Projects

Total Questions: 28

1. What is Damodar Valley Corporation? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 28.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Statutory body
(b) Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
(c) A private enterprise located in Bihar
(d) A non-government organisation

Correct Answer: (a) Statutory body
Note:

Damodar Valley Corporation was set up in the year 1948 under Section 14 of the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948. It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Power, Government of India.

2. A ____ is a hydraulic structure of impervious material built across a river to create a reservoir on its upstream side for impounding water for various purposes. [S.S.C. Online CHS (T-1) 12.08.2021 (Shift-2)]

(a) Block
(b) Dam
(c) Drainage
(d) Fold

Correct Answer: (b) Dam
Note:

A dam is an aqueous structure of impermeable material built upstream of a river to form a reservoir in the direction of its current to supply water for various purposes

3. On which river is the Tehri dam built? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.09.2016 (Shift-1)]

(a) Alakananda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Ganga
(d) Hooghly

Correct Answer: (b) Bhagirathi
Note:

Tehri Dam was constructed across the Bhagirathi River in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. This project was approved by the Planning Commission in 1972, but the construction work could start in 1978.

4. Which of the following is the largest dam in India? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-1)]

(a) Indira Sagar Dam
(b) Tehri Dam
(c) Medur Dam
(d) Konya Dam

Correct Answer: (b) Tehri Dam
Note:

Tehri Dam was constructed across the Bhagirathi river in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state. Its height is 260.5 meters, and length 575 meters. It is the largest dam in India.

5. What is the height of Tehri Dam? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 19.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) 250.5 m
(b) 270.5 m
(c) 260.5 m
(d) 280.5 m

Correct Answer: (c) 260.5 m
Note:

Tehri Dam was constructed across the Bhagirathi river in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state. Its height is 260.5 meters, and length 575 meters. It is the largest dam in India.

6. Which of the following dams is located in Jharkhand? [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-1) 23.11.2020 (Shift-1)]

(a) Koyna
(b) Maithon
(c) Mettur
(d) Sardar Sarovar

Correct Answer: (b) Maithon
Note:

The the Coal City of Dhanbad It is situated on the banks of the River Barakar. This was developed by the Dam Valley Corporation (DVC Lad) way back in the yent 1948.

The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is built on River Koyna, a River Krishna tributary,

Sardar Sarovar Dam is located in Kevadiya, Gujarat, India. It is built on River Narmada

Mettur is the largest dam in Tamil Nadu. It is built on River Kaveri

7. Mettur Dam is built on which river and in which state is it located? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-1)]

(a) Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh
(b) Tungabhadra River, Karnataka
(c) Kaveri River, Tamil Nadu
(d) Kali River, Karnataka

Correct Answer: (c) Kaveri River, Tamil Nadu
Note:

Mettur Dam is built across the river Kaveri and this dam is located in the state of Tamil Nadu

8. The Mettur Dam is on which of the following rivers? [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-1) 09.11.2022 (Shift-1)]

(a) Kaveri
(b) Krishna
(c) Vaigai
(d) Periyar

Correct Answer: (a) Kaveri
Note:

Mettur Dam is built across the river Kaveri and this dam is located in the state of Tamil Nadu

9. Hirakud dam is in which state? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 17.03.2020 (Shift-2)]

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Odisha
(d) Karnataka

Correct Answer: (c) Odisha
Note:

Hirakud Dam, located in the state of Odisha, is a multipurpose project built across the Mahanadi River. It is the longest dam in the world, about 61 m (200 ft) high and 4801 m (length of the main dam). It is located 15 km north of Sambalpur. The total length of this dam is 25.8 km. The dam was inaugurated on 13 January 1957 by Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister.

10. The Hirakud Dam is built near the city of _____ in Odisha. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-1) 20.04.2022 (Shift-3)]

(a) Cuttack
(b) Sambalpur
(c) Balasore
(d) Rourkela

Correct Answer: (b) Sambalpur
Note:

The Hirakud Dam is built near the city of Sambalpar in the state of Odisha, India

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