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Questions : In Uttar Pradesh ‘Rani Laxmibai Dam Project’ has been constructed on the river

(a) Betwa

(b) Son

(c) Chambal

(d) Ghagra

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

The first multi-purpose project of independent India is

a) Damodar

b) Hirakud

c) Nagarjunasagar

d) Bhakra-Nangal

Answer: (a)

Damodar Valley Corporation came into existence on 7 July 1948 as the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India.

It emerged as a culmination of attempts made over a whole century to control the wild and erratic Damodar River.

The river spans over an area of 25,000 km2 covering the states of Bihar (now Jharkhand) & West Bengal.

Question : 2

Consider the following pairs. Programme/ Ministry Project

  1. Drought- - Ministry of Prone Area Agriculture Programme
  2. Desert - Ministry of Development Environment and Forests
  3. National - Ministry of Watershed Rural Development Development Project for Rainshed Areas
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

a) Only 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) None of these

d) Only 1 and 2

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

The name of dam build on Mahanadi River is

a) Gandhi Sagar

b) Hirakud

c) Tungabhadra

d) Bhakra Nangal

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?

a) Ganga, Sutlej & Yamuna

b) Brahmaputra, Ganga & Sutlej

c) Chenab, Ravi & Sutlej

d) Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej

Answer: (d)

Brahmaputra, Indus & Sutlej have their source of origins in Tibet. The Brahmaputra originates in the Angsi glacier, located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River.

The Indus originates in the western part of Tibet in the vicinity of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. The source of the Sutlej is near Lake Rakshastal in Tibet.

Question : 5

Which of the following waterfalls of India is located in Goa?

a) Dudhsagar falls

b) Nokhalikai falls

c) Landshing falls

d) Dhuandhar falls

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

The Hagari river is a tributary of

a) Godavari

b) Krishna

c) Tungbhadra

d) Bhima

Answer: (c)

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