Description : Which is the largest water resource project of India covering four states ? (a)Satluj Beas Project (b) Bhakra Nangal dam (c) Tehri Dam (d) Sardar Sarovar Dam
Last Answer : (d) Sardar Sarovar Dam
Description : Name a multi-purpose projects which are used for hydel power production and irrigation (a) Jalaput project (b) Bhakra – Nangal project (c) Hirakud project (d) Tehri Dam
Last Answer : (b) Bhakra – Nangal project
Description : Identify the dam constructed across the Bhagirathi River. a) Hirakud Dam b) Bhakra Nangal Dam c) Tehri Dam d) Salal Dam
Last Answer : c) Tehri Dam
Description : Which one of the following is the highest gravity dam in the world? (1) Beas Dam (2) Nangal Dam (3) Bhakra Dam (4) Hirakud Dam
Last Answer : (3) Bhakra Dam Explanation: Currently, the tallest dam in the world is the Nurek Dam, an embankment dam in Tajikistan at 300 m high. The tallest arch dam is the recently completed 292 ... under construction in China. Natural landslide dams are also quite competitive in height but not listed here.
Description : Which one of the following is the highest gravity dam in the world ? (1) Beas Dam (2) Nangal Dam (3) Bhakra Dam (4) Hirakud Dam
Last Answer : Bhakra Dam
Description : Name the river on which Bhakra Nangal Dam is constructed. a) Krishna River b) Ravi River c) Satluj River d) Beas River
Last Answer : c) Satluj River
Description : The multipurpose project irrigating maximum area in India is (a) Beas (b) Bhakra Nangal (c) Damodar Valley (d) Hirakud
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Bhakra Nangal River Valley Project is made on the river: (a) Sutlej-Beas (b) Ravi-Chenab (c) Ganga (d) Son
Last Answer : (a) Sutlej-Beas
Description : Which dam in India has the distinction of being the longest main stream dam in the world? (a) Bhakra Nangal Dam (b) Rihand Dam (c) Tehri Dam (d) Kosi Project
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The first river valley project started in India is (a) Bhakra Nangal Project (b) Damodar Valley Project (c) Kosi Project (d) Hirakud Project
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The world's longest masonry dam is (a) Hirakud (b) Bhakra Nangal (c) Nagarjuna Sagar (d) Aswan
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which dam is built across the Mahanadi River? a) Tungabhadra Dam b) Hirakud Dam c) Tehri Dam d) Gandhi Sagar Dam
Last Answer : b) Hirakud Dam
Description : The first multi-purpose project of independent India is – (1) Bhakra-Nangal (2) Damodar (3) Hirakud (4) Nagarjunasagar
Last Answer : (2) Damodar Explanation: Damodar Valley Corporation came into existence on 7 July, 1948 as the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. It emerged as a culmination of attempts made over a ... over an area of 25,000 km2 covering the states of Bihar (now Jharkhand) & West Bengal.
Description : Indira Gandhi canal is drawn from the,A. Hirakud project. B. Bhakra NANGAL project. C. Jayakwadi Project. D. DVC project.
Last Answer : B. Bhakra NANGAL project.
Description : The first multi-purpose project of independent India is (1) Bhakra-Nangal (2) Damodar (3) Hirakud (4) Nagarjunasagar
Last Answer : Damodar
Description : The Narmada BachaoAndolan is associated with (a) Sardar Sarovar Dam (b) Tehri Dam (c) Hirakud Dam (d) Gandhi Sagar Dam
Last Answer : (a) Sardar Sarovar Dam
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II A. Beas Project 1. Krishna B. Nagarjunasagar Dam 2. Godavari C. Ukai Project 3. Bhagirathi D. Pochampad Project 4. Tapi E. Tehri Project 5. Pong Dam Codes: A B C D E (a) 4 1 5 2 3 (b) 5 1 4 2 3 (c) 5 1 2 4 3 (d) 1 4 3 2 5
Description : Name the river on which the Bhakra Nangal dam is located. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Bhakra Nangal dam is located on the Satluj .
Description : 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
Description : Which is India’s largest multipurpose river valley project? (a) Bhakra Nangal (b) Damodar Valley (c) Nagarjunasagar (d) Thungabhadra
Description : Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river? (1) Ganga (2) Sutlej (3) Cauvery (4) Brahmaputra
Last Answer : (2) Sutlej Explanation: Bhakra Nangal Projectis a concrete gravity dam the Satluj River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. It is a joint venture of the Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan states designed to harness the precious water of the Satluj for the benefit of the concerned states.
Description : Bhakra Nangal Dam is constructed across, A. Satluj. B. Mahanadi. C. Ganga. D. Damodar.
Last Answer : A. Satluj.
Description : The highest dam in India is the dam. (a) Maithan (b) Bhakra (c) Hirakud (d) Machkund
Description : The longest dam in India is – (1) Bhakra Dam (2) Nagaluna Sagar Dam (3) Hirakud Dam (4) Kosi Dam
Last Answer : (3) Hirakud Dam Explanation: The Indira Gandhi Canal starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state. The reservoir for the canal is built on the Sutlej.
Description : The longest dam in India is (1) Bhakra Dam (2) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (3) Hirakud Dam (4) Kosi Dam
Last Answer : Hirakud Dam
Description : Which one of the following combination of river and dams is not correct ? (a) Salal dam on Chenab river(b) Koyna on Krishna river (c) BhakraNangal on Satluj river (d) Tehri on Yamuna river.
