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Prelims 2008 – 1996 · page 2 of 2Tap an option to check it. For one question at a time, use Start practice above.
On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Waterfalls — River
1.Kapildhara Falls : Godavari2.Jog Falls : Sharavati3.Sivasamudram Falls : CauverySelect the correct answer using the code given below:
With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I (Town)
A.BetulB.JagdalpurC.JabalpurD.UjjainList-II (River)
1.Indravati2.Narmada3.Shipra4.TaptiWhich one among the following rivers originates at Amarkantak?
Assertion (A): River Kalinadi is an east-flowing river in the southern part of India.
Reason (R): The Deccan Plateau is higher along its western edge and gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal in the east.
From north towards south, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?
Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?
Consider the following statements:
1.Damodar Valley Corporation is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India.2.Damodar Valley Corporation includes thermal and gas power stations.Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?
Assertion (A): West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas.
Reason (R): These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediment.
What is the correct sequence of the rivers—Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapti in the descending order of their lengths?
Which one of the following is not a lagoon?
The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is
Which one of the following statements is not true?
Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in North Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades.
Reason (R): There has been reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Rivers)
I.CauveryII.KrishnaIII.NarmadaIV.ChambalList II (Dams)
A) Alamatti
B) Mettur
C) Gandhi Sagar
D) Sardar Sarovar
Some people in Manipur live in houses built on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended silt. These islands are called
Which one of the following east-flowing rivers of India has a rift valley due to down-warping?
The Alamatti Dam is on the river
The canal carrying capacity of Farakka is
Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapattnam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
I.Idukki — Thermal power stationII.Sabarigiri — Hydro-electric projectIII.Ghatprabha — Irrigation projectIV.Ramganga — Multipurpose projectSelect the correct answer by using the codes given below:
Consider the following rivers:
I.KishengangaII.GangaIII.WaingangaIV.Penganga The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is —