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Question 71. What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme’?
- Prevention of soil run off
- Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
- Rainwater harvesting and recharge of ground water level
- Regeneration of natural vegetation
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option D. -> Narmada
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option B. -> Siva Samudram in Karnataka
Answer: (b)
The 4.5-megawatt hydroelectric power station near Sivasamudram falls of the Cauvery in Karnataka was the first major power station in India. Owned by a few British companies, it was set up by General Electric of the US. It was commissioned in 1902.
The first small hydropower plant, a 130-kilowatt plant, started functioning in 1897 at Darjeeling.
Answer: (b)
The 4.5-megawatt hydroelectric power station near Sivasamudram falls of the Cauvery in Karnataka was the first major power station in India. Owned by a few British companies, it was set up by General Electric of the US. It was commissioned in 1902.
The first small hydropower plant, a 130-kilowatt plant, started functioning in 1897 at Darjeeling.
Answer: Option D. -> Damodar-Brahmani-Mahanadi-Tungabhadra
Answer: (d)
Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity.
The Brahmani is a major seasonal river in the Odisha state of Eastern India. The Brahmani is formed by the confluence of the Sankh and South Koel rivers and flows through the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack and Jajapur.
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 square kilometres and has a total course of 858 kilometres.
The Tungabhadra River is a river in India that starts and flows through the state of Karnataka during most of its course, before flowing along the border between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Answer: (d)
Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity.
The Brahmani is a major seasonal river in the Odisha state of Eastern India. The Brahmani is formed by the confluence of the Sankh and South Koel rivers and flows through the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack and Jajapur.
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 square kilometres and has a total course of 858 kilometres.
The Tungabhadra River is a river in India that starts and flows through the state of Karnataka during most of its course, before flowing along the border between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Answer: Option A. -> Godavari
Answer: (a)
In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India. It has a total length of 1465 km. It is also the second-longest river in India after the Ganges and is, thus, also known as Dakshin Ganga.
It forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having larger drainage basins.
Answer: (a)
In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India. It has a total length of 1465 km. It is also the second-longest river in India after the Ganges and is, thus, also known as Dakshin Ganga.
It forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having larger drainage basins.
Answer: Option B. -> b and c only
Answer: (b)
The Manas River is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. It is met by three other major streams before it again debouches into India in western Assam.
The total length of the river is 376 kilometres, flows through Bhutan for 272 kilometres and then through Assam for 104 kilometres before it joins the mighty Brahmaputra River at Jogighopa.
Answer: (b)
The Manas River is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. It is met by three other major streams before it again debouches into India in western Assam.
The total length of the river is 376 kilometres, flows through Bhutan for 272 kilometres and then through Assam for 104 kilometres before it joins the mighty Brahmaputra River at Jogighopa.
Answer: Option C. -> Hirakud Project
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option B. -> Tapti
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option D. -> Amarkantak
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option C. -> Gandak
Answer: (c)The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.
Answer: (c)The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.
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