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Questions : Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Gujarat

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Madhya Pradesh

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

The Narmada basin, hemmed between Vindhya and Satpura ranges, extends over an area of 98,796 km2 and lies between east longitudes 72 degrees 32' to 81 degrees 45' and north latitudes 21 degrees 20' to 23 degrees 45' lying on the northern extremity of the Deccan Plateau.

The basin covers large areas in the states of Madhya Pradesh (86%), Gujarat (14%) and a comparatively smaller area (2%) in Maharashtra.

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Question : 1

Which range acts as a water divide between Yamuna and Son?

a) Kaimur

b) Maikal

c) Mukundwara

d) Bhander

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Hundru falls is formed on

a) Cauvery

b) Suvarnarekha

c) None of the above

d) Indravati

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to

a) Orissa and West Bengal

b) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

c) Kerala and Karnataka

d) Gujarat and Maharashtra

Answer: (b)

Rihand dam is the largest multi-purpose project of Uttar Pradesh. The water collected in the Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir is diverted to the Son canal which irrigates about 2.5 lakh hectares of the agricultural land in Champaran, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar.

Question : 4

The ‘sorrow of Bihar’ is

a) Kosi

b) Son

c) Gandak

d) Damodar

Answer: (a)

Kosi is known as the "sorrow of Bihar", as it has caused widespread human suffering in the past due to flooding and very frequent changes in the course when it flows from Nepal to Bihar. Over the last 250 years, the Kosi River has shifted its course over 120 km from east to west.

Its unstable nature has been attributed to the heavy silt it carries during the monsoon season and flooding in India has extreme effects.

Question : 5

In the map shown in the given figure, rivers labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively are

a) Kosi, Ganga, Gomati and Ghaghara

b) Gandak, Ganga, Gomati and Ghaghara

c) Teesta, Gomati, Ghaghara and Kosi

d) Kosi, Gomati, Ghaghara and Gandak

Answer: (b)

Question : 6

Match the following.

List I List II
(Dams) (States)
A. Farakka 1. West Bengal
B. Ghatprabha 2. Odisha
C. Hirakud 3. Gujarat
D. Kakrapar 4. Karnataka
Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 1 4 2 3

Answer: (d)

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