MCQ on Irrigation and Canals: Indian Geography Quiz

Question 1. In which of the following states, the percentage of total cropped area under irrigation (2011) is the highest? 

(A) Haryana

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Question 2. Which State in India has the largest extent in irrigation (percent)?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Haryana

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Punjab

Question 3. Life saving or Protective irrigation refers to ___________.

(A) Alternate wetting and drying

(B) P.W.P. Irrigation

(C) Irrigation at critical growth stage

(D) Constant flow of water

Question 4. During last 25 years, the development of tubewell irrigation has been most spectacular in __________.

(A) Bundelkhand

(B) Saryupar Plain

(C) Ganga-Yamuna Doab

(D) Ganga-Ghaghra Doab

Question 5. In which state of India, the maximum area is irrigated by Tubewells? 

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Bihar

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Question 6. In which of the following States, the area under Tube-well irrigation is the largest?

(A) Punjab

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Haryana

(D) Bihar

Question 7. The Garland Canal System in India was proposed by __________.

(A) Y.K. Alagh

(B) Visvesarayya

(C) Dineshaw J. Dastur

(D) K.L. Rao

Question 8. Who is regarded as the Pioneer or Irrigation works in South India?

(A) Col. Robert Smith

(B) Lt. Blaine

(C) Col. Baird Smith

(D) Sir Arthur Cotton

Question 9. The maximum irrigation potential of India is created through __________.

(A) Medium Projects

(B) Minor Projects

(C) Minor projects & Major Projects

(D) Major Projects

Question 10. The water-carrying capacity of Farakka canal is __________.

(A) 35,000 Cusecs

(B) 40,000 Cusecs

(C) 70,000 Cusecs

(D) 75,000 Cusecs

Question 11. Mangalam Irrigation Project is located in ___________.

(A) West Bengal

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Kerala

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 12. The Saran irrigation canal is drawn from the river ____________.

(A) Gandak

(B) Kosi

(C) Ganga

(D) Son

Question 13. Which of the following canal systems irrigate areas of Bihar?

(A) Eastern Yamuna Canal

(B) Sharda Canal

(C) Triveni Canal

(D) Upper Ganga Canal

Question 14. Indira Gandhi Canal has its source at __________.

(A) Govind Ballabh Sagar Dam

(B) Harike Barrage

(C) Bhakra Dam

(D) Gandhi Sagar Dam

Question 15. Harike Barrage (the source of water for Indira Gandhi Canal) is at the confluence of the rivers _________.

(A) Beas and Satluj

(B) Chenab and Satluj

(C) Jhelum and Chenab

(D) Ravi and Beas

Question 16. Rajasthan (Indira) Canal originates from _________.

(A) Chambal

(B) Satluj

(C) Beas

(D) Ravi

Question 17. The Construction of Indira Gandhi Canal started in the year 1958 and its origin is from _________.

(A) Harike Dam on Satluj river

(B) Hirakud Project on Mahanadi

(C) Rihand Valley Project on Rihand river

(D) Bhakra Dam on Satluj river

Question 18. Which one of the following river projects utilises the water of the Pong barrage of Beas river?

(A) Nagarjun Sagar Project

(B) Mayurakshi Project

(C) Pochampad Project

(D) Indira Gandhi Canal Project

Question 19. Which is the most well-developed and the oldest canal systems of the world in India? 

(A) Krishna-Godavari Canal System

(B) Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojna

(C) Sikri Canal

(D) Ganga Canal

Question 20. Ganga canal, which is among the oldest canals, was constructed by Maharaja Ganga Singh Jee in _________.

(A) 1932

(B) 1944

(C) 1927

(D) 1930

Question 21. Which one of the following statements is not true? 

(A) Penganga is tributary of the Godavari

(B) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjra river

(C) Narmada rises from Amarkantak region

(D) Ghaggar’s water is utilised in the Indira Gandhi Canal

Question 22. The Lower Ganga Canal is taken out of the Ganga at ____________.

(A) Kanpur

(B) Bareilly

(C) Narora

(D) Haridwar

Question 23. Hariyali is a new scheme for __________.

(A) Development of grassland

(B) Forestation of desert land

(C) Development of wasteland

(D) Second green revolution

Question 24. ‘Hariyali yojna’ is related to __________.

(A) Water Management

(B) Crop Management

(C) Air Management

(D) Soil Management

Question 25. With reference to Indian which one of the following statements is not correct? 

(A) The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country

(B) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in Northern plains of the country

(C) The dominant source of irrigation in the country are wells

(D) About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall

Question 26. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the States (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) of India shown on the map in descending order in terms of their available ground water resources for irrigation? 

(A) 4, 3, 2, 1

(B) 4, 3, 1, 2

(C) 3, 4, 2, 1

(D) 3, 4, 1, 2

Question 27. Indira Gandhi Canal receives its water supply from _________.

1. Beas
2. Chenab
3. Ravi
4. Satluj

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 28. Which of the following is/are main objectives of Sharda Tributary Command Development Project?

1. To increase agriculture production.
2. To change format of land use by multiple crop cultivation.
3. Reforms of land management.

Select correct answer using the code given below.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1 and 2

(D) All of the above

Question 29. What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme’?

1. Prevention of soil run off
2. Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of ground water level
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(C) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 1 and 2

Question 30. Consider the following pairs.

Programme/ Ministry Project

1. Drought- – Ministry of Prone Area Agriculture Programme
2. Desert – Ministry of Development Environment and Forests
3. National – Ministry of Watershed Rural Development Development Project for Rainshed Areas

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) Only 3

(D) None of these

Question 31. Which of the following is/are the advantage/advantages of practising drip irrigation?

1. Reduction in weed
2. Reduction in soil salinity
3. Reduction in soil erosion

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 1 and 3

(C) Only 3

(D) None of the above

Question 32. Given below are two statements. One is Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R).

• Assertion (A): One of the major source of irrigation in Peninsular India is pond.
• Reason (R): Most of the rivers in Peninsular region are seasonal.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 33. With reference to micro-irrigation, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Fertilizer/nutrient loss can be reduced.
2. It is the only means of irrigation in dry land farming.
3. In some areas of farming, receding of ground water level can be checked.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) Only 1