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Questions : Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
(Reservoir) (State)
A. Bhadra 1. Karnataka
B. Bhavani Sagar 2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Gandhi Sagar 3. Rajasthan
D. Rana Pratap Sagar 4. Tamil Nadu
Codes: A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 2 1 3

(c) 1 4 2 3

(d) 3 4 2 1

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Baglihar Hydroelectric power project, is located in

a) Maharashtra

b) Odisha

c) West Bengal

d) Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched between Dam/Lake & River?

a) Kolleru Lake - Krishna

b) Ukai Reservior - Tapti

c) Wular Lake – Jhelum

d) Govind Sagar - Satluj

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river ?

a) Chambal

b) Kosi

c) Sutlej

d) Krishna

Answer: (d)

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the world's largest masonry dam at the time of its construction, which is built across Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar in Guntur district & Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh.

It was the earliest in the series of large infrastructure projects initiated for the Green Revolution in India; it also is one of the earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydro-electric projects in India.

Question : 4

Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ?

a) Krishna

b) Ganga

c) Narmada

d) Godavari

Answer: (b)

The Ganges is the longest river of India and is the second greatest river in the world by water discharge. In November 2008, it was declared a "National River".

Question : 5

Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river

a) Brahmaputra

b) Hooghly

c) Sone

d) Teesta

Answer: (a)

Guwahati — formerly known as Pragjyotishpura and Durjoya in ancient Assam, and Gauhati in the modern era — is an ancient urban area, the largest city of Assam, the largest metropolitan area in northeastern, one of the fastest developing cities in India and often referred to as "gateway" of the North East Region.

It is also the third-largest city in Eastern India after Kolkata and Patna respectively. The city is between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau.

Question : 6

The ‘Gurudongmar Lake’ named after Guru Padmasambhava is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is situated in the Indian State of

a) Uttarakhand

b) Tripura

c) Sikkim

d) Meghalaya

Answer: (c)

The ‘Gurudongmar Lake’ named after Guru Padmasambhava is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is situated in the Indian state of Sikkim.

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