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1. Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ?
(A) Indus
(B) Ganga
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Yamuna

2. Which State has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation ?
(A) Haryana
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) West Bengal

3. Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belong to Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Idukki
(B) Aliyar
(C) Periyar
(D) Kundah

4. Where is Nathpa Jhakri Power Project located ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh

5. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Devaprayag
(C) Haridwar
(D) Kedarnath

6. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus
(D) Teesta

7. Which dam of India is the highest?
(A) Mettur
(B) Rihand
(C) Thein
(D) Bhakra

8. In India, the irrigation of agricultural land is carried out maximum by
(A) Canals
(B) Wells
(C) Tubewells
(D) Tanks

9. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(A) Cauvery
(B) Krishna
(C) Narmada
(D) Ganga

10. Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga ?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Kaveri
(D) Narmada

11. Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join Arabian Sea ?
(A) Periyar
(B) Cauvery
(C) Narmada
(D) Tapti

12. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Manipur
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Himachal Pradesh

13. The river which is not West-flowing towards the Arabian Sea is
(A) Narmada
(B) Tapi
(C) Periyar
(D) Kaveri

14. Tehri Dam is being constructed on river
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Bhagirathi
(D) Yamuna

15. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Gujarat
(D) Maharashtra

16. According to a report in the science journal ‘Nature Geoscience’ twenty four out of thirty-three deltas in the world are sinking and thus shrinking. The Indian delta in the ‘Greater Peril’ category is
(A) Brahmani
(B) Godavari
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Krishna

17. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
(A) Chambal
(B) Yamuna
(C) Sone
(D) Periyar

18. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Cauvery
(D) Mahanadi

19. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
(A) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(B) Orissa and West Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(D) Kerala and Karnataka

20. Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory?
(A) Godavari
(B) Jhelum
(C) Ravi
(D) Ghaghara

21. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Ravi
(D) Chenab

22. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the :
(A) Yamuna Canal
(B) Sirhind Canal
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) Upper Bari Doab Canal

23. Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal ?
(A) Lower Ganga Canal
(B) Sarada Canal
(C) Eden Canal
(D) Sirhind Canal

24. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Himachal Pradesh

25. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ?
(A) Koyana Project – Maharashtra
(B) Sharavathy Project – Karnataka
(C) Balimela Project – Orissa
(D) Sabarigiri Project – Gujarat

26. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river
(A) Tapti
(B) Mahi
(C) Chambal
(D) Narmada

27. In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Sikkim
(D) Uttar Pradesh

28. Which of the following rivers has its source outside India?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Beas
(C) Ravi
(D) Jhclum

29. Surat is situated on the banks of the river
(A) Tapti
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Bhima
(D) Godavari

30. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
(A) Teesta
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Hooghly
(D) Sone

31. Surat is located on the banks of the river :
(A) Narmada
(B) Sharavathi
(C) Mahi
(D) Tapti

32. Hirakud Dam has been constructed across the river
(A) Ganga
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Kaveri
(D) Brahmaputra

33. The originating point of river godavri is
(A) Nasik
(B) Pune
(C) Mumbai
(D) Sholapur

34. The largest Masonry dam has been constructed on the river
(A) Krishna
(B) Rihand
(C) Sutlej
(D) Mahanadi

35. The dispute about the “Mullaperiyar dam” concerns which states?
(A) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(B) Tamil Nadu ana Kerala
(C) Kerala and Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

36. The Cogentrix Power Project is located in
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh

37. The river Brahmaputra is known as _______ it enters Arunachal Pradesh.
(A) Dibang
(B) Dihang
(C) Subansiri
(D) Dhansiri

38. The river Ganga has two major sources—
(A) Bhagirathi and Alaka-nanada
(B) Bhagirathi and Yamuna
(C) Bhagirathi and Saraswati
(D) Alakananda and Gandak

39. The “Alamatti Dam” is constructed on the river
(A) Kaveri
(B) Seeleru
(C) Krishna
(D) Tungabhadra

40. Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers ?
(A) Alaknanda
(B) Bhagirathi
(C) Gandak
(D) Ghaghra

41. Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) West Bengal
(D) Rajasthan

42. What is the longest irrigation canal in India called ?
(A) Yamuna Canal
(B) Sirhand Canal
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) Upper Bari Doab Canal

43. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Tulbul Project – Himachal Pradesh
(B) Srisailam Project – Tamil Nadu
(C) Papanasam Project – Karnataka
(D) Ukai Project – Gujarat

44. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India ?
(A) Sirhind Canal
(B) Yamuna Canal
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) East Kosi Canal

45. River Indus originates from :
(A) Hindukush range
(B) Himalayan range
(C) Karakoram range
(D) Kailash range

46. Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ?
(A) Ganges
(B) Godavari
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Tapti

47. The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river
(A) Kaveri
(B) Krishna
(C) Godavari
(D) Indus

48. The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river
(A) Hooghly
(B) Bhagirathi
(C) Godavari
(D) Krishna

49. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
(A) Gomati
(B) Chambal
(C) Damodar
(D) Kosi

50. ‘‘Meghna’’ is the combined stream of which two rivers ?
(A) Ganga and Yamuna
(B) Ganga and Gomti
(C) Ganga and Sone
(D) Ganga and Brahmaputra