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Questions : Which of the following lakes of India is located in Jammu and Kashmir?

(a) Kolleru lake

(b) Anchar lake

(c) Hamirsar lake

(d) Phuljhar lake

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

Surface water resources are highest in

a) North-Eastern India

b) Peninsular India

c) Indus plains

d) Ganga plains

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Which river in Bihar changed its course in the year 2008 and caused calamity?

a) Gandak

b) Kosi

c) Ghaghra

d) Ganga

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed.

List I List II
(Dam) (River)
A. Ukai 1. Mahanadi
B. Rana Pratap Sagar 2. Ravi
C. Thein 3. Chambal
D. Hiracud 4. Tapti
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 2 4 3

b) 2 1 3 4

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 4 3 2 1

Answer: (d)

  • Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the largest reservoir in Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabh Sagar.
  • The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 53.8 metres height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan.
  • The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab.
  • Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built-in 1957, the dam is one of the world’s longest earthen dam.

Question : 4

The town which is situated at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is

a) Deo Prayag

b) Vishnu Prayag

c) Karna Prayag

d) Rudra Prayag

Answer: (a)

The Alaknanda rises at the confluence and feet of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand near the border with Tibet.

The headwaters of the Bhagirathi are formed at Gaumukh, at the foot of the Gangotri glacier and Khatling glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya. These two sacred rivers join to form the Ganges (Ganga) in Devprayag.

Question : 5

‘Govind Ballabh Sagar’ is located in

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Bihar

c) Orissa

d) Uttara Khand

Answer: (a)

Govind Ballabh Sagar is located in Uttar Pradesh.

Question : 6

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

a) 2 3 1

b) 3 2 1

c) 2 1 3

d) 1 3 2

Answer: (a)

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