Description : The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at – (1) Nizam Sagar (2) Shivasamudram (3) Ramagundam (4) Mettur
Last Answer : (2) Shivasamudram Explanation: Shivasamudram holds the distinction of being the site of India's first hydroelectric power station built in 1902. It was set up mainly to supply power to the Kolar ... dam in Tamil Nadu was being constructed in the 1930's, the power was supplied from Shivasamudram.
Description : The highest Indian water fall is (1) Gokak (2) Gersoppa (3) Shivasamudram (4) Yenna
Last Answer : Gersoppa
Description : Which dam of India is the highest? (1) Mettur (2) Rihand (3) Thein (4) Bhakra
Last Answer : Bhakra
Description : The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river (1) Godavari (2) Krishna (3) Periyar (4) Tungabhadra
Last Answer : Periyar
Description : Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located ? (1) Arunachal Pradesh (2) Bhutan (3) Nepal (4) Himachal Pradesh
Last Answer : Bhutan
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 : 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 : The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river (1) Kaveri (2) Krishna (3) Godavari (4) Indus
Last Answer : Krishna
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 : Which Himalayan Peak is also called ‘Sagar Matha’ ? (1) Nanga Parbat (2) Dhaulagiri (3) Mt. Everest (4) Kanchenjunga
Last Answer : Mt. Everest
Description : The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Manipur (3) Meghalaya (4) Himachal Pradesh
Last Answer : Manipur
Description : Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belong to Tamil Nadu ? (1) Idukki (2) Aliyar (3) Periyar (4) Kundah
Last Answer : Idukki
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Rivers) (Dams) A. Cauvery 1. Alamatti B. Krishna 2. Mettur C. Narmada 3. Gandhi Sagar D. Chambal 4. Sardar Sarovar Codes: (a) 1 4 2 3 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 1 3 4 2
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in (a) Mettur Dam (b) Bhakra Dam (c) Ranjit Sagar Dam (d) Rajasthan Canal
Description : Which of the following dams are part of Chambal Project? (a) Maithon, Panchet, Tilaiya, Konar, Bokaro (b) Pravara, Ramagundam (c) Rana Pratap Sagar, Gandhi Sagar (d) Sardar Sarovar Dam
Last Answer : (c) Rana Pratap Sagar, Gandhi Sagar
Description : Which was the first hydel power project in India ? (1) Pallivasal in Kerala (2) Paikara in Tamil Nadu (3) Siva Samudram in Karnataka (4) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Siva Samudram in Karnataka
Description : The Chukha Power Project was built by India in (1) Nepal (2) Bhutan (3) Myanmar (4) Bangladesh
Description : What is ‘Talcher’ important for? (1) Heavy water plant (2) Hydro–electricity generation (3) Cable industry (4) Atomic reactor
Last Answer : Heavy water plant
Description : A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is (1) Teak (2) Shisam (3) Sandalwood (4) Sal
Last Answer : Sandalwood
Description : Salal is the hydro power project in: (1) Haryana (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Punjab
Last Answer : Haryana
Description : The Cogentrix Power Project is located in (1) Karnataka (2) Kerala (3) Gujarat (4) Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : Karnataka
Description : Where is Nathpa Jhakri Power Project located ? (1) Uttarakhand (2) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Himachal Pradesh
Description : The first multi-purpose project of independent India is (1) Bhakra-Nangal (2) Damodar (3) Hirakud (4) Nagarjunasagar
Last Answer : Damodar
Description : Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India? (1) Jammu & Kashmir (2) Himachal Pradesh (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : Nizam Of name Money Yes Management.
Description : Which is the longest river of peninsular India
Last Answer : Godavari
Description : The largest fresh water in India is (1) Dal Laka (2) Bhimtal Laka (3) Wular Laka(4) Nainital Laka
Last Answer : Wular Laka
Description : The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Narmada
Description : The longest river of peninsular India is (1) Krishna (2) Kaveri (3) Narmada (4) Godavari
Description : Which river in India flows in a rift-valley? (1) Cauvery (2) Tapti (3) Narmada (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Narmada
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 : The river which is used for inland waterways in India is ___. (1) Ganga (2) Cauveri (3) Mahi (4) Luni
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 joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is (1) Gomati (2) Chambal (3) Damodar (4) Kosi
Last Answer : Kosi
Description : The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river (1) Hooghly (2) Bhagirathi (3) Godavari (4) Krishna
Last Answer : Hooghly
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 is the longest irrigation canal in India ? (1) Sirhind Canal (2) Yamuna Canal (3) Indira Gandhi Canal (4) East Kosi Canal
Last Answer : Indira Gandhi Canal
Description : In India, the irrigation of agricultural land is carried out maximum by (1) Canals (2) Wells (3) Tubewells (4) Tanks
Last Answer : Wells
Description : What is the longest irrigation canal in India called ? (1) Yamuna Canal (2) Sirhand Canal (3) Indira Gandhi Canal (4) Upper Bari Doab Canal
Description : In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common ? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Maharashtra (3) Sikkim (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : Uttar Pradesh
Description : The longest river of Peninsular India is : (1) Narmada (2) Godavari (3) Mahanadi (4) Cauvery
Description : Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/ Ganga? (1) Ghagra (2) Gomti (3) Kosi (4) Betwa
Last Answer : Betwa
Description : The largest irrigation canal in India is called the : (1) Yamuna canal (2) Sirhand canal (3) Indira Gandhi canal (4) Upper Bari Doab canal
Last Answer : Indira Gandhi canal
Description : The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is (1) Zaskar (2) Kailash (3) Karakoram (4) Ladakh
Last Answer : Karakoram
Description : The longest sea beach in India is (1) Chapora beach (2) Diu beach (3) Aksa beach (4) Marina beach
Last Answer : Marina beach
Description : Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar? (1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sri Lanka (4) Pakistan
Last Answer : Sri Lanka
Description : India shares longest international boundary with which country? (1) Bangladesh (2) China (3) Nepal (4) Bhutan
Last Answer : Bangladesh
Description : Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is (1) Aravalli (2) Satpura (3) Eastern ghats (4) Western ghats
Last Answer : Western ghats
Description : Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India? (1) Deccan Plateau (2) Lakshadweep Islands (3) Western Ghats (4) Himalayas
Last Answer : Deccan Plateau
Description : The headquarters of the Survey of India Department is located at: (1) Jaipur (2) Dehradun (3) Hyderabad (4) New Delhi
Last Answer : Dehradun