indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 9 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 36 [SSC SO 2003]

On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built ?

a) Godavari

b) Cauvery

c) Periyar

d) Mahanadi

Question : 37 [SSC MTS 2013]

The River in India known as the open sewer is

a) the Krishna

b) the Narmada

c) the Godavari

d) the Ganga

Question : 38 [IAS (Pre) 2002]

With reference to Indian which one of the following statements is not correct?

a) The dominant source of irrigation in the country are wells

b) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in Northern plains of the country

c) The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country

d) About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall

Question : 39 [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]

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

a) Chambal

b) Satluj

c) Mahanadi

d) Narmada

Question : 40 [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]

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

a) Haryana

b) Punjab

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand