Dams Quiz

Dams Quiz

Question 1.Kariba dam has been built on the river________.

(A) Kabompo

(B) Chambeshi

(C) Zambezi

(D) Kafue

View Answer
(C) Zambezi

Question 2.The Aswan High Dam is located in______.

(A) Nigeria

(B) Zaire

(C) Egypt

(D) Sudan

View Answer
(C) Egypt

Question 3. Itaipu Dam built on the river Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which of the following two countries have it as a joint project?

(A) Colombia and Paraguay

(B) Brazil and Paraguay

(C) Paraguay and Ecuador

(D) Brazil and Peru

View Answer
(B) Brazil and Paraguay

Question 4. World’s longest sea bridge has been built on________.

(A) South China Sea

(B) Jiaozhou Bay

(C) Gulf of Tonkin

(D) East China Sea

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(B) Jiaozhou Bay

Question 5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I List-II
(a) Colorado1. Aswan
(b) Damodar 2. Kariba
(c) Nile3. Panchet
(d) Zambezi4. Hoover
(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)4312
(B)2314
(C)3421
(D)4213
View Answer
(A)4312

Question 6.Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Cahora – Zambezi (Cobbora) Bassa

(B) Nurek – Vakhsh

(C) Hoover – Tennessee

(D) Grand Coulee – Columbia

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(C) Hoover – Tennessee

Question 7. The place where China has started construction of a dam on Brahmaputra River in Nov. 2010 is________.

(A) Gyangze

(B) Zhuang

(C) Zangmu

(D) Chingdu

View Answer
(C) Zangmu