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

Question : 1

Which was the first hydel power project in India ?

a) Paikara in Tamil Nadu

b) Siva Samudram in Karnataka

c) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh

d) Pallivasal in Kerala

Question : 2

What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme’?

1. Prevention of soil run off
2. Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of ground water level
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1 and 2

Question : 3

The Brahmaputra originates from which of the following glaciers?

a) Gangotri

b) Yamu notri

c) Angsi

d) Siachen

Question : 4

Shiva Samudram Hydropower project is located in

a) Kerala

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Karnataka

d) Tamil Nadu

Question : 5

Himachal Pradesh dam is now being built over the river Sutluj. What is the main purpose of building the dam?

a) To provide water for irrigation in Himachal Pradesh

b) Fisheries

c) Afforestation in the runoff region

d) To check the flow of silts in Bhakhara dam

Question : 6

Meja Dam is constructed on

a) Mansi river

b) Parvati river

c) Khari river

d) Kothari river