River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it

(1) gets flooded often causing havoc

(2) causes maximum soil erosion

(3) forms a number of dangerous waterfalls

(4) is not a perennial river

On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built?

(1) Mahanadi

(2) Godavari

(3) Cauvery

(4) Periyar

The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is–

(1) Bhakra Nagal

(2) Kahalgaon

(3) Ranjit Sagar dam

(4) Rihand dam

The longest river of Peninsular India is :

(1) Narmada

(2) Godavari

(3) Mahanadi

(4) Cauvery

Match the Dams and the States in which they are situated :

Dam

(a) Tungabhadra

(b) Lower Bhawani

(c) Idukki

(d) Nagarjuna Sagar

State

(1) Kerala

(2) Andhra Pradesh

(3) Tamil Nadu

(4) Karnataka

       (a)   (b)   (c)  (d)

(1)  (3)   (2)   (4)   (1)

(2)  (2)   (4)   (3)   (1)

(3)  (4)   (3)   (1)   (2)

(4)  (1)   (4)   (2)   (3)

Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory?

(1) Godavari

(2) Jhelum

(3) Ravi

(4) Ghaghara

Match the dams and the States in which they are situated :

Dam

A. Hirakud

B. Mettur

C. Mahanad

i D. Almatti

State

1. Chhattisgarh

2. Orissa

3. Karnataka

4. Tamil Nadu

    (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

(1) 3    2      4     1

(2) 2    4      1     3

(3) 1    3      2     4

(4) 4    1      3     2

Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory ?

(1) Mahanadi

(2) Brahmaputra

(3) Ravi

(4) Chenab

Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed.

Dam

A. Ukai

B. Rana Pratap Sagar

C. Thein

D. Hiracud

River

1. Mahanadi

2. Ravi

3. Chambal

4. Tapti

    (A)   (B)   (C)   (D)

(1) 4      3      2      1

(2) 1      2      4      3

(3) 2      1      3      4

(4) 3      4      1      2

The largest irrigation canal in India is called the :

(1) Yamuna Canal

(2) Sirhind Canal

(3) Indira Gandhi Canal

(4) Upper Bari Doab Canal

Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal?

(1) Lower Ganga Canal

(2) Sarada Canal

(3) Eden Canal

(4) Sirhind Canal