The canal carrying capacity of Farakka is
- (a)75,000 cusecs
- (b)70,000 cusecs
- (c)40,000 cusecs
- (d)35,000 cusecs
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Official answer(c) 40,000 cusecs
Other questions on Indian Rivers & Water Resources
Identify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the following information : 1. It has an antecedent drainage system. 2. It flows through three countries. 3. It originates in the Tibetan Plateau and is an important river for irrigation. 4. It does not form distributaries. Select the answer from the following :
- (a)Brahmaputra
- (b)Indus
- (c)Sutlej
- (d)Teesta
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Official answer(c) Sutlej
With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct ?
- (a)Ghaghara – Gomati – Gandak – Kosi
- (b)Gomati – Ghaghara – Gandak – Kosi
- (c)Ghaghara – Gomati – Kosi – Gandak
- (d)Gomati – Ghaghara – Kosi – Gandak
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Official answer(b) Gomati – Ghaghara – Gandak – Kosi
Consider the following statements : 1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake. 2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake. 3. Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake. How many of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)Only one
- (b)Only two
- (c)All three
- (d)None
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Official answer(a) Only one
Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?
- (a)Cameroon
- (b)Nigeria
- (c)South Sudan
- (d)Uganda
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Official answer(a) Cameroon
Consider the following pairs : Reservoirs 1. Ghataprabha — Telangana 2. Gandhi Sagar — Madhya Pradesh 3. Indira Sagar — Andhra Pradesh 4. Maithon — Chhattisgarh How many pairs given above are not correctly matched ?
- (a)Only one pair
- (b)Only two pairs
- (c)Only three pairs
- (d)All four pairs
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Official answer(c) Only three pairs
With reference to the Indus river system, of the following four rivers, three of them pour into one of them which joins the Indus direct. Among the following, which one is such river that joins the Indus direct?
- (a)Chenab
- (b)Jhelum
- (c)Ravi
- (d)Sutlej
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Official answer(d) Sutlej