indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 16 [IAS (Pre) 2009]

On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydro Power Complex located?

a) Bhagirathi

b) Dhauliganga

c) Mandakini

d) Alaknanda

Answer: (a)

Question : 17

Which of the following three rivers of the peninsula India have the Amarkantak region as their source?

a) Son, Mahanadi, Narmada

b) Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery

c) Chambal. Betwa, Luni

d) Narmada, Krishna Godavari

Answer: (a)

Son, Mahanadi and Narmada rivers originate from Amarkantak region.

Question : 18 [SSC SO 2006]

Where is Nathpa Jhakri Power Project located ?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

Answer: (b)

The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh, India.

The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supplies a 1,500 MW underground power station with water. Construction on the project began in 1993 and it was complete in 2004. It is owned by SJVN Ltd.

Question : 19 [SSC CML 2002]

Which is the world’s longest entirely lined irrigation canal?

a) Nangal Hydel Channel

b) Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal

c) Sardar Sarovar Project

d) Indira Gandhi Canal

Answer: (c)

The Sardar Sarovar Irrigation Canal is the largest lined canal in the world. It covers four major states - Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

With 40000 cusecs capacity at the head regulator, and 532 km. length, the Narmada Main Canal would be the largest irrigation canal in the world.

Question : 20 [PCS (Pre) 2013]

When was the Damodar Valley Corporation established?

a) 1946

b) 1947

c) 1948

d) 1945

Answer: (c)

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