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181 The Siachin Glacier’s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers :

A
Beas
B
Sutlej
C
Shylok
D
Nubra

182 The largest irrigation canal in India is called the :

A
Yamuna canal
B
Sirhand canal
C
Indira Gandhi canal
D
Upper Bari Doab canal

183 The deepest land locked and protected port in india is

A
Kolkata
B
Mumbai
C
Vishakhapatnam
D
Cohin

184 Which river is called 'The Sorrow of the Bengal' ?

A
Kosi
B
Sone
C
Damodar
D
Ganga

185 River Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it

A
gets flooded often causing havoc
B
causes maximum soil erosion
C
forms number of dangerous waterfalls
D
is not a perennial river

186 Match the dams and the States in which they are situated : Dam A. Hirakud B. Mettur C. Mahanadi D. Almatti State 1. Chhattisgarh 2. Orissa 3. Karnataka 4. Tamil Nadu (A) (B) (C) (D)

A
3 2 4 1
B
2 4 1 3
C
1 3 2 4
D
4 1 3 2

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

A
Tamil Nadu
B
Maharashtra
C
Sikkim
D
Uttar Pradesh

188 The First river valley project started in india is

A
Hirakud Project
B
Kosi Project
C
Damodar Valley Project
D
Bhakra -Nagal Project

189 Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for

A
Kosi
B
Gandak
C
Brahmaputra
D
Ganga

190 The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as

A
Rudraprayag
B
Devaprayag
C
Haridwar
D
Kedarnath

191 In India, the irrigation of agricultural land is carried out maximum by which of the following:

A
Canals
B
Wells
C
Tubewells
D
Tanks

192 Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ?

A
Ganges
B
Godavari
C
Mahanadi
D
Tapti

193 The river Ganga has two major sources:

A
Bhagirathi and Alaka-nanada
B
Bhagirathi and Yamuna
C
Bhagirathi and Saraswati
D
Alakananda and Gandak

194 Which river is under dispute involving Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat?

A
Krishna
B
Narmada
C
Koyna
D
Tapti

195 The highest dam in India, Bhakra is built on :

A
Vyas river
B
Jhelum river
C
Sutlej river
D
Ghaghara river