Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects

Total Questions: 51

21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.B.E.O.(Pre) 2019]

	List-I	List-II
	(Projects)	(Rivers)
A.	Ukai	1. Godavari
B.	Jayakawadi	2. Ambi
C.	Khadakwasla	3. Mutha
D.	Maurakshi	4. Tapi

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	1	2	3
(b)	4	1	3	2
(c)	1	3	4	2
(d)	3	4	2	1

Correct Answer: (e)

Solution:The appropriate question projects (List-I) was marred controversy due to mistakes in rivers (List-II). In its initial answer key, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission deemed the code (a) as correct, while it was wrong. The Maurakshi Project is on the Mayurakshi river. (CADA- Source) while the Khadakwasla project is located on the Mutha River in Pune district of Maharashtra. The Jayakawadi Project is located on the Godavari river in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Hence, the correct match will be as follows:

	List-I	List-II
	(Projects)	(Rivers)
	Ukai	Tapi
	Jayakawadi	Godavari
	Khadakwasla	Maurakshi
	Maurakshi	Mutha

22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2015]

	List-I	List-II
(a)	Midnapur Canal	Kangsabati River (Kasai)
(b)	Tawa Project	Krishna River
(c)	Mettur Dam	Cauvery River
(d)	Ukai Project	Tapi River

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Correctly matched Canal/Dam/Project with the Rivers are as follows:

List-I	List-II
Midanpur Canal	Kangsabati River
Tawa Project	Tawa River
Mettur Dam	Cauvery River
Ukai Project	Tapi River

Thus option (b) is not correctly matched as Tawa project is on Tawa River not on River Krishna.

23. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2015]

	List-I	List-II
A.	Hirakud Project	1. West Bengal
B.	Haldia Refinery	2. Orissa
C.	Tarapur Nuclear	3. Karnataka
D.	Kudremukh Hills	4. Tapi River

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Correctly matched Canal/Dam/Project with the Rivers are as follows:

	List-I	List-II
	Hirakud Project	1. West Bengal
	Haldia Refinery	2. Orissa
	Tarapur Nuclear	3. Karnataka
	Kudremukh Hills	4. Tapi River

Thus option (b) is not correctly matched as Tawa project is on Tawa River not on River Krishna.

24. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2008]

	List-I	List-II
A	Hirakud Project	1. West Bengal
B	Haldia Refinery	2. Orissa
C	Tarapur Nuclear Station	3. Karnataka
D	Kudremukh Hills	4. Maharashtra

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	3	4
(B)	1	2	4	3
(c)	2	1	4	3
(D)	1	2	3	4

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match is as follows:

	List-I	List-II
	Hirakud Project	West Bengal
	Haldia Refinery	Orissa
	Tarapur Nuclear Station	Karnataka
	Kudremukh Hills	Maharashtra

25. Himachal Pradesh dam is now being built over the river Sutlej, What is the main purpose of building the dam? [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 1992]

(a) To check the flow of silts in Bhakra dam
(b) To provide water for irrigation in Himachal Pradesh
(c) Fisheries
(d) Afforestation in the runoff region

Correct Answer: (a) To check the flow of silts in Bhakra dam

Solution:Himachal Pradesh dam is now being built over the River Satluj to check the flow of silt in Bhakra dam. The silts which flow in Bhakra dam weaken the dam and the age of dam is reduced.

26. Which of the following Hydro projects has been built by Indian in co-operation with Bhutan? [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 1992]

(a) Dulhasti Dam
(b) Loktak Dam
(c) Chukha Dam
(d) Beyas-Siyul Dam

Correct Answer: (c) Chukha Dam

Solution:Chukha Dam Project is located on the upper reaches of Wang Chu or Raidak river in Bhutan. The height of this dam is 40 metre. It's construction started in 1974 as a fully funded unit of India, which included 60% as grant and 40% as loan.

27. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.S.C.(PRE) 1995]

	List-I	List-II
	(Project)	(Location)
A	Bhakhra	1. Krishna
B	Hirakud	2. Periyar
C	Idukki	3. Mahanadi
D	Nagarjuna Sagar	4. Satluj

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	4	1	3	2

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Location and a brief description of the above-mentioned projects are as follow:

Bhakhra Nangal Dam Project: It is one of the most important multipurpose projects named after the two dams built at Bhakhra and Nangal on the Satluj river. It is a joint venture of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

Hirakud Dam Project: Hirakund Dam is built across the Mahanadi river, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the State of Odisha in India.

Idukki Dam Project: The Idukki Dam is a double curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in Kerala.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Project: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built across the Krishna river at Nagarjuna Sagar where the river forms the boundary between Nalgonda district of Telangana and Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.

28. Which of the following projects is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1999]

(a) Dakshin Gangotri
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar
(c) Silent Valley
(d) Telugu Ganga

Correct Answer: (d) Telugu Ganga

Solution:Telugu Ganga project is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka. It is a water supply project to provide drinking water to Chennai (Madras) city in Tamil Nadu by using the water of Krishna river.

29. Which city will get water from the Telugu Ganga Project? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1996]

(a) Madurai
(b) Madras
(c) Banglore
(d) Tiruchirappalli

Correct Answer: (b) Madras

30. Who called the multipurpose river valley projects "the temples of modern India"? [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 1994, 1999]

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:Jawaharlal Nehru called the multipurpose river valley projects as "the temples of modern India". He believed these projects would help India become more self-sufficient and modernize its economy and industry. They were thought to be a vehicle that would lead the nation to progress and development. They were believed to integrate the development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialization and growth of the urban economy. They provided water for irrigation, electricity, flood control, and water supply. They helped in controlling floods by regulating the water flow. They can be used for recreation, inland navigation and fish breeding. They brought water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity. Nehru gave the term "Temples of modern India" while inaugurating Bhakra Nangal Dam.

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Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects

21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.B.E.O.(Pre) 2019]

22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2015]

23. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2015]

24. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2008]

25. Himachal Pradesh dam is now being built over the river Sutlej, What is the main purpose of building the dam? [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 1992]

26. Which of the following Hydro projects has been built by Indian in co-operation with Bhutan? [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 1992]

27. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.S.C.(PRE) 1995]

28. Which of the following projects is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1999]

29. Which city will get water from the Telugu Ganga Project? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1996]

30. Who called the multipurpose river valley projects "the temples of modern India"? [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 1994, 1999]

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