indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

River Kishanganga is in Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: (a)

Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built in 1957, the dam is one of the world's longest earthen dam.

Answer: (d)

Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganges River, located in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly 16.5 kilometres from the border with Bangladesh near Chapai Nawabganj District. Construction was started in 1961 and completed in 1975.

The barrage was built to divert up to 44,000 cu ft/s (1,200 m³/s) of water from the Ganges River into the Hooghly River during the dry season, from January to June, in order to flush out the accumulating silt which in the 1950s and 1960s was a problem at the Port of Kolkata (Calcutta) on the Hooghly River.

Answer: (b)

Hirakud Dam is not only India's but one of the world's largest & longest dams. This dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India.

Built-in 1956, the dam is the world's largest earthen dam.

Answer: (b)