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Many competitive exams include questions about dams and reservoirs. They are not difficult to give an answer to and are also rewarding. To answer these questions, you must be familiar with India&#39;s key dams and reservoirs. You can begin after you&#39;ve read about them.

These General Awareness questions are simple to answer with a little practice. So here are ten practice Dams and Reservoirs questions for you to try. These questions should take not more than a minute to answer.

 

<h2>Questions on Dams and Reservoirs</h2>

You can also download the questions and answers pdf. Just click on the Download PDF button. So let&#39;s start with the first question.

Q:1 Which one of the following reservoirs is not located in Kerala?

1. Hemavathy Dam

2. Idukki Dam

3. Cheruthoni Dam

4. Kulamavu Dam

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) Eliminate the wrong options to answer correctly.

Q:2 The Reservoir of Bhakra Nangal Dam is known as ______________ and it is located in the state of ___________.

1. Gobind Sagar; Himachal Pradesh

2. Gobind Sagar; M.P

3. Narmada Sagar; Punjab

4. Narmada Sagar; Rajasthan.

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) This isn&#39;t difficult. Think a little.

Q:3 Where is Simhadri thermal station situated?

1. Amaravati

2. Visakhapatnam

3. Durgapur

4. Vijaywada

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) Have you read about this power plant?

Q:4 Jawai Bandh is a reservoir built across Jawai River, which is a tributary of the:

1. Luni river

2. Banas river

3. Chambal river

4. Mahi river

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) This a bit tough. Did you get it right?

Q:5 Which of the following dam creates the reservoir known as &#39;&#39;Gobind Sagar&#39;&#39;?

1. Bhakra Nangal Dam

2. Indira Sagar Dam

3. Nagarjunasagar Dam

4. Sardar Sarovar Dam

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) Go through the options thoroghly before answering.

Q:6 Hirakud reservoir is built across which of the following river?

1. Sutlej

2. Godavari

3. Mahanadi

4. Narmada

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Do you know about Hirakud reservoir?

Q:7 Amravati Reservoir is located in which national park of India?

1. Balpakram National Park

2. Pin Valley National Park

3. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

4. Intangi National Park

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) You can do this one too.

Q:8 The Maharana Pratap Sagar reservoir on the river Beas in Himachal Pradesh is also known as __________.

1. Ukai Dam

2. Tehri Dam

3. Pong Dam

4. Hirakud Dam

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) We are almost done.

Q:9 The man-made reservoir Gobind Sagar located in Bilaspur is situated in which of the following states?

1. Uttarakhand

2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Punjab

4. Himachal Pradesh

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) Clock&#39;s ticking. Hurry up!

Q:10 The Nizam made the British engineers begin the survey work for Nagarjuna Sagar dam across the Krishna River in which of the following year?

1. 1919

2. 1900

3. 1909

4. 1903

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Let&#39;s wrap it up with this last one.

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<h2>Answer Key</h2>

Let&#39;s have a look at your score.

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Comment below your score, considering each question has 1 mark only. If you scored 8 to 10, congratulations! You are one step closer to selection. If you have scored 5 to 8 marks, then you are doing well, keep it up. If you have scored less than 5 marks then you need to work a little harder on this subject. But don&#39;t worry, we are here to help you master the subject.

Let&#39;s check the answers and solutions and try to find out what went wrong.

 

<h2>Answers and Solutions</h2>

Q:1 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Hemavathy Dam

Hemavathy Dam, opened in 1979 is constructed across the river Hemavathy, a tributary of the river Kaveri.The dam is located in Gorur, near Hassan in Karnataka.

Cheruthoni Dam is located in Idukki district, Kerala.

Idukki Dam ( opened in 1973) is a double curvature arch dam constructed across Periyar River in a narrow gorge between 2 granite hills locally known as Kurawan and Kuravathi in Kerala.

Kulamavu Dam is a gravity dam on the Periyar River, Kerala.

Idamalayar Dam is a multipurpose concrete gravity dam on Idamalayar river, a tributary of periyar River in Kerala.

 

Q:2 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Gobind Sagar; Himachal Pradesh

Bhakra Nangal Dam ( opened 1963) on Sutlej river located at a gorge near the upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh at height 226m. Its reservoir is known as Gobind Sagar.

The Indira Sagar Dam ( opened 2005) is a multipurpose project of M.P ON THE Narmada River at Narmada Sagar, Mundi in the Khandawa district of M.P.

 

Q:3 The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Visakhapatnam

Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located in the outskirts of Visakhapatnam city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal fired power plants of NTPC, a Government of India enterprise.

 

Q:4 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Luni river

The Jawai Bandh was made by Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur in a span of 11 years and at a cost of INR 2.7 crore.

The Jawai River is a tributary of the Luni River and Jawa Bandh is the largest dam of western Rajasthan providing water to Jodhpur and other nearby areas.

Jawai Bandh is a dam in Rajasthan built across the Jawai River in Pali district near Sumerpur town.

Jawai Bandh is a dwelling for leopards, birds, hyena, white fox, sloth bear, jungle cat, nilgai, crocodiles, and other animals.

 

Q:5 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Bhakra Nangal Dam

Bhakra Nangal Dam creates the reservoir known as &#39;&#39;Gobind Sagar&#39;&#39;which stores up to 9.34 billion cubic metres of water.

It is constructed on the Sutlej river in Bilaspur, Himachal, Pradesh and Punjab.

It is the third largest reservoir in India after Indira Sagar Dam and Nagarjunasagar Dam.

It is also the fourth largest dam in India after Tehri dam.

 

Q:6 Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e. Mahanadi 

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			Hirakud reservoir:
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			<ul>
				<li>Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India.</li>
				<li>Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km (34 mi) long.</li>
				<li>It is India’s longest dam. It is also the fourth largest dam in the world.</li>
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Q:7 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Amravati reservoir is located in Indira Gandhi Sanctuary and National Park in the state of Tamil Nadu.

The reservoir was created by the steep Amravati dam which was built across the Amrati river.

 

Q:8 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Pong Dam

Maharana Pratap Sagar, in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh.

 

Q:9 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Himachal Pradesh

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			<td>Gobind Sagar Reservoir</td>
			<td>Gobind Sagar Lake is a reservoir situated in Una and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh built-in 1976.</td>
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			<td>It is formed by the Bhakra Dam. </td>
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			<td>The reservoir is on the river Sutlej and is named in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru.</td>
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Q:10 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. 1903

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district in Telangana. The Nizam made the British engineers begin the survey work for this dam across the Krishna River in the year 1903.

 

So that&#39;s it for today. General Awareness topics are typically important. We&#39;ll go over another topic of General Awareness later. Until then, you can practice the questions by downloading the Dams and Reservoirs PDF.

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