Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects Part-II

1. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (c) Uttarakhand
Note:

Tapovan and Vishnugarh hydroelectric projects are built on Dhauliganga river in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

2. Mahakali Treaty is signed between India and which of the following countries? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Sri Lanka

Correct Answer: (b) Nepal
Note:

The Mahakali Treaty was signed in February, 1996 between India and Nepal, which pertains to sharing of water of the river Mahakali or Sharda. It concerns with the Integrated Development of the Mahakali (Sharda in India) River including Sharda Barrage, Tanakpur Barrage and Pancheshwar Project (Proposed).

3. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl.)(Pre)2004]

	List-I	List-II
(a)	Kalpakkam	Tamil-Nadu
(b)	Rana Pratap Sagar	M.P.
(c)	Narora	U.P.
(d)	Tarapore	Maharashtra

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Note:

The Rana Pratap Sagar Project is built on the Chambal river at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan. Whereas Madhya Pradesh is related to the Gandhi Sagar project also built on Chambal river. All other options are correctly matched.

4. The Kalpasar Project, a fresh water reservoir is located in- [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2010]

(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (a) Gujarat
Note:

The Kalpasar Project envisages building a dam across the Gulf of Khambhat for tidal power production and establishing a huge fresh water reservoir for irrigation, drinking water and industrial purposes.

5. Which one of the following is incorrectly matched? [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 2010]

	List-I	List-II
(a)	Mahi Bajaj Sagar Project	Gujarat and Rajasthan
(b)	Chambal Project-Rajasthan	Punjab and Haryana
(c)	Beas Project	Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana
(d)	Indira Gandhi Canal Project	Rajasthan and Punjab

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)
Note:

Chambal Project is related to Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh All other options are comedy matched.

6. In which one of the following states is Suil river project located? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2010]

(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Himachal Pradesh
Note:

Suil Hydroelectric Power Project is built on river Suil a tributary of Ravi River located in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.

7. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2009, U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (MAINS) 2008]

	Power Project	State
(a)	Jawahar Sagar	Rajasthan
(b)	Nagarjuna Sagar	Andhra Pradesh
(c)	Shivsamudram	Karnataka
(d)	Gandhi Sagar	Madhya Pradesh

(c)
(a)
(b)
(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Note:

The correctly match of the power projects and concerned states is as follows:

	(Power Project)	(State)
	Jawahar Sagar	Rajasthan
	Nagarjuna Sagar	Andhra Pradesh
	Shivsamudram	Karnataka
	Gandhi Sagar	Madhya Pradesh

8. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2012]

	List-I	List-II
(a)	Nangal Dam	Satluj River
(b)	Sardar Sarovar Project	Narmada River
(c)	Nagarjuna Sagar	Godavari River
(d)	Hirakud Dam	Madhya Pradesh

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (c)
Note:

The projects given in the options and concerned rivers are as follows-

	(Projects)	(Rivers)
	Nangal Dam	Sutluj
	Sardar Sarovar Project	Narmada
	Nagarjuna Sagar	Krishna
	Hirakud Dam	Mahanadi

9. Teesta Low Dam Projects (TLDP)-III is proposed along the Teesta river. The site of the projects lies in: [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2003]

(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Nagaland
(d ) Meghalaya

Correct Answer: (b) West Bengal
Note:

Teesta Low Dam Project (TLDP)- III and IV are related to West Bengal whereas the earlier two projects (i) and (ii) are related to Sikkim. Teesta river originates from Sikkim then it runs downhill through Sikkim and Darjeeling hills then meander along the plains of West Bengal and eventually enters Bangladesh where it flows and meets river Brahmaputra.

10. "Teesta hydropower project" is located in which state? [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Mains) 2006]

(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim

Correct Answer: (d) Sikkim
Note: