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Geography Of India : Rivers, Lakes and Multipurpose Project

Part Number —— 3

1. Sambhar Lake  is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
A. Bharatpur
B. Jaipur
C. Jodhpur
D.Udaipur
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Sambhar Lake  is nearest to Jaipur. Sambhar, situated in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is a municipality of Jaipur and is also popularly known as the Salt Lake City.

2. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river–
A. Mahi
B. Tapti
C. Chambal
D. Narmada
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Sardar Sarovar is a gravity dam on river Narmada. It is located in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Despite popular protest Supreme Court has given directions to increase its height.

3. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river
A. Ravi
B. Tapti
C. Beas
D. Don
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Pong dam also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar is the highest earthfill dam constructed across the river Beas. It is located in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.

4. The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is constructed on the river
A. Krishna
B. Chambal
C. Kosi
D. Sutlej
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across the Krishna river. It is located on the border of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh was opened in 1967.

5. Which dam of India is the highest?
A. Mettur
B. Rihand
C. Thein
D. Bhakra
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Bhakra Nangal dam across Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh is the highest among the given options. Its height is 225 meters. Its reservoir is known as Gobinda Sagar Lake.

6. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
A. Chambal
B. Yamuna
C. Son
D. Periyar
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Rihand dam/Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar is located on Rihand river which is a tributary of Son river which intum is a right bank tributary to river Ganga. It is located in Uttar Pradesh.

7. On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively?
A. Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Tapi
B. Cauvery, Krishna, Narmada, Beas
C. Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi
D. Godavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada Yamuna.
Answer: Option C
Explanation : On Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi and Ravi sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively.

8. The longest dam in India is
A. Bhakra Dam
B. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
C. Hirakund Dam
D. Kosi Dam
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Hirakund dam which is situated over Mahanadi river is 25 km long dam. It is situated in tribal state Odisha. Hirakund reservoir is 55 km long.

9. River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it ________
A. Gets flooded often causing havoc
B. Causes maximum soil erosion
C. Forms number of dangerous waterfalls
D. Is not a perennial river
Answer: Option A
Explanation : River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it gets flooded often causing havoc.

10. Hidkal Dam is on the river
A. Krishna
B. Cauvery
C. Pennar
D. Ghataprabha
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Hidkal Dam is on the river Ghataprabha. Hidkal Dam is situated at Hukkeri in Belgaum district of Karnataka. It is constructed across the Ghataprabha River. The dam is an archaeologically relevant site.

Geography Of India :Rivers, Lakes and Multipurpose Project MCQ Questions

11. The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigation cum-navigation canal is ________ long.
A. 137km
B. 147km
C. 157km
D. 167km
Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigation cum-navigation canal is 137km long.

12. The river Damodar ends in
A. River Ganga
B. River Hugli
C. The Bay of Bengal
D. Salt Lake
Answer: Option B
Explanation : The river Damodar ends in River Hugli. It joins Hooghly river in Hooghly district, in West Bengal and the river drains in Bay of Bengal.

13. The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is
A. Bhakra Nangal
B. Kahalgaon
C. Ranjit Sagar dam
D. Rihand dam
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Also Known as Thein Dam. Ranjit Sagar Dam is hydroelectric project on river Ravi. It is shared by Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.Its height is 160m and it is used for both irrigation as well as power generation.

14. Shyok is a tributary of ________
A. Brahmaputra
B. Indus
C. Chenab
D. Sutlej
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Shyok is a tributary of Indus. The Shyok River, a tributary of the Indus River, originates from the Rimo Glacier which is believed to be one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier.

15. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
A. Sambhar area
B. Chilka region
C. Mansarovar lake
D. Rann of Kutch
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Rann of Kutch is an inland drainage area. Inland drainage is that drainage in which rivers do not reach an ocean or sea but empty their waters in a lake or an inland sea.

16. The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the
A. Yamuna
B. Chambal
C. Sutlej
D. Sutlej and Beas
Answer: Option D
Explanation : The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from the Sutlej and Beas. The canal was earlier known as Rajasthan Canal and its name was changed in 1984. Indira Gandhi Canal uses water released from Pong dam. The 649-km long main canal carrying waters from Satluj and Beas rivers of Punjab serves a large part of north west Rajasthan.

17. Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of–
A. Ganga
B. Indus
C. Brahmaputra
D. Yamuna
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of Indus.

18. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found
A. Around the Gulf of Cambay
B. Around the Konkan coast
C. Off the Krishna and Godavari deltas
D. Around the Palk strait
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found off the Krishna and Godavari deltas.

19. Which of the following ports are on the west coast?,1. Marmugao,2. Cochin,3. New Mangalore,4. Paradeep
A. 1 2 and 3
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 3 and 4
D. 2 and 3
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Marmugao, Cochin and New Mangalore ports are on the west coast.

20. The worst affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is
A. Kerala
B. Odisha
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option A
Explanation : The worst affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is Kerala. Kerala is the state which is worst affected by coastal erosion in India. Efforts are being made to counter the menace of coastal erosion and to.

21. What is the correct sequence of the following ports from north to south? ,1. Karaikal,2. Machilipatnam,3. Paradeep,4. Visakhapatnam
A. 1-2-4-3
B. 1-4-2-3
C. 3-2-4-1
D. 3-4-2-1
Answer: Option D
Explanation : The correct sequence of the following ports from north to south are Paradeep, Visakhapatnam, Machilipatnam and Karaikal.

22. “Indira Gandhi Canal”, which is around 450 km long, provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states?
A. Rajasthan
B. Haryana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Answer: Option A
Explanation : “Indira Gandhi Canal”, which is around 450 km long, provides irrigation facility mainly to Rajasthan.

23. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India?
A. Cochin
B. Ennore
C. Tuticorin
D. Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Ennore is the first company-managed major port in India. This port is now named as Kamarajar Port Limited. It is first corporate port of India and is registered as a public company with 68% stake held by government.