Q1. Which is the highest river dam in India?
- AHirakud Dam
- BBhakra Dam
- CSardar Sarovar Dam
- DTehri Dam
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Answer: D) Tehri Dam
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Q2. The longest dam in India is-
- ABhakra Dam
- BNagarjuna Sagar Dam
- CHirakud Dam
- DKosi Dam
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Answer: C) Hirakud Dam
Q3. Tehri Dam is located at the confluence of which of the following two rivers?
- AGanga and Yamuna
- BBhagirathi and Alaknanda
- CBhagirathi and Bhilangana
- DAnaknanda and Mandakini
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Answer: C) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
Q4. Salal Dam is built on which of the following rivers?
- AKrishna
- BMahanadi
- CChenab
- DSutlej
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Answer: C) Chenab
Q5. Hirakud Dam is located in which state?
- AOdisha
- BJharkhand
- CUttarakhand
- DWest Bengal
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Answer: A) Odisha
Q6. Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is situated on which river?
- ABetwa
- BKen
- CRihand
- DTons
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Answer: A) Betwa
Q7. In which state is 'Mettur Dam' located?
- AAndhra Pradesh
- BTelangana
- CKarnataka
- DTamil Nadu
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Answer: D) Tamil Nadu
Q8. Koyna Dam is located in which state?
- AGujarat
- BMaharashtra
- CKarnataka
- DMadhya Pradesh
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Answer: B) Maharashtra
Q9. On which river is Almatti Dam built?
- ACauvery
- BSileru
- CTungabhadra
- DKrishna
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Answer: D) Krishna
Q10. Hirakud Dam is situated on which river?
- ADamodar
- BBarakar
- CHooghly
- DMahanadi
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Answer: D) Mahanadi
Q11. Thein Dam is built on which river?
- ARavi River
- BVyas River
- CJhelum River
- DChenab River
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Answer: A) Ravi River
Q12. On which river are Gandhi Sagar, Jawahar Sagar and Rana Pratap Sagar dams built?
- ANarmada
- BTapi
- CChambal
- DKrishna
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Answer: C) Chambal
Q13. Maithan, Bal Pahari and Tilaiya dams are built on which river?
- ADamodar
- BBarakar
- CKonar
- DBokaro
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Answer: B) Barakar
Q14. Mettur Dam is built on which river?
- AGavari
- BCauvery
- CHemwanti
- DPalaar
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Answer: B) Cauvery
Q15. Almatti Dam is built on which river and in which state?
- AKrishna - Karnataka
- BBhagirathi - Uttarakhand
- CMahanadi - Andhra Pradesh
- DYamuna-Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: A) Krishna - Karnataka
Q16. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in which state of India?
- ATamil Nadu
- BAndhra Pradesh
- CKarnataka
- DOdisha
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Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh
Q17. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- ASardar Sarovar Dam - Narmada River
- BTilaiya Dam - Konar River
- CGandhi Sagar Dam - Chambal River
- DNagarjunasagar Dam-Krishna River
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Answer: B) Tilaiya Dam - Konar River
Q18. In which Indian state is the Indira Sagar Dam, a concrete gravity dam, located?
- AUttar Pradesh
- BMaharashtra
- CChhattisgarh
- DMadhya Pradesh
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Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh
Q19. On which river is the Baglihar Dam being constructed?
- AIndus
- BChenab
- CSutlej
- DRavi
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Answer: B) Chenab
Q20. In which river and state is Jayakwadi Dam located?
- APeriyar River, Kerala
- BBanas River, Rajasthan
- CGodavari River, Maharashtra
- DRavi River, Punjab
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Answer: C) Godavari River, Maharashtra
Q21. Which of the following dams is located in Jharkhand?
- AKoyna
- BSardar Sarovar
- CMaithan
- DMettur
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Answer: C) Maithan
Q22. On which river is 'Krishna Raja Sagar Dam/Reservoir' built?
- AKrishna River
- BTungabhadra River
- CGodavari River
- DKaveri River
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Answer: D) Kaveri River