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Question 61. Arch dams are constructed in _____________
  1.    wide valleys with flat side slopes
  2.    narrow valley with weak abutments
  3.    moderate valleys with strong abutments
  4.    narrow valleys with strong abutments
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> narrow valleys with strong abutments
Answer: (d).narrow valleys with strong abutments
Question 62. Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the selection of dam site?
  1.    For economy, the length of the dam should be as small as possible
  2.    For a given height, it should store the maximum volume of water
  3.    The river valley at the dam site should be narrow but should open out upstream to provide a large basin for a reservoir
  4.    The general bed level at the dam site should preferably be lower than that of the river basin
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The general bed level at the dam site should preferably be lower than that of the river basin
Answer: (d).The general bed level at the dam site should preferably be lower than that of the river basin
Question 63. Which structures are best suited to resist earthquake shocks without danger?
  1.    Earthen dams
  2.    Concrete gravity dams
  3.    Timber dam
  4.    Both earthen and concrete gravity dams
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Both earthen and concrete gravity dams
Answer: (d).Both earthen and concrete gravity dams
Question 64. Nangal Dam is an example of ___________
  1.    diversion dam
  2.    storage dam
  3.    detention dam
  4.    arch dam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> diversion dam
Answer: (a).diversion dam
Question 65. Which of the following dam is partly earthen and partly rockfill?
  1.    Tehri dam
  2.    Koyna dam
  3.    Sardar Sarovar dam
  4.    Bhakra dam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Tehri dam
Answer: (a).Tehri dam
Question 66. Bhakra dam of India is located in the state of ________________
  1.    Punjab
  2.    Himachal Pradesh
  3.    Uttar Pradesh
  4.    Madhya Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (b).Himachal Pradesh
Question 67. Which project ranks first in the man-power utilization among the gigantic projects of its own kind in the world?
  1.    Nagarjuna Sagar Project
  2.    Bhakra Nangal Project
  3.    Damodar Valley Project
  4.    Indira Gandhi Canal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Nagarjuna Sagar Project
Answer: (a).Nagarjuna Sagar Project
Question 68. Which of the following is the highest stone masonry gravity dam of India as well as of the world?
  1.    Ramganga dam
  2.    Nagarjuna Sagar dam
  3.    Hirakud dam
  4.    Mettur dam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ramganga dam
Answer: (a).Ramganga dam
Question 69. The highest concrete gravity dam of India which is also the 2nd highest such dam of the world is _______________
  1.    Indira Sagar Dam
  2.    Cheruthoni Dam
  3.    Bhakra Nangal dam
  4.    Tehri Dam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Bhakra Nangal dam
Answer: (c).Bhakra Nangal dam
Question 70. Which of the following is a stone masonry dam?
  1.    Bhakra dam
  2.    Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
  3.    Hirakud dam
  4.    Tehri dam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Answer: (b).Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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