indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 7 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

Rainwater harvesting has been made compulsory for every building in Tamil Nadu to avoid groundwater depletion. Since its implementation, Chennai saw a 50 per cent rise in water level in five years and the water quality significantly improved.

Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

The Godavari is the longest river in peninsular India with a length of 1465 km. It is also the second-longest river in India after the Ganges.

It is due to its vast length, catchment area and discharge, it has been dubbed as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’. It drains the states of s Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka.

Answer: (b)

The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab. The project is situated near Pathankot city in the Pathankot District of the state of Punjab. The project is the largest hydroelectric dam in the state of Punjab.

The dam is one of the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the country. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.