Practice Quiz set 1 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The river on which the reservoir for Indira Gandhi Canal has been built is
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The Indira Gandhi Canal starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state. The reservoir for the canal is built on the Sutlej River.
Q-2) In which state of India, the maximum area is irrigated by Tubewells?
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Q-3) Which State has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation ?
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Gujarat has the largest proportion of its net irrigated area under well irrigation. Uttar Pradesh has the largest area under irrigation in terms of total acreage.
Q-4) The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
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The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River just upstream of Talwara in the state of Himachal Pradesh. he purpose of the dam is water storage for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. At the time of its completion, the Pong Dam was the tallest of its type in India.
Q-5) Which river in Bihar changed its course in the year 2008 and caused calamity?
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Q-6) The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ?
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The Chenab Bridge is an arch bridge under construction iSn India. It spans the Chenab River between Bakkal and Kauri, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Q-7) The river known as Padma in Bangladesh is
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The Padma is the name used in Bangladesh for a major transboundary river, known in India as the main distributary of the Ganges, the river system that originated in the western Himalayas.
The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj.
Q-8) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Place)
(Confluence of Rivers)
A. Rudraprayag
1. Bhagirathi - Alaknanda
B. Karnaprayag
2. Mandakini - Alaknanda
C. Devprayag
3. Alaknanda - Pindar
Codes: A B C
| List I | List II |
| (Place) | (Confluence of Rivers) |
| A. Rudraprayag | 1. Bhagirathi - Alaknanda |
| B. Karnaprayag | 2. Mandakini - Alaknanda |
| C. Devprayag | 3. Alaknanda - Pindar |
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Q-9) Which of the following rivers does not make estuary?
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Q-10) Which one of the following rivers is called the Ganga of South?
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