Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects

Total Questions: 51

31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

	List-I	List-II
A	Cauvery	Almatti
B	Krishna	Mettur
C	Narmada	Gandhi Sagar
D	Chambal	Sardar Sarovar

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The above dams are built on the following rivers:

List-I	List-II
Almatti Dam	Krishna river
Mettur Dam	Cauvery river
Gandhi Sagar Dam	Chambal river
Sardar Sarovar Dam	Narmada river

32. The Almatti dam is on the river: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) Godavari
(b) Cauvery
(c) Krishna
(d) Mahanadi

Correct Answer: (c) Krishna

Solution:The Almatti Dam is built on the River Krishna. It is a multipurpose project with its water being used in the canal for irrigation as well as for hydroelectricity production. The Almatti Dam is one of the largest dams in Karnataka. It plays a key role in flood control and hydroelectric power generation. It provides irrigation and drinking water to the region. There was a legal battle between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over the height of the Almatti reservoir. Karnataka won the legal battle and was allowed to raise the height of the reservoir.

33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S.(Spl) (Pre) 2008]

	List-I	List-II
(A)	Mettur	(i) Tamil Nadu
(B)	Mayurakshi	(ii) Andhra Pradesh
(C)	Nagarjuna Sagar	(iii) West Bengal
(D)	Hirakund	(iv) Odisha

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	i	iii	ii	iv
(b)	ii	iv	iii	i
(c)	iv	iii	i	ii
(d)	iii	i	iv	ii

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Mettur Dam project is built on Cauvery River. Mayurakshi river is a tributary of Hugli which rises from the Chotanagpur Plateau and flows through Jharkhand and West Bengal, Mayurakshi Project is a multipurpose project of West Bengal to create irrigation potential, generate power and control floods and erosion. It involves the construction of a barrage across the Mayurakshi river at Tilpara (near Suri). Construction of the Canada dam across the river in Jharkhand is also linked with the project. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is one of the major multipurpose river valley projects in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana border and is built across the Krishna river. Hirakud dam is on Mahanadi river in Odisha.

34. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2003, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(Pre) 2002]

	List-I	List-II
	(Multipurpose Projects)	(Rivers)
A	Idukki	1. Betwa
B	Matatilla	2. Godavari
C	Nagarjuna	3. Krishna
D	Pochampad	4. Periyar

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Brief description of the above-mentioned multipurpose projects is as follows:

Idukki Dam Project- Idukki Dam is a double curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar river in Kerala.

Matatilla Dam-Matatila Dam built on the Betwa River, is a joint project of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam- It is one of the major multipurpose river valley projects and at the border between Nalgonda district in Telangana and Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

Pochampad Project- It is built on Godavari river in Telangana.

35. Match List-1 (River Valley Projects) with List-2 (Rivers) on the basis of the code- [Chhattisgarh P.C.S.(Pre) 2008]

	(List-1)	(List-2)
1.	Shivsamudram	A. Bhagirathi
2.	Nagarjuna Sagar	B. Cauvery
3.	Jayakwadi	C. Godavari
4.	Tehri	D. Krishna

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Shivsamundram project is located on the Cauvery river in Karnataka. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is one of the major multipurpose river valley projects built across Krishna river. Jayakwadi project is built on the river Godavari in Maharashtra. Tehri dam is built across the Bhagirathi in Tehri district of Uttarakhand.

36. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below. [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(Re-Exam) (Pre) 2016]

1. Rihand Dam is on a tributary of the Sone river.

2. Hirakund Dam is on Mahanadi river.

3. Tungabhadra project is a joint venture Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

4. Maithan Dam is on Barakar river, a tributary of Damodar river.

Codes:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(c) 1,3 and 4 are correct
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct

Solution:The Rihand Dam is built on Rihand river, a tributary of the Sone. The Tungabhadra Project is built on Tungabhadra river. It is a joint venture by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Maithan Dam is located on Barakar river, a tributary of Damodar river. Maithan Dam was built in 1957.

37. Kalpong hydroelectric Power project is located in- [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2002]

(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Sikkim

Correct Answer: (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Solution:Kalpong Hydro-Electric Power Project was the first ever hydro-electric power project in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is built on river Kalpong.

38. The oldest hydropower power plant in India is- [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 1998]

(a) Khopoli
(b) Paikara
(c) Mettur
(d) Sidrapong

Correct Answer: (d) Sidrapong

Solution:The first oldest hydropower station in India was commissioned at Sidrapong near Darjeeling town, West Bengal in 1897. Second Hydropower project was built in Karnataka in 1902 at Shivasamudram on River Cauvery.

39. The first hydropower station in India was commissioned at- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(Pre) 2013]

(a) Darjeeling
(b) Shivasamudram
(c) Mohra
(d) Khopoli

Correct Answer: (a) Darjeeling

40. Match the following: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2003]

	List I	List II
(a)	Farakka	1. West Bengal
(b)	Ghatapranha	2. Odisha
(c)	Hirakud	3. Gujarat
(d)	Kakrapar	4. Karnataka

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The above mentioned dams are located at-

Farakka Barrage is built across the Ganga River. Main objective of this barrage is to make Hugli river navigable during dry seasons.

Ghatprabha Hydroelectric Project is built across river Ghat prabha in Karnataka.

Hirakud Dam Project is built on the river Mahanadi in Odisha.

Kakrapara project is constructed on the Tapti river in Gujarat. So, option (a) is correct.

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Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects

31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

32. The Almatti dam is on the river: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S.(Spl) (Pre) 2008]

34. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2003, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(Pre) 2002]

35. Match List-1 (River Valley Projects) with List-2 (Rivers) on the basis of the code- [Chhattisgarh P.C.S.(Pre) 2008]

36. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below. [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(Re-Exam) (Pre) 2016]

37. Kalpong hydroelectric Power project is located in- [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2002]

38. The oldest hydropower power plant in India is- [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 1998]

39. The first hydropower station in India was commissioned at- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(Pre) 2013]

40. Match the following: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2003]

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