indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada River near Navagam, Gujarat, India. It is the largest dam and part of the Narmada Valley Project, a large hydraulic engineering project involving the construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi-purpose dams on the Narmada River.

The project took form in 1979 as part of a development scheme to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity. It is the 30th largest dams planned on the river Narmada, Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) is the largest structure to be built.

Answer: (a)

The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a transboundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia.

With its origin from Talung Tso Lake in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (including the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh (India) where it is known as Dihang or Siang.

It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna ( not to be mistaken with Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Padma, the main distributary of the Ganges, then the Meghna, before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

Answer: (c)

Vembanad Lake of Kerala is the longest lake in India with a length of 95.6 km. Besides, with a surface area of 2033 km², it is the largest lake in Kerala and spans several districts of the state. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is conducted in a portion of the lake.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)