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River & Hydro Projects – Geography – WBCS Main Question Paper

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River & Hydro Projects - Geography - WBCS Main Question Paper

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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019

26. ______ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.

(1310 km)

(A) Tapi

(B) Sabarmati

(D) None of the above

39. According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is

(1960)

(A) Jhelum

(B) Ravi

(D) Indus

48. Ganga is an example of ______ river

(A) Consequent

(B) Subsequent

(D) None of the above

49. _____ is the source of river Chambal.

(Janapav Hills, Vindhayan Range)

(A) Malwa plateau

(B) Aravalli range

(D) Satpura range

50. Chilka is an example of

(A) Crater

(B) Lagoon

(D) Aeolian

99. The Indus originates from the glaciers of ____ range.

(A) Pir Panjal

(B) Kailash

(D) Saitora

100. Mandakini and Alakananada meet at ______

(A) Rudra Prayag

(B) Karan Prayag

(D) Deva Prayag

111. Tilaiya Dam is on river.

(Jharkhand, 1953)

(A) Barakar

(B) Damodar

(D) None of the above

112. Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of _____ river.

(Vallabh Sagar reservoir, Gujrat)

(A) Narmada

(B) Mahanadi

(D) Ganga

113. Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on _____ river.

(Shivanasamudra Falls)

(A) Narmada

(B) Mahanadi

(D) Kaveri

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2018

101. Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built?

(A) On river Sutlej

(B) On river Chambal

(D) On river Gandak

102. The river which joins Ganga from Southern side

(A) Betwa

(B) Chambal

(D) Ken

103. The first multipurpose project of independent India is
(1948)

(A) Bhakra-Nangal

(B) Damodar

(D) NagaijUfla

104. Which river is under dispute involving MP, Maharashtra, Gujrat ?

(A) Krishna

(B) Narmada

(D) Tapti

105. The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river

(Maharana Pratap Sagar)

(A) Ravi

(B) Tapti

(D) Don

106. An important river of the Indian desert is

(A) Luni

(B) Narmada

(D) Beas

107. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Tapti

(D) Godavari

108. Srinagar is located on the bank of

(A) Indus

(B) Jhelum

(D) Ravi

109. The river which is used for inland waterways in India is

(A) Ganga

(B) Cauven

(D) Luni

153. Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?

(A) Narmada river

(B) Son river

(D) Godavari river

155. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?

(A) Krishna

(B) Mahanadi

(D) Narmada

156. Which of the following is a river from Central India and joining Yamuna/Ganga ?

(A) Ghagra

(B) Gomti

(D) Betwa

158. On which river has the Hirakud dam been built?

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Godavari

(D) Periyar

160. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project which is expected to generator 1020 power, located?

(Wangchu River)

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Bhutan

(D) Himachal Pradesh

161. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

(A) Koyana project — Maharashtra

(B) Sharavathy project — Kamataka

(D) Sabarigiri project — Gujarat (Kerala)

162. In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Maharashtra

(D) Uttar Pradesh

163. Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers?

(Uttarakhand)

(A) Alaknanda

(B) Bhagirathi

(D) Ghaghra

164. Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(D) Rajasthan

165. What is the longest Irrigation Canal in India called?

(A) Yainuna Canal

(B) Sirhand Canal

(D) Upper Ban Doal Canal

167. Where is Nathpa Jhakri power project located?

(Sutlej river )

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

168. The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as

(A) Rudraprayag

(B) Devaprayag

(D) Kedarnath

169. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is

(A) Ganga

(B) Brahmaputra

(D) Teesta

170. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?

(Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, UP)

(A) Chambal

(B) Yamuna

(D) Periyar

171. River Indus originates from

(A) Hindukush range

(B) Himalayan range

(D) Kailash range

172. Which of the following rivers has its Source outside India?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Beas

(D) Jhelum

173. Surat is situated on the banks of the river

(A) Tapti

(B) Mahanadi

(D) Godavari

174. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal

(Sorrow of Bihar)

(A) Gomati

(B) Chambal

(D) Kosi

175. Meghna is the combined stream of which two rivers?

(A) Ganga and Yamuna

(B) Ganga and Gomati

(D) Ganga and Brahmaputra

179. Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley?

(A) Godavari

(B) Narmada

(D) Mahanadi

194. Majuli the largest river island in the world, lies in the State of

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Assam

(D) Mizorarn

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2017

151. The first hydro-power plant in India was set up at

(Sidrapong, 1897)

(A) Mandi

(B) Darjeeling

(D) Pykara

152. Loktak is the only major power project located in the State of

(A) Nagaland

(B) Manipur

(D) Tripura

155.The longest road bridge in India is on the river

(Bhupen Hazarika Setu, 9.15 km)

(A) Son

(B) Godavari

(D) Lohit River

103. Which one of the following rivers has the highest run off ?

(A) The Ganga

(B) The Brahmaputra (2900 km)

(D) The Narmada

104. Which one of the following in the correct sequence of the tributary rivers of the Indus from north to south direction ?

