Dams, Rivers and Means of Irrigation (Uttar Pradesh)

Total Questions: 22

11. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Mains) 2010]

(a) Ganga - Varanasi
(b) Gomti - Sultanpur
(c) Kosi - Gorakhpur
(d) Saryu - Ayodhya

Correct Answer: (c) Kosi - Gorakhpur

Solution:Varanasi is located on the banks of river Ganga. Ayodhya is located at the bank of the Saryu river and Sultanpur is located on the bank of Gomati river. Gorakhpur is located on the bank of Rapti river (a tributary of Ghaghra river) not Kosi river.

12. Gorakhpur is situated on the bank of which of the following rivers? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Ghaghra
(b) Gandak
(c) Rapti
(d) Sarayu

Correct Answer: (c) Rapti

13. River Ganga enters in Uttar Pradesh from which district? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

(a) Bijnor
(b) Meerut
(c) Saharnapur
(d) J.P. nagar

Correct Answer: (a) Bijnor

Solution:River Ganga enters in Uttar Pradesh from Bijnor district. Ganga joins Yamuna at Triveni Gangam in Prayagraj. It is noteworthy that in Uttar Pradesh, the Ganga is the main source of irrigation.

14. Which of the following statement is correct? [U.P.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023]

1. Ram Ganga river joins the Ganga at Kannauj.

2. River Betwa joins the Yamuna near Prayagraj.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a) Only 1
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (a) Only 1

Solution:Ram Ganga river joins the Ganga at Kannauj and river Betwa joins the Yamuna near Hamirpur.

15. Which of the following rivers of Uttar Pradesh do not originate in the Himalayas? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004]

(1) Gomti

(2) Ramganga

(3) Betwa

(4) Sharda

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 3

Solution:

Gomti river originates near Mainkot, from Gomat Taal at Pilibhit district of U.P.. It merges in the Ganga at Kaithi near Ghazipur. Betwa river originates at Kumra Gaon in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh and merges in Yamuna near Hamirpur. Ramganga and Sharda rivers originate in the Himalayas. Thus, option (c) is the correct answer.

16. Which one of the following rivers does not pass through Uttar Pradesh ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Ramganga
(d) Jhelum

Correct Answer: (d) Jhelum

Solution:The Jhelum, an important tributary of Indus, rises from a spring at Verinag situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the south-eastern part of the valley of Kashmir. This river does not pass through Uttar Pradesh. It joins the Chenab river near Jhang in Pakistan. Its total length is 725 km. Kishanganga is a tributary of Jhelum river. The point of origin of Ganga river is Gomukh glacier near Gangotri and the Yamuna originates from Yamunotri glacier on the western slope of Bandarpoonch. Ganga and Yamuna make a confluence in Prayagraj. Ramganga merges from the southern bank of Ganga.

17. Which of the following regions in Uttar Pradesh is most affected by floods? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) Western region
(b) Eastern region
(c) Central region
(d) North region

Correct Answer: (b) Eastern region

Solution:The flood-prone areas of Uttar Pradesh have been divided into high, medium and low flood-prone areas. 48 percent of Uttar Pradesh's flood-prone area comes under highly flood- prone areas. The high flood-prone area covers the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh.

18. Main sources of irrigation in Uttar Pradesh [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004]

1. Canal

2. Tubewell

3. Ponds & Wells

4. Other sources

The correct order based on their importance is -

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 2, 4, 1, 3
(d) 1, 4, 2, 3

Correct Answer: (b) 2, 1, 3, 4

Solution:In terms of percentage of irrigated area, Uttar Pradesh is at third place after Punjab and Haryana. As per Statistical Diary 2022, in 2019-20, 15.1 percent of the total irrigated area in Uttar Pradesh is irrigated by canals, 73.4 percent by Tube wells, 8.6 percent through wells and rest 2.3 percent through other means of irrigation.

19. The largest source of irrigation in Uttar Pradesh is - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Canal
(b) Pond
(c) Tube well
(d) Well

Correct Answer: (c) Tube well

20. Which of the following states is the highest in the area of tube-well irrigation? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. 2021]

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana

Correct Answer: (a) Uttar Pradesh

Solution:Uttar Pradesh is the topmost state in India in terms of tube- well irrigation.

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