Indian Geography | Irrigation and Canals

Indian Geography | Irrigation and Canals

Dec 5, 2024 - 11:12 Updated: Dec 5, 2024 - 11:17
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1. In which of the following states, the percentage of total cropped area under irrigation (2011) is the highest?

Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana

2. Which State in India has the largest extent in irrigation (percent)?

Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Madhya Pradesh

3. Life saving or Protective irrigation refers to

Constant flow of water
Irrigation at critical growth stage
P.W.P. Irrigation
Alternate wetting and drying

4. During last 25 years, the development of tubewell irrigation has been most spectacular in

Ganga-Ghaghra Doab
Ganga-Yamuna Doab
Saryupar Plain
Bundelkhand

5. In which state of India, the maximum area is irrigated by Tube-wells?

Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh

6. In which of the following States, the area under Tube-well irrigation is the largest?

Bihar
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab

7. The Garland Canal System in India was proposed by

K.L. Rao
Dineshaw J. Dastur
Visvesarayya
Y.K. Alagh

8. Who is regarded as the Pioneer or Irrigation works in South India?

Sir Arthur Cotton
Col. Baird Smith
Lt. Blaine
Col. Robert Smith

9. The maximum irrigation potential of India is created through

Major Projects
Minor projects & Major Projects
Minor Projects
Medium Projects

10. The water-carrying capacity of Farakka canal is

75,000 Cusecs
70,000 Cusecs
40,000 Cusecs
35,000 Cusecs

11. Mangalam Irrigation Project is located in

Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal

12. The Saran irrigation canal is drawn from the river

Son
Ganga
Kosi
Gandak

13. Which of the following canal systems irrigate areas of Bihar?

Upper Ganga Canal
Triveni Canal
Sharda Canal
Eastern Yamuna Canal

14. Indira Gandhi Canal has its source at

Gandhi Sagar Dam
Bhakra Dam
Harike Barrage
Govind Ballabh Sagar Dam

15. Harike Barrage (the source of water for Indira Gandhi Canal) is at the confluence of the rivers

Ravi and Beas
Jhelum and Chenab
Chenab and Satluj
Beas and Satluj

16. Rajasthan (Indira) Canal originates from

Ravi
Beas
Satluj
Chambal

17. The Construction of Indira Gandhi Canal started in the year 1958 and its origin is from

Bhakra Dam on Satluj river
Rihand Valley Project on Rihand river
Hirakud Project on Mahanadi
Harike Dam on Satluj river

18. Which one of the following river projects utilises the water of the Pong barrage of Beas river?

Indira Gandhi Canal Project
Pochampad Project
Mayurakshi Project
Nagarjun Sagar Project

19. Which is the most well-developed and the oldest canal systems of the world in India?

Ganga Canal
Sikri Canal
Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojna
Krishna-Godavari Canal System

20. Ganga canal, which is among the oldest canals, was constructed by Maharaja Ganga Singh Jee in

1930
1927
1944
1932

21. The Lower Ganga Canal is taken out of the Ganga at

Haridwar
Narora
Bareilly
Kanpur

22. Hariyali is a new scheme for

Second green revolution
Development of wasteland
Forestation of desert land
Development of grassland

23. 'Hariyali yojna' is related to

Soil Management
Air Management
Crop Management
Water Management