(A) Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj

(B) Chenab, Jhelum, Satluj,Ravi

(D) Satluj, Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab

105. The largest river system of the Peninsular India is

(1465 km)

(A) the Krishna

(B) the Godavari

(D) the Narmada

107. Which one of the following river is not connected with the proposed Ganga – Cauvery link canal?

(A) Sone

(B) Mahanadi

(D) Pennar

108. The Luni river has its origin from

(A) The Satpura hills

(B) The Indus river

(D)The Himalayan region

120. Which one of the following rivers had shifted its course frequently ?

(A) The Brahmaputra

(B) The Ganga

(D)The Koshi

133. Which one of the following is a right bank tributary of the river Ganga ?

(A) The Jamuna

(B) The Gandak

(D) The Tista

160. Lonar is a

(Maharashtra)

(A) salt lake

(B) lagoon lake

(D) crater lake

170. The famous Gersoppa Falls is located on the river

(Karnataka)

(A) Godavari

(B) Sharavati

(D) Cauvery

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2016

51. Which of the following is wrongly matched ?

(A) Srinagar : Jhelum

(B) Lucknow : Gomati

(D) Panaji : Mandovi

71. The river which is known as ‘Vridha Ganga‘ is

(A) Krishna

(B) Kaveri

(D) Mahanadi

109. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Godavari ?

(A) Wardha

(B) Wainganga

(D) Tel

112. Pykara project is located in

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Kerala

(D) Kamataka

115. There are a large number of hydro-electric projects in South India, because

(A) coal region is far away.

(B) there are large number of waterfalls.

(D) there is facility to collect rain water.

119.Which one of the following is not a tributary of Krishna ?

(A) Tungabhadra

(B) Penner

(D) Sina

122.Which one of the following rivers makes an estuary ?

(A) Krishna

(B) Godavari

(D) Tapti

123. Luni drains

(A) in Gangetic delta

(B) in Godavari delta

(D) in Gulf of Khambhat

127. In which state the highest waterfall is located in India ?

(Kunchikal Falls)

(A) Karnataka

(B) Assam

(D) Kerala

130. River Knavery flows through the state of

(A) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

(B) Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

132.Which one is wrongly matched?

(A) Nagarjuna Sagar Project – Krishna

(B) Hirakund – Mahanadi

(D) Ukai – Chambal

137. River Brahmaputra flows through

(A) Tibet, Bangladesh, India

(B) India, China, Bangladesh, Tibet

(D) Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bhutan

140. Rihand is the project of which state ?

(Sonbhadra Dist.)

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Karnataka

142. Majule island is formed by which river ?

(A) Godavari

(B) Cauvery

(D) Krishna

151. Kundah hydro-electric project is located at

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) West Bengal

(D) Kerala

154. The highest dam in India is

(A) Tehri dam

(B) Bhakra Nangal dam

(D) Nagaijuna Sagar dam

155. Which one of the following Himalayan rivers is not an antecedent stream?

(A) Indus

(B) Sutlej

(D) Brahmaputra

157. Indus and Brahmaputra rivers are example of

(A) Subsequent drainage

(B) Super-imposed drainage

(D) Antecedent drainage

159. Which one of the following river is not trans Himalayan?

(A) Sutlej

(B) Brahmaputra

(D) Ganga

169. Bhakkhra-Nangal is a combined project of

(Himachal Pradesh, Gobind Sagar reservoir)

(A) Haryana-Punjab-Rajasthan

(B) Haryana-Punjab-Delhi

(D) Punjab-Delhi-Rajasthan

174.The river which originates from Mansarovar Lake is

(A) Ganga

(B) Yamuna

(D) Sutlej

177. Which one is wrongly matched ?

(A) Ahmedabad – Sabarmati

(B) Hyderabad – Krishna

(D) Nasik – Godavari

182.Which of the following rivers is flowing through a rift valley ?

(A) Godavari

(B) Tapti

(D) Kaveri

187. The two branches of the Ganga include :

(A) Bhagirathi and Yamuna

(B) Bhagirathi and Alkananda

(D) Mandakini and Son-Ganga

190. Marble Falls is found in

(Dhuandhar Falls)

(A) Cauvery river

(B) Sharaswati river

(D) Godavari river

192. The two branches of Ganga, Bhagirathi and Alakananda joins at

(A) Rudraprayag

(B) Haridwar

(D) Sonprayag

196. Which one of the following is not a tributary of Ganga ?

(A) Gandok

(B) Gomati

(D) Ghaggar

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2015

22. Which one of the following places is located at the confluence of Alakananda & Bhagirathi?

(a) Vishnuprayag

(b) Devaprayag

(d) Karnaprayag

23. The Amarkantak Hill is the source of two Rivers flowing in two different directions (West and East). They are –

(a) Narmada and Tapi

(b) Narmada and Mahanadi

(e) Tapi and Betwa

(d) Tapi and Son

24. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ?

(a) Kosi : Consequent River

(b) Narmada : Rift Valley River

(d) Ghagghar : River with interior drainage

25. The Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers are examples of :

(a) Subsequent Drainage

(b) Superimposed Drainage

(d) Antecedent Drainage

41. Which river has been harnessed under the Hirakud multi-purpose Project?

(a) Godavari

(b) Mahanadi

(d) Krishna

61. The highest water-fall in India is

(a) Kunchikal

(b) Jog

(d) None of the above

81. Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of :

(a) Hydration

(b) Gtrrosion

(d) Attrition

WBCS Main Question Paper – 2014

52. Sindh Sagar Doab is located between the rivers

(a) Chenab and Jhelum

(b) Ravi and Chenab

(d) Jhelum-Chenab and Indus

54. Jog Falls is associated with river

(a) Godavari

(b) Saraswati

(d) Ganga