Indian Geography | Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects

Indian Geography | Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects

Dec 5, 2024 - 11:35 Updated: Dec 5, 2024 - 12:57
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1. Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project?

Narmada
Tapti (Tapi)
Godavari
Cauvery (Kaveri)

2. Maximum benefits occupying state by Sardar Sarovar Dam is

Gujarat
Odisha
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan

3. The beneficiary states of Sardar Sarovar Project are

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra
Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra

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

Narmada
Chambal
Satluj
Mahanadi

5. Who among the following is against the Sardar Sarovar Project?

Yogendra Makwana
Kesubhai Patel
Chagan Bhujbal
Medha Patekar

6. Which of the following dams is not related to the river Narmada?

Bargi
Omkareshwar
Indira Sagar
Ban Sagar

7. Indira Sagar dam is situated on which river?

Tapti
Narmada
Krishna
Cauvery

8. In which one of the following water reservoirs, Harsud town of Madhya Pradesh has been submerged?

Indira Sagar
Rani Avanti Bai dam
Sardar Sarovar
Mahi Dam

9. With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar project associated?

Chambal
Narmada
Tapti
Bhima

10. Raising the height of which dam is being opposed by Narmada Bachao Andolan?

Indira Sagar
Sardar Sarovar
Gandhi Sagar
None of the above

11. On which river is the Bhakhra-Nangal dam built?

Ravi
Indus
Chenab
Satluj

12. Bhakra Nangal is a joint project of

Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan
Haryana, Punjab and Delhi
Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab
Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan

13. Which group of States receives water from the Bhakhra Nangal Project?

Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana
Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

14. Cauvery River Water Dispute (CRWD) is related to which of the following states?

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Gujarat
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry

15. Water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is related to

Krishna
Cauvery
Godavari
Mahanadi

16. Which of the following is the oldest hydropower station in India?

Mayurakshi
Machkund
Pallivasar
Shiva Samudram

17. Shiva Samudram Hydropower project is located in

Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka

18. Nagarjuna Sagar Project is located on the river

Bhadra
Bhima
Godavari
Krishna

19. Nagarjuna Sagar lies on the

Godavari River
Krishna River
Penganga River
Tungabhadra River

20. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is situated in which state of India?

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu

21. The name of dam build on Mahanadi River is

Bhakra Nangal
Gandhi Sagar
Hirakud
Tungabhadra

22. Which of the following water reservoirs is built on Chambal River?

Nagarjuna Sagar
Rana Pratap Sagar
Vindhya Sagar
Rihand

23. On which river is the Hirakud Dam constructed?

Shivnath
Narmada
Mahanadi
Son

24. Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?

Chambal Project
Kosi Project
Damodar Valley Project
Bhakra Nangal Project

25. The benefits of which one of the following river valley projects are not shared by more than one state?

Chambal Valley Project
Mayurakshi Project
Nagarjun Sagar Project
Hirakud Project

26. Which dam has been constructed on the Chambal river?

Indira Sagar
Sardar Sarovar
Gandhi Sagar
Bhakra Dam

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

Alaknanda
Bhagirathi
Dhauliganga
Mandakini

28. Tehri dam is constructed on

Tehri river
Yamuna river
Alaknanda river
Ganga river

29. Tehri Dam is being constructed in Uttarakhand

on Bhagirathi river
on Ramganga river
on Alaknanda river
on Bhilangana river

30. On which of the following rivers, the Tehri Hydro Power Project has been constructed?

Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
Yamuna and Bhagirathi
Kali and Tons
Bhagirathi and Bhilangana

31. When was the Damodar Valley Corporation established?

1945
1946
1947
1948

32. Maithon, Belpahari and Tilaya dams are constructed on the river

Damodar
Barakar
Konar
Bokaro

33. Tilaiya Dam is constructed on river

Damodar
Barakar
Konar
Usri

34. Govind Ballabh Sagar is located in

Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Orissa

35. Which of the following Hydro Projects has been build by India in co-operation with Bhutan?

Dul Hasti Dam
Loktak Dam
Chukha Dam
Beyas-Siyul Dam

36. Himachal Pradesh dam is now being built over the river Satluj. What is the main purpose of building the dam?

To check the flow of silts in Bhakhara dam
To provide water for irrigation in Himachal Pradesh
Fisheries
Afforestation in the runoff region

37. Which of the following projects is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karanataka?

Dakshin Gangotri
Nagarjun Sagar
Silent Valley
Telugu Ganga

38. Which city will get water from Telugu Ganga Project?

Madurai
Madras
Banglore
Tiruchirappali

39. Who called the multipurpose river valley projects 'the temples of modern India'?

Dr Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi

40. The Almatti dam is on the river

Godavari
Cauvery
Krishna
Mahanadi

41. Kalpong Hydroelectric Power Project is located in

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Sikkim

42. The oldest hydropower power plant in India is

Khopoli
Paikara
Mettur
Sidrapong

43. The first hydropower station in India was commissioned at

Darjeeling
Shiva Samudram
Mohra
Khopoli

44. Kalagarh Dam is built on which river?

Yamuna
Sharda
Ganga
Ramganga

45. Tawa project is related to which of the following places?

Balaghat
Bastar
Hoshangabad
Mandla

46. 'Pong Dam' is constructed over which of the following rivers?

Satluj
Ravi
Chenab
Beas

47. Meja Dam is constructed on

Kothari river
Mansi river
Parvati river
Khari river

48. Tulbul project is associated with the river

Beas
Ravi
Jhelum
Satluj

49. Baglihar hydropower project, the issue of which was raised by Pakistan before the World Bank, is being constructed by India on

Jhelum
Indus
Chenab
Satluj

50. Baglihar Hydroelectric power project, is located in

Jammu and Kashmir
Maharashtra
Odisha
West Bengal

51. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?

Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Rajasthan

52. Mahakali Treaty is signed between India and which of the following countries?

Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka

53. The Kalpasar Project, a fresh water reservoir is located in

Gujarat
Haryana
Maharashtra
Rajasthan

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

Uttarakhand
Haryana
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh

55. Teesta Low Dam Project (TLDP)-III is proposed along the Teesta river. The site of the project lies in

Assam
West Bengal
Nagaland
Meghalaya

56. 'Teesta hydropower project' is located in which state?

Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim

57. In Uttar Pradesh 'Rani Laxmibai Dam Project' has been constructed on the river

Ghagra
Betwa
Son
Chambal

58. On which river is Dulhasti Power station situated?

Vyas
Chenab
Ravi
Satluj

59. Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Reservoir is situated in

Uttar Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Uttarakhand

60. 'Gandak Project' is a joint project of which two states?

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
U.P and M.P.
Bihar and West Bengal
Bihar and M.P.

61. Which of the following State will be not benefitted by the 'Kishau Dam Project'?

Haryana
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Assam

62. Which dam is not for irrigation?

Bhavani Sagar
Shiva Samudram
Krishnaraj Sagar
Bhakra Nangal

63. The most controversial 'Babli Project is situated in which of the following States?

Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra