indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following statements is not true?

a) Narmada rises from Amarkantak region

b) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjra river

c) Penganga is tributary of the Godavari

d) Ghaggar’s water is utilised in the Indira Gandhi Canal

Question : 2

The Almatti dam is on the river

a) Cauvery

b) Krishna

c) Mahanadi

d) Godavari

Question : 3

The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at

a) Shivasamudram

b) Ramagundam

c) Mettur

d) Nizam Sagar

Question : 4

The water-carrying capacity of Farakka canal is

a) 70,000 Cusecs

b) 40,000 Cusecs

c) 35,000 Cusecs

d) 75,000 Cusecs

Question : 5

‘Teesta hydropower project’ is located in which state?

a) Uttarakhand

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Sikkim

d) Himachal Pradesh

Question : 6

The Narmada Valley lies between which of the following mountain ranges?

a) Satpura and Aravalli

b) Satpura and Vindhyachal

c) Vindhyachal and Aravalli

d) Bhander and Maikal