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

Question : 1

On which of the following rivers is the Sardar Sarovar Dam being constructed?

a) Chambal

b) Satluj

c) Mahanadi

d) Narmada

Question : 2

In which one of the following states is Suil river project located?

a) Haryana

b) Punjab

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

Question : 3

The river which flows through a fault trough, is

a) Brahmaputra

b) Ganga

c) Krishna

d) Narmada

Question : 4

The River in India known as the open sewer is

a) the Krishna

b) the Narmada

c) the Godavari

d) the Ganga

Question : 5

On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built ?

a) Godavari

b) Cauvery

c) Periyar

d) Mahanadi

Question : 6

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)