indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

Saraswati River refers to a river, that was a distributary of the Bhagirathi and is now no more there but was active till around the 16th century AD.

The course and condition of the Saraswati have played an important role in the development and decline of river port towns in Bengal.

Initially, the major port town was Tamralipta, after the decline of which Saptagram rose and declined, and finally Kolkata came up.

Answer: (a)

The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock an earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.

It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The Tehri Dam has been the object of protests by environmental organizations and the local people of the region.

In addition to the human rights concerns, the project has spurred concerns about the environmental consequences of locating a large dam in the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayan foothills.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

1. Ganga – Gomti and Kosi. The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River is a tributary of the Ganga River. The Koshi or Kosi River drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the southern slopes in Nepal.

2. Indus – Chenab and Sutlej. The Chenab River is a major river of India and Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan. The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as Satadree. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River.

3. Yamuna – Chambal and Ken. The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and thus forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. The Ken River is one of the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna.

4. Godavari – Wainganga and Indravati. The Wainganga is a river of India, which originates about 12 km from Mundara village of Seoni district in the southern slopes of the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh. Indravati River is a tributary of the Godavari River, in central India.