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Questions : Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas ?

(a) Sindu

(b) Saraswathi

(c) Ganga

(d) Yamuna

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

The Trans-Himalayan Rivers originate beyond the Great Himalayas. These are the Indus, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra rivers. The Trans Himalayan Indus River rises near the Mansarovar Lake on the Tibetan plateau.

It enters the Himalayas in southeastern Ladakh near its confluence with the River Gurtang at an elevation of 4,200 m.

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Question : 1

Harike Barrage (the source of water for Indira Gandhi Canal) is at the confluence of the rivers

a) Jhelum and Chenab

b) Chenab and Satluj

c) Beas and Satluj

d) Ravi and Beas

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

Bhakra Nangal is a joint project of

a) Haryana, Punjab and Delhi

b) Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab

c) Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan

d) Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Which one of the following is not a lagoon?

a) Chilika lake

b) Periyar lake

c) Pulicat lake

d) Ashtamudi lake

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river

a) Krishna

b) Periyar

c) Tungabhadra

d) Godavari

Answer: (b)

The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on the river Periyar in Kerala.

Question : 5

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

List I List II
(Doab) (Rivers)
A. Bist Doab 1. Between Ravi and Chenab
B. Bari Doab 2. Between Ravi and Beas
C. Rachna Doab 3. Between Beas and Satluj
D. Chaj Doab 4. Between Chenab and Jhelum
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 1 4 2 3

d) 3 2 1 4

Answer: (d)

(a) Bist Doab     - 3. Between Beas and Satluj

(b) Bari Doab     - 2. Between Ravi and Beas

(c) Rachna Doab - 1. Between Ravi and Chenab

(d) Chaj Doab     - 4 Between Chenab and Jhelum

Question : 6

Kalpong Hydroelectric Power Project is located in

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Meghalaya

c) Sikkim

d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Answer: (d)

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