MCQs on Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects in India Set 2

Question 1. On which of the following rivers, the Tehri Hydro Power Project has been constructed?

(A) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana

(B) Kali and Tons

(C) Yamuna and Bhagirathi

(D) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

Question 2. When was the Damodar Valley Corporation established?

(A) 1948

(B) 1947

(C) 1946

(D) 1945

Question 3. Maithon, Belpahari and Tilaya dams are constructed on the river ___________.

(A) Bokaro

(B) Konar

(C) Barakar

(D) Damodar

Question 4. Tilaiya Dam is constructed on river __________.

(A) Usri

(B) Konar

(C) Barakar

(D) Damodar

Question 5. Govind Ballabh Sagar is located in __________.

(A) Orissa

(B) Bihar

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Uttarakhand

Question 6. Which of the following Hydro Projects has been build by India in co-operation with Bhutan?

(A) Beyas-Siyul Dam

(B) Chukha Dam

(C) Loktak Dam

(D) Dul Hasti Dam

Question 7. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Ukai Project – Tapti River

(B) Tawa Project – Krishna River

(C) Tawa Project – Krishna River

(D) Midnapur Canal – Kangsabati River (Kasai)

Question 8. Himachal Pradesh dam is now being built over the river Sutluj. What is the main purpose of building the dam? 

(A) Afforestation in the runoff region

(B) Fisheries

(C) To provide water for irrigation in Himachal Pradesh

(D) To check the flow of silts in Bhakhara dam

Question 9. Which of the following projects is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karanataka?

(A) Telugu Ganga

(B) Silent Valley

(C) Nagarjun Sagar

(D) Dakshin Gangotri

Question 10. Which city will get water from Telugu Ganga Project?

(A) Tiruchirappali

(B) Banglore

(C) Madras

(D) Madurai

Question 11. Who called the multipurpose river valley projects ‘the temples of modern India’?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Indira Gandhi

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Dr Rajendra Prasad

Question 12. The Almatti dam is on the river _________.

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Krishna

(C) Cauvery

(D) Godavari

Question 13. Kalpong Hydroelectric Power Project is located in __________.

(A) Sikkim

(B) Meghalaya

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Question 14. The oldest hydropower power plant in India is __________.

(A) Sidrapong

(B) Mettur

(C) Paikara

(D) Khopoli

Question 15. The first hydropower station in India was commissioned at _________.

(A) Khopoli

(B) Mohra

(C) Shiva Samudram

(D) Darjeeling

Question 16. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Wular Lake – Jhelum

(B) Ukai Reservior – Tapti

(C) Kolleru Lake – Krishna

(D) Govind Sagar – Satluj

Question 17. Kalagarh Dam is built on which river?

(A) Ramganga

(B) Ganga

(C) Sharda

(D) Yamuna

Question 18. Tawa project is related to which of the following places?

(A) Mandla

(B) Hoshangabad

(C) Bastar

(D) Balaghat

Question 19. ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed over which of the following rivers?

(A) Beas

(B) Chenab

(C) Ravi

(D) Satluj

Question 20. Meja Dam is constructed on _________.

(A) Parvati river

(B) Parvati river

(C) Mansi river

(D) Kothari river

Question 21. Tulbul project is associated with the river ________.

(A) Satluj

(B) Jhelum

(C) Ravi

(D) Beas

Question 22. Baglihar hydropower project, the issue of which was raised by Pakistan before the World Bank, is being constructed by India on __________.

(A) Satluj

(B) Chenab

(C) Indus

(D) Jhelum

Question 23. Baglihar Hydroelectric power project, is located in _________.

(A) West Bengal

(B) Odisha

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Jammu and Kashmir

Question 24. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Uttarakhand

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Question 25. Mahakali Treaty is signed between India and which of the following countries?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Nepal

(D) Pakistan

Question 26. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Tarapore – Maharashtra

(B) Narora – U.P.

(C) Rana Pratap – M.P. Sagar

(D) Kalpakkam – Tamil Nadu

Question 27. The Kalpasar Project, a fresh water reservoir is located in ________.

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Haryana

(D) Gujarat

Question 28. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Indira Gandhi Canal Project – Rajasthan and Punjab

(B) Beas Project – Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana

(C) Chambal Project – Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana

(D) Mahi Bajaj Sagar Project – Gujarat and Rajasthan

Question 29. In which one of the following states is Suil river project located?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Haryana

(C) Haryana

(D) Uttarakhand

Question 30. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Gandhi Sagar – Madhya Pradesh

(B) Shiva – Kerala Samudram

(C) Nagarjun – Andhra Sagar Pradesh

(D) Jawahar Sagar – Rajasthan