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Questions : Which of the following is the oldest hydropower station in India?

(a) Machkund

(b) Pallivasar

(c) Shiva Samudram

(d) Mayurakshi

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

River Tel is a tributary of which of the following rivers?

a) Ghaghara

b) Gandak

c) Kamla

d) Bagmati

e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer: (e)

The Tel river flows in Nabrangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Sonapur District in Odisha : Tel is an important tributary of Mahanadi.

Question : 2

Chilika lake is located in

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Odisha

c) Tamil Nadu

d) West Bengal

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

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

List I List II
A. Mettur 1. Tamil Nadu
B. Mayurakshi 2. Andhra Pradesh
C. Nagarjuna Sagar 3. West Bengal
D. Hirakud 4. Odisha
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 3 1 4 2

d) 1 3 2 4

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

Damodar is a tributary of river

a) Hooghly

b) Padma

c) Swaranrekha

d) Ganga

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

River Tel is a tributary of which of the following rivers?

a) Ghaghara

b) Gandak

c) None of these

d) Bagmati

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?

a) Checking silting of Kolkata Port

b) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port

c) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

d) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh

Answer: (c)

The Farakka Barrage was created by India in 1975 to divert water from the Ganges River to the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system. It was designed to check water flow to Bangladesh by diverting water from the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin.

Besides, it aimed to serve the need for preservation and maintenance of the Kolkata Port by improving the regime and navigability of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system.

It aimed to flush out the sediment deposition from the Kolkata harbour and thus prevent erosion of Kolkata port.

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