Last Answer : (d) Tehri on Yamuna river.
Description : Name the first hydro Power Project built in Jammu and Kashmir. a) Bhakra Dam b) Sardar Sarovar Dam c) Chandil Dam d) Salal Dam
Last Answer : d) Salal Dam
Description : Why do people oppose the construction of Tehri Dam on the river Ganga and Sardar sarover project on the river Narmada. (Or) Mention three disadvantage of producing hydroelectricity by ... construction of dams for production of electricity adversely affects the environment of that place. -Biology
Last Answer : Answer. Large area is required to build the dam that result rehabilitation of displaced people.Large eco-systems are destroyed when submerged under the water in dams.The vegetation which is submerged rots ... and gives rise to large amounts of methane gas which leads to a green-house effect.
Description : Match the following: [Asstt Comm PF 2002] River valley project State A. Purna Project 1. Gujarat B: Bhima Project 2. Maharashtra C. Kakrapara Project 3. Punjab D. Tehri Dam Project 4. Uttaranchal 5. Uttar Pradesh 6. Karnataka A B C D (a) 1 6 5 3 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 1 3 5 4 (d) 2 6 1 3
Description : Hirakud dam is built on which river? (a) Chenab (b) Mahanadi(c) Krishna (d) Satluj
Last Answer : (b) Mahanadi
Description : A concrete gravity dam built on Satluj river. a) Bhakra Dam b) Salal Dam c) Rana Pratap Sagar Dam d) Dantiwada Dam
Last Answer : a) Bhakra Dam
Description : Which of the following is not a multi-purpose project involving more than one State in India? (a) Nagarjunasagar (b) Damodar Valley Corporation (c) Bhakra Nangal (d) Chambal
Description : Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence? (a) Bhakra Nangal Project (b) Damodar Valley Project (c) Kosi Project (d) None of these
Description : The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of [IAS 2009] (a) Punjab and Haryana only (b) Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only (c) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh (d) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
Description : Which of the following rivers is not having any multipurpose river project? (a) Satluj-Beas (b) Mahanadi (c) Narmada (d) Brahmaputra
Last Answer : (d) Brahmaputra
Description : Name the state in which Tehri Dam is built. a) Himachal Pradesh b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Punjab d) Uttarakhand
Last Answer : d) Uttarakhand
Description : Name the tallest dam in India. a) Gandhi Sagar Dam b) Koyna Dam c) Bargi Dam d) Tehri Dam
Last Answer : d) Tehri Dam
Description : On which one of the following rivers the Tehri Dam is being constructed? (a) Bhagirathi (b) Yamuna (c) Kosi (d) Sutlej
Last Answer : (a) Bhagirathi
Description : Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of (a) Damodar Valley Project (b) Chambal Project (c) Tehri Dam (d) Kosi Project
Description : Name the State in which Hirakud Dam is located. a) Rajasthan b) Odisha c) Jharkhandd) West Bengal
Last Answer : b) Odisha
Description : Name the longest earthen dam of the World. a) Hirakud Dam b) Singur Dam c) Indravati Dam d) Mettur Dam
Last Answer : a) Hirakud Dam
Description : Name an important dam in Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha respectively. (a) Salal and Rihand (b) Hirakud and BhakraNangal (c) Salal and Hirakud (d) Hirakud and Tungabhadra.
Last Answer : (c) Salal and Hirakud
Description : Which one of the following dams is located in Odisha? (a) Tehri (b) Sardar Sarovar (c) Hirakud
Last Answer : Which one of the following dams is located in Odisha? (a) Tehri (b) Sardar Sarovar (c) Hirakud (d) Nagarjuna Sagar
Description : Match the following: [SSC Graduate 2003] Dam River A. Farakka 1. Krishna B. Tehri 2. Ravi C. Thein 3. Ganga D. Nagarjuna 4. Bhagirathi A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 4 1 2 3
Description : Match the following: [SSC Graduate 2003] Dam River A. Gandhi Sagar 1. Bhagirathi B. Jayakawadi 2. Krishna C. Nagarjuna 3. Godavari D. Tehri 4. Chambal A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 3 1 4 2 (c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 4 2 1 3
Description : Tehri Dam is being constructed on river – (1) Ganga (2) Brahmaputra (3) Bhagirathi (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : (3) Bhagirathi Explanation: The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC ... Tehri Darn has been the object of protests by environmental organizations and local people of the region.
Description : On which river is the Tehri dam built? (1) Alakananda (2) Bhagirathi (3) Ganga (4) Hooghly
Last Answer : (2) Bhagirathi Explanation: The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand. It is the tallest dam in India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex.
Description : The construction of Tehri dam is done across which river
Last Answer : Bhagirathi
Description : The construction of Tehri dam is done across which river- —
Description : The 'Pong Dam' is constructed on the river – (1) Ravi (2) Tapti (3) Beas (4) Don
Last Answer : (3) Beas Explanation: The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Darn, is an earth-fill embankment darn on the Bras River just upstream of Talwara in the state of Himachal Pradesh, he purpose of the ... power generation. At the time of its completion, the Pong Darn was the tallest of its type in India.