Solotutes logo SoloTutes

The oldest dam in India

General Awareness (GA)

Q. 14 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 445)

The oldest dam in India

  • Kallanai dam
  • Kodieveri dam
  • Neyyar dam
  • Bargi dam

Ans → (a)Kallanai dam

Explanation → Kallanai Dam is built on Kaveri river (in Tamilnadu) 

This question is taken from this post → GK TEST - Practice QUIZ on rivers and dams in India - attemp/practice


More MCQs in - GK TEST - Practice QUIZ on rivers and dams in India

Q. 1 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 423)

Origin of GANGA RIVER

  • Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand
  • Himalaya
  • Jammu Kashmir
  • Srinagar

Discuss View Answer

Q. 2 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 424)

Origin of YAMUNA RIVER

  • Himachal
  • Himalaya
  • Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
  • Alaknanda

Discuss View Answer

Q. 3 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 434)

Origin of Brahmaputra River is:

  • Angsi Glacier in Himalaya in Tibet
  • Sri Nagar
  • Laddakh
  • none of these

Discuss View Answer

Q. 4 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 435)

Origin of Indus river

  • Upper Himalaya
  • Mahabaleswar
  • Tibetan plateau
  • Amarkantak

Discuss View Answer

Q. 5 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 436)

The Origin of Krishna River:

  • Western Ghats near Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra
  • Satpura range
  • Karnataka
  • Himanchal Pradesh

Discuss View Answer

Q. 6 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 437)

The length of Tapti River and it ends in:

  • 724 Km, Gulf of Khambat (Gujarat) Arabian Sea
  • 858 Km, Bay of Bangal
  • 580 Km, Arabian Sea
  • 1315 Km, Kendarpada

Discuss View Answer

Q. 7 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 438)

What is the name of South Ganga?

  • Godavari
  • Mahanadi
  • Narmada
  • Mahi

Discuss View Answer

Q. 8 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 439)

The length of the Narmada River is:

  • 1520 Kms
  • 1315 Kms
  • 858 Kms
  • 1465 Kms

Discuss View Answer

Q. 9 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 440)

The Tributary of Indus river

  • Sutlej River
  • Kaveri River
  • Tapti River
  • Mahi River

Discuss View Answer

Q. 10 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 441)

Tributary of Yamuna river is

  • Betwa river
  • Gomati River
  • Kosi river
  • Son river

Discuss View Answer

Q. 11 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 442)

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?

  • Kaveri river
  • Krishna river
  • Ravi river
  • Sutlej river

Discuss View Answer

Q. 12 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 443)

The biggest Dam in India situated on which river?

  • Sardaar Sarovar, Narmada river
  • Bhakra dam, sutlej river
  • Kadra dam, Kalinadi
  • Hirakund dam, Mahanadi

Discuss View Answer

Q. 13 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 444)

Which is the longest dam in India?

  • Hirakund dam
  • Tehri dam
  • Bilaspur dam
  • Kadra dam

Discuss View Answer

Q. 14 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 445)

The oldest dam in India

  • Kallanai dam
  • Kodieveri dam
  • Neyyar dam
  • Bargi dam

Discuss View Answer

Q. 15 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 446)

Tehri dam is situated in which state?

  • Punjab
  • Uttarakhand
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh

Discuss View Answer

Q. 16 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 447)

Tungabhadra dam is located in which state?

  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
  • Uttar Pradesh

Discuss View Answer

Q. 17 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 448)

Bansagar dam is built on which river?

  • Neyyar
  • Kali
  • Sone
  • Narmada

Discuss View Answer

Q. 18 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 449)

Bargi dam is related to which river?

  • Sutlej
  • Ravi
  • Narmada
  • Tapti

Discuss View Answer

Q. 19 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 450)

Which dam is built on the Chambal River?

  • Rajghat
  • Gandhi sagar
  • Hirakund
  • Nizam sagar

Discuss View Answer

Q. 20 of Quiz-452 (Que-ID : 451)

Bhakhra Nangal dam is related to which state?

  • Punjab
  • Uttarakhand
  • west bengal
  • Madhya Pradesh

Discuss View Answer

More MCQs In - General Awareness (GA)

Q. 10 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4022)

Who was the first Governor-General of British India?

  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Warren Hastings
  • WIlliam Bentick
  • Lord Cornwallis

Discuss View Answer

Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3995)

Who proposed the theory of the expanding universe?

  • Georges Lemaitre
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Edwin Hubble
  • Claudius Ptolemy

Discuss View Answer

Q. 12 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3963)

Name the vitamin which is not found in any non-vegetarian food.

  • Vitamin B12
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin K

Discuss View Answer

Q. 11 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4682)

Which is the longest mountain range in the world?

  • Andes
  • Rockies
  • Himalayas
  • Alps

Discuss View Answer

Q. 15 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4766)

Which is the largest desert in the world?

  • Gobi
  • Sahara
  • Kalahari
  • Antarctica

Discuss View Answer

Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 974)

When the sun is nearest to Earth, Earth is said to be in 

  • Aphelion
  • Perihelion
  • Apogee
  • Perigee

Discuss View Answer

Q. 6 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 283)

The book "Idea of Justice" is written by

  • Amitabh Ghosh
  • Amartya Sen
  • Jaswant Singh
  • S.S. Sodhi

Discuss View Answer

Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1988)

On ------------, the Nobel Prizes were awarded for the first time in Stockholm and in Christiania 

  • December 24, 1906
  • September 10, 1901
  • March 10, 1900
  • December 10, 1901

Discuss View Answer

Q. 19 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 450)

Which dam is built on the Chambal River?

  • Rajghat
  • Gandhi sagar
  • Hirakund
  • Nizam sagar

Discuss View Answer

Q. 11 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1880)

The Union Budget is presented in-

  • The Lok Sabha
  • The Rajya Sabha
  • Joint session of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
  • Anywhere

Discuss View Answer

Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3952)

Name the only floating national park in India and in the world as well.

  • Kanha National Park
  • Bandipur National Park
  • Keibul Lamjao National Park
  • Ranthambore National Park

Discuss View Answer

Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 762)

Who is the first Tirthankara of Jainism?

  • Anantnath
  • Rishabhdev
  • Malinath
  • Mahavira

Discuss View Answer

Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 282)

Recently launched book 'listening, learning and reading' is based on which leader?

  • Narendra Modi
  • Amit Shah
  • M. Venkaiah Naidu
  • Ram Nath Kovind

Discuss View Answer

Q. 16 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 966)

The coniferous forests are not found in -

  • Amazonia
  • Scandinavia
  • Canada
  • Finland

Discuss View Answer

Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4676)

Which country has the most natural lakes?

  • United States
  • Canada
  • Brazil
  • India

Discuss View Answer

Q. 12 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 962)

Which of the following rivers flows in Germany?

  • Volga
  • Danube
  • Thames
  • Seine

Discuss View Answer

Q. 23 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 300)

Who got the Nobel Piece Prize 2019?

  • Olga Tokarczuk
  • Abiy Ahmed Ali
  • Peter Handke
  • Michael Kremer

Discuss View Answer

Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 4715)

What is the largest organ of the human body?

  • Heart
  • Liver
  • Skin
  • Lung

Discuss View Answer

Q. 4 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 281)

Which mobile application is launched by the government to search for generic medicines?

  • JanaushadhiSarvada
  • JanaushadhiService
  • JanaushadhiSafalam
  • JanaushadhiSugam

Discuss View Answer