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

Answer: (c)

Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. Spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Punnamada Lake in Kuttanad, Kochi Lake in Kochi.

The Vembanad wetland system covers an area of over 2033.02 km² thereby making it the largest wetland system in India.

Answer: (d)

Rajrappa is a waterfall and a pilgrimage Centre in Ramgarh, Jharkhand . It is situated on the confluence of Damodar – Behera rivers.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

The Indira Gandhi Canal is the largest canal project in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur, a few kilometres below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state. it provides irrigation facilities to the north-western region of Rajasthan, a part of the Thar Desert.

It consists of the Rajasthan feeder canal (with the first 167 km in Punjab and Haryana and the remaining 37 km in Rajasthan) and 445 km of the Rajasthan main canal which is entirely within Rajasthan.

This canal enters into Haryana from Punjab near Lohgarh village of Haryana, then running in the western part of district Sirsa it enters into Rajasthan near Kharakhera village.

Answer: (a)

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.