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MCQ on dams 1.Which of the following dams is located in Karnataka? निम्िलिखित में से कौि सा बाांध किााटक में स्थित है ? A.Tung Bhadra Dam/तांग भद्रा बाांध B.Gandhi Sagar Dam/गाांधी सागर बाांध C.Srisailam Dam/श्रीशैिम डैम D.Mullaiperiyar Dam/मल्िापेररयार बाांध Answer. A The Tungabhadra Dam, a...

MCQ on dams 1.Which of the following dams is located in Karnataka? निम्िलिखित में से कौि सा बाांध किााटक में स्थित है ? A.Tung Bhadra Dam/तांग भद्रा बाांध B.Gandhi Sagar Dam/गाांधी सागर बाांध C.Srisailam Dam/श्रीशैिम डैम D.Mullaiperiyar Dam/मल्िापेररयार बाांध Answer. A The Tungabhadra Dam, also known as Pampa Sagar, is a water reservoir constructed across the Tungabhadra River in the city of Hosapete in Vijayanagara district, Karnataka, India. It is a multipurpose dam serving irrigation, electricity generation, flood control, etc. for the state 2.In which state is Bansagar Dam located? बाणसागर बाांध ककस राज्य में स्थित है ? A.Maharashtra/महाराष्ट्र B.Gujarat/गजरात C.Andhra Pradesh/आांध्र प्रदे श D.Madhya Pradesh/मध्य प्रदे श  Answer. D Bansagar or Ban Sagar Dam is a multipurpose river Valley Project on Sone River situated in the Ganges Basin in Madhya Pradesh, India with both irrigation and 435 MW of hydroelectric power generation. The Bansagar Dam across the Sone River was constructed near the Deolond village in the Shahdol district 3.The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is built on the river _______. राणा प्रताप सागर बाांध _______ िदी पर बिा है । A.Ganga/गांगा B.Jhelum/झेिम C.Beas/व्यास D.Chambal/चांबि Answer. D Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 53.8 metres height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in India 4.Tehri Dam is built on the river ________. टटहरी बाांध ________ िदी पर बिा है । A.Koyana/कोयािा B.Bansagar/बाणसागर C.Chambal/चांबि D.Bhagirathi/भागीरिी  Answer. D With a height of 260.5 m Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India and 12th tallest dam in the world. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India 5.Ban Sagar Dam is built on which river ? बाि सागर बाांध ककस िदी पर बिा है ? A.Mahanadi/महािदी B.Krishna/कृष्ट्णा C.Son/सोि D.Sharavathi/शरवती  Answer. C The project was initially called the "Dimba Project" in 1956 by the Central Water Commission, New Delhi to be constructed on the Sone River at the confluence of the Sone and Banas Rivers near Shikarganj town 30 km down river from the present site. 6.Rana Pratap Sagar Pariyojna is the joint project of which states? राणा प्रताप सागर पररयोजिा ककस राज्य की सांयक्त पररयोजिा है ? A.Madhya Pradesh and Bihar/मध्य प्रदे श और बबहार B.Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh/मध्य प्रदे श और छत्तीसगढ़ C Madhya Pradesh and Gujrat/मध्य प्रदे श और गजरात D.Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan/मध्य प्रदे श और राजथिाि  Answer. D Rana Pratap Sagar Pariyojna is the joint project of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The project aims at judicious utilization of the water resources of the river Chambal. The water resources are used for irrigation, power generation, soil conservation, and economic development of the region. 7.The Hirakud Dam is constructed across the river हीराकां ड बाांध िदी पर बिाया गया है A.Mahanadi/महािदी B.Godavari/गोदावरी C.Cauvery/कावेरी D.Periyar/पेररयार  Answer. A Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 kilometres from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. It is the longest earthen dam in the world. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km long 8.Salal Dam is built on which of the following rivers? सिाि बाांध निम्िलिखित में से ककस िदी पर बिा है ? A.Chenab/चचिाब B.Mahanadi/महािदी C.Krishna/कृष्ट्णा D.Satluj/Satluj  Answer. A Salal Dam, also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of the Jammu and Kashmir. It was the first hydropower project built by India in Jammu and Kashmir under the Indus Water Treaty regime 9.On which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam situated? भािडा िाांगि बाांध ककस िदी पर स्थित है ? A.Sutlej/सतिज B.Ghaggar/घग्गार C.Ravi/रवव D.Chenab/चचिाब Answer. A Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bhakra Village near Bilaspur in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir. The dam, located at a gorge near the upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh of height 226 m 10.The Rihand River Valley Project is in ____. ररहां द िदी घाटी पररयोजिा ________ में है । A.Himachal Pradesh/टहमाचि प्रदे श B.Haryana/हररयाणा C.Uttar Pradesh/उत्तर प्रदे श D.Assam/असम Answer. C This project was completed in 1996 with a total amount of 375 rupees. Complete answer: - Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam in Uttar Pradesh, India, located at Pipri in SonBhadra District. It is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh states of India. 11.On which river is the Gandhi Sagar Dam located? गाांधी सागर बाांध ककस िदी पर स्थित है ? A.Narmada River/िमादा िदी B.Chambal River/चांबि C.Cane River/केि D.None of these/इिमें से कोई िहीां Answer. B Gandhisagar Dam is situated at a distance of 168 km from the District headquarter. The Dam is constructed on the Chambal River. The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on India's Chambal River. The dam is located in the Mandsaur, districts of the state of Madhya Pradesh 12.In which of the following states is the Mettur Dam located? निम्िलिखित में से ककस राज्य में मेट्टूर बाांध स्थित है ? A.Telangana/तेिांगािा B.Andhra Pradesh/आांध्र प्रदे श C. Karnataka/किााटक D.Tamil Nadu/तलमििाड Answer. D The Mettur Dam is one of the largest dams in India and also the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Kaveri where it enters the plains. Built in 1934, it took 9 years to complete. Maximum height and width of the dam are 214 and 171 feet, respectively 13.On which of the following river ‘Nagarjuna Sagar Dam’ is situated? निम्िलिखित में से ककस िदी पर 'िागाजि ा सागर बाांध' स्थित है ? A.Godavari/गोदावरी B.Cauvery/कावेरी C.Mahanadi/महािदी D.Krishna/कृष्ट्णा Answer. D Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Nalgonda district in Telangana and Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh 14.Which of the following is the highest gravity dam in the World? निम्िलिखित में से कौि ववश्व का सबसे ऊांचा गरुत्वीय बाांध है ? A. Rihand Dam Project B. Damodar Valley Project C. Bhakhra Dam D. Kosi Project Answer. C 15.Which of the following is not correctly matched? निम्िलिखित में से कौि सही समेलित िहीां है ? A. Nathpajhakari Project - Project on Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh B. Ranjit sagar dam - Ravi river C. Indira Gandhi dam- Narmada D. Hirakund Dam - Narmada River Answer. D Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 kilometres from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. It is the longest earthen dam in the world. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km long Thank you