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

Question : 1

Which one among the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?

a) Cauveri

b) Tapti

c) Godavari

d) Mahanadi

Question : 2

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

a) Srisailam Project – Tamil Nadu

b) Papanasam Project – Karnataka

c) Ukai Project – Gujarat

d) Tulbul Project – Himachal Pradesh

Question : 3

Consider the following statement.
Assertion (A):
River Damodar was known as the ‘River of Sorrow’ in West Bengal prior to the development of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
Reason (R):
Damodar in its upper reaches flows rapidly and in its lower reaches, it runs too sluggishly.

a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false

c) (A) is false, but (R) is true

d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question : 4

Which one of the following places is not located on the bank of river Ganga?

a) Kanpur

b) Fatehpur

c) Bhagalpur

d) Uttarkashi

Question : 5

The Lower Ganga Canal is taken out of the Ganga at

a) Narora

b) Bareilly

c) Kanpur

d) Haridwar

Question : 6

Examine the following statements and select the correct answer by using code given below.

1. Devprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.
2. Rudraprayag is located at the confluence of the Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
3. Alaknanda flows from Badrinath.
4. Kedarnath is considered as biggest seat established by Adi Shankaracharya.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 3