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Questions : The snow-covered Ghepan Lake is located in

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Sikkim

(c) Jammu & Kashmir

(d) Uttarakhand

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

The Snow - covered Ghepan Lake is located in Himachal Pradesh.

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Question : 1

Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?

a) Godavari and Krishna

b) Mahanadi and Son

c) Narmada and Tapti

d) Cauvery and Tungabhadra

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Which of the following rivers flows from south to north?

a) Krishna

b) Mahanadi

c) Ganga

d) Son

Answer: (d)

The Son originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, just east of the headwater of the Narmada River, and flows north-northwest through Madhya Pradesh state before turning sharply eastward where it encounters the southwest-northeast running Kaimur Range.

The Son river at 784 kilometres (487 mi) long, is one of the largest rivers of India. Its chief tributaries are the Rihand and the North Koel.

Question : 3

The river Ganga has two major sources—

a) Bhagirathi and Yamuna

b) Bhagirathi and Saraswati

c) Alakananda and Gandak

d) Bhagirathi and Alaka-nanada

Answer: (d)

The name Ganges is used for the river between the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, in the Himalayas, and the India-Bangladesh border, near the Farakka Barrage and the first bifurcation of the river.

The river's source is usually assumed to be the source of the Bhagirathi River, Gangotri Glacier at Gomukh, and its mouth being the mouth of the Meghna River on the Bay of Bengal.

Sometimes the source of the Ganges is considered to be at Haridwar, where its Himalayan headwater streams debouch onto the Gangetic Plain.

Question : 4

Which city will get water from Telugu Ganga Project?

a) Madras

b) Banglore

c) Tiruchirappali

d) Madurai

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(River) (Tributary)
A. Ganga 1. Bhima
B. Godavari 2. Ken
C. Krishna 3. Manjra
D. Yamuna 4. Son
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Multipurpose Project) (Rivers)
A. Idukki 1. Betwa
B. Matatilla 2. Godavari
C. Nagarjuna Sagar 3. Krishna
D. Pochampad 4. Periyar
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 1 3 4

b) 4 1 3 2

c) 1 3 4 2

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (b)

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