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Test Attempted : GK TEST - Practice QUIZ On Rivers And Dams In India

Total Questions : 20

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GK TEST - Practice QUIZ On Rivers And Dams In India (20 Questions)

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Q.1. Origin of GANGA RIVER

  1. Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand
  2. Himalaya
  3. Jammu Kashmir
  4. Srinagar

Your Response : (a) Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand
Correct Response : a) Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand

Q.2. Origin of YAMUNA RIVER

  1. Himachal
  2. Himalaya
  3. Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
  4. Alaknanda

Your Response : (c) Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
Correct Response : c) Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
Marks : 1

Answer: (c) Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand

Q.3. Origin of Brahmaputra River is:

  1. Angsi Glacier in Himalaya in Tibet
  2. Sri Nagar
  3. Laddakh
  4. none of these

Your Response : (a) Angsi Glacier in Himalaya in Tibet
Correct Response : a) Angsi Glacier in Himalaya in Tibet
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Angsi Glacier in Himalaya in Tibet

Q.4. Origin of Indus river

  1. Upper Himalaya
  2. Mahabaleswar
  3. Tibetan plateau
  4. Amarkantak

Your Response : (c) Tibetan plateau
Correct Response : c) Tibetan plateau
Marks : 1

Answer: (c) Tibetan plateau

Q.5. The Origin of Krishna River:

  1. Western Ghats near Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra
  2. Satpura range
  3. Karnataka
  4. Himanchal Pradesh

Your Response : (a) Western Ghats near Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra
Correct Response : a) Western Ghats near Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Western Ghats near Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra
Explanation: Krishna river originates from the Western Ghats near Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra and its length is 1300 Kms. End in Hansala Deevi Andhra Pradesh, Bay of Bangal.

Q.6. The length of Tapti River and it ends in:

  1. 724 Km, Gulf of Khambat (Gujarat) Arabian Sea
  2. 858 Km, Bay of Bangal
  3. 580 Km, Arabian Sea
  4. 1315 Km, Kendarpada

Your Response : (a) 724 Km, Gulf of Khambat (Gujarat) Arabian Sea
Correct Response : a) 724 Km, Gulf of Khambat (Gujarat) Arabian Sea
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) 724 Km, Gulf of Khambat (Gujarat) Arabian Sea
Explanation:  Tapti river Originates from Eastern Satpura Range , M.P. and it ends in Arabian Sea at Gulf of Khambat.

Q.7. What is the name of South Ganga?

  1. Godavari
  2. Mahanadi
  3. Narmada
  4. Mahi

Your Response : (a) Godavari
Correct Response : a) Godavari
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Godavari
Explanation: Godavari River ( 1465 Km ) flows between Triambkeshwar Maharashtra and Antarvedi Andhra Pradesh, Bay of Bengal.

Q.8. The length of the Narmada River is:

  1. 1520 Kms
  2. 1315 Kms
  3. 858 Kms
  4. 1465 Kms

Your Response : (b) 1315 Kms
Correct Response : b) 1315 Kms
Marks : 1

Answer: (b) 1315 Kms
Explanation: Narmada river starts from Amarkantak M.P. and drains into Arabian sea via Gulf of Cambay.

Q.9. The Tributary of Indus river

  1. Sutlej River
  2. Kaveri River
  3. Tapti River
  4. Mahi River

Your Response : (a) Sutlej River
Correct Response : a) Sutlej River
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Sutlej River
Explanation: Sutlej river is the tributary of the Indus river and it flows 1450 Kms from Rakshatal, Tibet to the Arabian sea.

Q.10. Tributary of Yamuna river is

  1. Betwa river
  2. Gomati River
  3. Kosi river
  4. Son river

Your Response : (a) Betwa river
Correct Response : a) Betwa river
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Betwa river
Explanation: Betwa river is the tributary of the Yamuna River and it flows 590 Kms from Vindhya region M.P. to Hamirpur U.P.

Q.11. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?

  1. Kaveri river
  2. Krishna river
  3. Ravi river
  4. Sutlej river

Your Response : (b) Krishna river
Correct Response : b) Krishna river
Marks : 1

Answer: (b) Krishna river
Explanation: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built in 1967 in the Telangana region.

Q.12. The biggest Dam in India situated on which river?

  1. Sardaar Sarovar, Narmada river
  2. Bhakra dam, sutlej river
  3. Kadra dam, Kalinadi
  4. Hirakund dam, Mahanadi

Your Response : (a) Sardaar Sarovar, Narmada river
Correct Response : a) Sardaar Sarovar, Narmada river
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Sardaar Sarovar, Narmada river
Explanation: Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on Narmada river Gujarat.

Q.13. Which is the longest dam in India?

  1. Hirakund dam
  2. Tehri dam
  3. Bilaspur dam
  4. Kadra dam

Your Response : (a) Hirakund dam
Correct Response : a) Hirakund dam
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Hirakund dam
Explanation: Hirakund Dam is built on Mahanadi (in Odisha) and its length is 10-15 Kms

Q.14. The oldest dam in India

  1. Kallanai dam
  2. Kodieveri dam
  3. Neyyar dam
  4. Bargi dam

Your Response : (c) Neyyar dam
Correct Response : a) Kallanai dam
Marks : 0

Answer: (a) Kallanai dam
Explanation: Kallanai Dam is built on Kaveri river (in Tamilnadu) 

Q.15. Tehri dam is situated in which state?

  1. Punjab
  2. Uttarakhand
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Your Response : (b) Uttarakhand
Correct Response : b) Uttarakhand
Marks : 1

Answer: (b) Uttarakhand
Explanation: Tehri Dam is built on the Bhageerathi river (Ganga), in Uttarakhand state.

Q.16. Tungabhadra dam is located in which state?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Karnataka
  3. Kerala
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Your Response : (b) Karnataka
Correct Response : b) Karnataka
Marks : 1

Answer: (b) Karnataka
Explanation:  Tungabhadra dam is located in Ballari district, Karnataka and built on Tungabhadra River

Q.17. Bansagar dam is built on which river?

  1. Neyyar
  2. Kali
  3. Sone
  4. Narmada

Your Response : (c) Sone
Correct Response : c) Sone
Marks : 1

Answer: (c) Sone
Explanation:   Bansagar dam is built on the Sone river in Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh

Q.18. Bargi dam is related to which river?

  1. Sutlej
  2. Ravi
  3. Narmada
  4. Tapti

Your Response : (c) Narmada
Correct Response : c) Narmada
Marks : 1

Answer: (c) Narmada
Explanation:   Bargi dam is built on the Narmada river in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Q.19. Which dam is built on the Chambal River?

  1. Rajghat
  2. Gandhi sagar
  3. Hirakund
  4. Nizam sagar

Your Response : (b) Gandhi sagar
Correct Response : b) Gandhi sagar
Marks : 1

Answer: (b) Gandhi sagar
Explanation:  Gandhi Sagar dam is built on the Chambal river in Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh

Q.20. Bhakhra Nangal dam is related to which state?

  1. Punjab
  2. Uttarakhand
  3. west bengal
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Your Response : (a) Punjab
Correct Response : a) Punjab
Marks : 1

Answer: (a) Punjab
Explanation:  Bhkhra Nangal dam is built on the Sutlej river in Punjab. It is the second tallest dam in Asia.