepal -Karnali

1. Longest River of Nepal :- Karnali
2. Second biggest river after Saptakoshi : Karnali
3. Total length of Karnali :-507 K.M
4. Coverage of Karnali River: Dhaulagiri Mountain on East to West of Nepal
5. Assistant River of Karnali: Total 7 (Humla Karnali,Mugu Karnali,Thulo Bheri,Sano Bheri,Seti,Tila and Budiganga)
6. Smallest and Biggest assiting rivers:
7. Origin of  Humla Karnali:Tibet
8. Origin of Mugu Karnali : Ladhak Mountain
9. Origin of river Seti :Api,Saipal and Byas Mountain
10. Origin of Kaligandaki:-Kanjirowa Mountain
11. Origin of Sano Bheri :- Dhaulagiri Mountain
12. Annual water flow Capacity:-1316 Cubic Meter Per Sec
13. Karnali river in India is called :-Ghagra
14. Electricity generating capacity:-32000 MW

Other two major Rivers are Saptakoshi and Saptagandaki

Major rivers of Nepal-Saptagandaki

1. Total length of Satagandaki:338 k.m
2. Deepest river of Nepal;-Saptagandaki
3. Assistant Rivers:Total 7(Kaligandaki,Budigandaki,Setigandaki,Madi,Daraudi,Marshyangdi and Trishuli)
4. Biggest and smallest assisting rivers: Kaligandaki and Trishuli respectively.
5. Coverage of Satagandaki :Lantang in the East to Dhaulagiri Mountain in the West.
6. Origin of Kaligandaki: Mustang Bhot Mountain
7. Origin of Madi:Annapurna Mountain
8. Origin of Daraudi: Manaslu Mountain
9. Historical name of Kaligandaki :Hariganga
10. Historical  name of river Trishuli: Haraganga
11. Kaligandaki and Trishuli mixes in place Devghat and is called Harihar Area (Religious Place)
12. The only river where we can find Shaligram in the world ? Kaligandaki
13. The deepest gorge of the World ?:-The gorge of Kaligandaki (18000 ft),Myagdi,Dana VDC
14. Electricity generating capacity of Saptagandaki ? -21000 MW
15. Annual water flow Capacity :-1713 Cubic Meter Per Sec

Other 2 main rivers of Nepal are Saptakoshi and Karnali

Major Rivers of Nepal- Saptakoshi

1. What is the length of river Saptakoshi ?- 702 K.M
2. Area covered by Saptakoshi? Kanchanjunga of East to Langtang of West
3. Annual Flow Capacity :-1564 Cubic Meter Per Sec
4. Assisting Rivers of Saptakoshi : Sunkoshi,Dudhkoshi,Indrawati,Tamakoshi,Arun,Tamor and Likhu.
5. Smallest and Biggest assisting rivers of Saptakoshi are  Likhu  and Arun respectively. 
6. Origin of Indrawati,Likhu,Dudhkoshi and Tamor : Jugal Mountain, Rolwaling Mountain,Mahalangur Mountain and Kumbhakarna Mountain respetively. 
7. Saptakoshi in India is called ? -Damodar
8. Damodar in India is also known as "Sorrow of Bihar".
9. Total electricity generating capacity : 
10. How many doors are there in Koshi Barrage to control water flow ? 56
11. When was Koshi Barrage build ? 1962 A.D

Other two major rivers of Nepal are  SAPTAGANDAKI AND KARNALI. Click on the link to know about them. 

Water Resources of Nepal | GK about Nepal | Gk question for Nepal | Nepal Gk in English.

Nepal is second richest country in water resources after Brazil in the world and number one in Asia. 7.06 percent of Nepal's land is covered by water. Mountains are the main source of water in Nepal. 

1. Rivers in Nepal:- More than 1000 of more than 11 km
2. Three biggest rivers of Nepal: Koshi,Gandaki and Karnali
3. How much water storage capacity is calculated in all rivers of Nepal? :-202000 Million Cubic Meter
4. Koshi,Gandaki and Karnali almost cover how much water storage ? 74% ie 148000 Million Cubic Meter
5. How much electricity is supposed to be generated from the rivers of Nepal theoretically ?83000 MW
6. How much electricity  is estimated to generate both technically and financially ? 42000 MW
7. It is estimated that there are around 6000 rivers in territory of Nepal.

Nepal rivers are divided into three categories based on their storage,velocity and importance. They are as follows: 

• First Class River
• Second Class River
• Third Class River

1. Which rivers falls under First Class River :Saptakoshi,Saptagandaki and Karnali
2. What are the rivers under Second class: Mechi,Kankai,Triyuga,Kamala,Bagmati,Banganga,Tinau,Rapti,Babai,Mohana etc 
3. Rivers under Third Class River :Tilave,Jamuni,Hardinath,Sunsaari,Arjun etc
4. First class rivers flow with big amount of water throughout the year and originated from snowy mountains. 
5. Second class rivers are originated from Mahabharat range  and flow continuously though water volume is high during rainy season and gradually decrease during winter. 
6. Third class rivers originates from Shivalik Range which volume rises high in monsoon and very lessor almost dry during winter.

There are 3 main rivers of Nepal : Saptakoshi, Saptagandaki and Karnali.

Quiz about water and River Resources of Nepal

1. Which river is also known as the name of Uttarbahini ? Karmanasaha
2. Longest Glacier of  Nepal?-Khumbu 32 k.m
3. From where Saptakoshi mixes with river Ganges ? Karselama,Bihar
4. Where do we find Shaligram in Nepal ?-River bank of Kaligandaki
5. Origin place of river Budigandaki ? -Ganesh Himal
6. Origin of river Bagmati ?Bagdwar
7. What is the altitude of Tilico Lake ?4919 m from MSL
8. Sanskrit name of river Arun ?Mahaprabha
9. Origin of river Bhisnumati ?-Sapan Tirtha
10. Origin of river Kankai ? Mahabharat Parbat

Branches of Geography

The branch of Geography is vague and vast. So it can be divided into many parts for simplifications. The main branch of geography are:

1. Human Geography
2. Physical Geography
3. Regional Geography
4. Applied Geography
5. Cartography
6. Historical Geography.  

Further more Human geography are further classified in many parts as:

• Economic Geography
• Population Geography
• Religion Geography
• Medical Geography
• Political Geography
• Agricultural Geography
• Transportation Geography
• Urban Geography