Description : Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers? (1) Alaknanda (2) Bhagirathi (3) Gandak (4) Ghaghra
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, India. It is the primary dam of ... about the environmental consequences of locating a large dam in the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayan foothills.
Description : The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as (1) Rudraprayag (2) Devaprayag (3) Haridwar (4) Kedarnath
Last Answer : Devaprayag
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 : Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built ? (1) On river Sutlej (2) On river Chambal (3) On river Narmada (4) On river Gandak
Last Answer : On river Chambal
Description : Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad ? [RRB 1991] (a) Gandak (b) Ghaghra (c) Kosi (d) Yamuna
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? [PCS 1995] 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as – (1) Rudraprayag (2) Devaprayag (3) Haridwar (4) Kedarnath
Last Answer : (2) Devaprayag Explanation: Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand. India, and is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda ... in the Garhwal Himalaya. These two sacred rivers join to form the Ganges (Ganga) in Devprayag.
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
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
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
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
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
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
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 : 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 : Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ? (1) Yamuna (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (3) Sutlej
Last Answer : Sutlej
Description : Which river flows between the Satpuras and the Vindhyas ? (1) Godavari (2) Gandak (3) Tapti (4) Narmada
Last Answer : Narmada
Description : The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river (1) Hooghly (2) Bhagirathi (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Hooghly
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2007] Name of Confluence River merging with Alaknanda A. Vishnu Prayag 1. Bhagirathi B. Karna Prayag 2. Mandakini C. Rudra Prayag 3. Pindar D. Deva Prayag 4. Dhauli Ganga A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 (c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 4 3 2 1
Description : The town which is situated at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is – (1) Rudra Prayag (2) Deo Prayag (3) Vishnu Prayag (4) Kama Prayag
Last Answer : (2) Deo Prayag Explanation: The Alaknanda rises at the confluence and feet of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand near the border with Tibet. The headwaters of the Bhagirathi are ... the Garhwal Himalaya. These two sacred rivers join to form the Ganges (Ganga) in Devprayag.
Description : Where is the confluence of river Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
Last Answer : Devprayag
Description : Where do river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet
Description : Town located on the confluence of river Bhagirathi and Alaknanda is
Description : The river Ganga has two major sources— (1) Bhagirathi and Alakananada (2) Bhagirathi and Yamuna (3) Bhagirathi and Saraswati (4) Alakananda and Gandak
Last Answer : (1) Bhagirathi and Alakananada Explanation: The name Ganges is used for the river between the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, in the Himalayas, and the India-Bangladesh ... considered to be at Haridwar, where its Himalayan headwater streams debouch onto the Gangetic Plain.
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 : The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river ? (1) Krishna (2) Chambal (3) Kosi (4) Sutlej
Last Answer : Krishna
Description : The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on (1) Vyas river (2) Jhelum river (3) Sutlej river (4) Ghaghara river
Last Answer : Sutlej river
Description : The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river (1) Ravi (2) Tapti (3) Beas (4) Don
Last Answer : Beas
Description : The “Alamatti Dam” is constructed on the river (1) Kaveri (2) Seeleru (3) Krishna (4) Tungabhadra
Description : The dispute about the “Mullaperiyar dam” concerns which states? (1) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (2) Tamil Nadu ana Kerala (3) Kerala and Karnataka (4) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Last Answer : Tamil Nadu ana Kerala
Description : The largest Masonry dam has been constructed on the river (1) Krishna (2) Rihand (3) Sutlej (4) Mahanadi
Description : Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to (1) Gujarat and Maharashtra (2) Orissa and West Bengal (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (4) Kerala and Karnataka
Last Answer : Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Description : Which dam of India is the highest? (1) Mettur (2) Rihand (3) Thein (4) Bhakra
Last Answer : Bhakra
Description : Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river (1) Tapti (2) Mahi (3) Chambal (4) Narmada
Description : The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is– (1) Bhakra Nagal (2) Kahalgaon (3) Ranjit Sagar dam (4) Rihand dam
Last Answer : Ranjit Sagar dam
Description : On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built ? (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Cauvery (4) Periyar
Last Answer : Mahanadi
Description : The fertile land between two rivers is called (1) Watershed (2) Water divide (3) Doab (4) Terai
Last Answer : Doab
Description : Which one of the following factors is the main reason for the peninsular rivers to flow towards east? (1) Western part is rainy (2) Western Ghats act as major water-divide (3) Rivers follow rift valleys (4) Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
Last Answer : Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
Description : In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow (1) from West to East (2) from North to South (3) like a ring (4) in transverse direction
Last Answer : like a ring
Description : The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ? (1) Jhelum (2) Chenab (3) Indus (4) Ravi
Last Answer : Chenab
Description : Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ? (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Ganga (4) Narmada
Last Answer : Ganga
Description : Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga ? (1) Indrawati (2) Son (3) Gomati (4) Yamuna
Last Answer : Indrawati
Description : Which of the following rivers flows from East to West and makes an estuary? (1) Yamuna (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Description : Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ? (1) Ganges (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Tapti
Last Answer : Tapti
Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (1) Cauvery (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Ganga
Description : Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory? (1) Godavari (2) Jhelum (3) Ravi (4) Ghaghara
Last Answer : Ghaghara
Description : Arrange the following rivers from South to North. (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi (1) (a), (c), (b), (d) (2) (c), (d), (a), (b) (3) (b), (d), (c), (a) (4) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Last Answer : (a), (b), (c), (d)
Description : Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built? (1) On river Sutlej (2) On river Chambal (3) On river Narmada (4) On river Gandak
Last Answer : (2) On river Chambal Explanation: The Rana Pratap Sagar Darn is a gravity masonry darn of 53.8 metres height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in India. It was officially declared open on 9 February 1970 by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.
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 : Which dam integrates conservation of water with flood control? (a) Sutluj-Beas river basin(b) Bhakra – Nangal project (c) Hirakud project (d) Tehri Dam
Last Answer : (c) Hirakud project
Description : Which dam is built on the Bhagirathi River?
Last Answer : Tehri
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.