indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

The Almatti Dam is a dam project on the Krishna River in North Karnataka, India which was completed in July 2005. The dam is located on the edge of the Bijapur and Bagalkot districts.

The height of the Almatti dam was originally restricted to 52.26 meters by the Supreme Court of India.

Answer: (c)

Immediately after independence, policy planners sought a solution to the recurring flood menace faced by the people of North Bihar from the Kosi and other rivers flowing from Nepal to India. The Kosi project was thus conceptualized (based on investigations between 1946 to 1955), in three continuous interlinked stages.

The third part envisaged a high multipurpose dam within Nepal at Barakshetra to provide a substantial flood cushion along with large irrigation and power benefits to both countries.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.

Answer: (d)

Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), having its headquarters at Kolkata, is a statutory body created under the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948. It operates several power stations in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand.

The corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stations under the Union Ministry of Power.

Answer: (d)