River Valley Projects in India are large-scale water management systems that have been developed to control floods, generate hydroelectric power, and provide irrigation water. These projects have had a significant impact on the development of India, but they have also been criticized for their environmental impact.

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Q. Who said this statement that multi-purpose river valley projects are the 'new temples of modern India'?

 ◉ Lal Bahadur Shastri

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 ◉ Dr. Bhimrao Bhimrao Ambedkar

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 ◉ Mahatma Gandhi

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 ◉ Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

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Q. What is the oil prospecting area in the Krishna Godavari river basin called?

 ◉ Ravaw offshore block

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 ◉ Ashfor offshore block

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 ◉ Lavwa offshore block

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. To which nation did Jawaharlal Nehru dedicate India's largest multi-purpose river valley project in 1962?

 ◉ Angola

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 ◉ Bhakra Nangal

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 ◉ Algeria

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 ◉ Afghanistan

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Q. On which river the "Bhakra Nangal Project" is built?

 ◉ Diameter

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 ◉ Gomti

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 ◉ Jhelum

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 ◉ Sutlej

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Q. When and where was the first Indian hydroelectric project done?

 ◉ Jodhpur 1820

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 ◉ Darjeeling in 1897

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 ◉ Shimla 1999

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 ◉ Kanpur 1722

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Q. India's first multipurpose project was built on which river?

 ◉ on the damodar river

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 ◉ On the river Ganges

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 ◉ On the Brahmaputra River

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 ◉ On the river Yamuna

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Q. Where is the largest power project in the private sector of India located?

 ◉ In Bokaro (Jharkhand)

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 ◉ Dabhol in Maharashtra

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 ◉ In Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)

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 ◉ In Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Q. Tulbul project is on which river?

 ◉ Indus

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 ◉ Ravi

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 ◉ Diameter

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 ◉ jhenlam

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Q. Asia's first underground hydro-electric project is located in which state of India?

 ◉ Jammu and Kashmir

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 ◉ Arunachal Pradesh

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 ◉ Himachal Pradesh

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 ◉ Uttar Pradesh

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Q. The first multipurpose project of independent India is-

 ◉ Hirakund Dam Project

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 ◉ Tungabhadra dam project

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 ◉ Damodar

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 ◉ Gravity dam project

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Q. Bhakra Nangal Dam Joint Project belongs to which states?

 ◉ Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

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 ◉ Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and and Delhi

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 ◉ Rajasthan, Bihar and Delhi

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 ◉ Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan

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Q. The oldest river-valley project in India is-

 ◉ Hirakund

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 ◉ Chambal

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 ◉ Kosi

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 ◉ Damodar

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Q. In which state is the Idukki hydro-electric project located?

 ◉ Kernal

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 ◉ Tripura

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 ◉ Tamil Nadu

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 ◉ Sikkim

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Q. India's first multipurpose project was built on which river?

 ◉ Saraswati

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 ◉ Damodar

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 ◉ Sutlej

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 ◉ Mahanadi

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Q. Loktak Lake, on which the hydro-electric project was built, is located in which state?

 ◉ Haryana

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 ◉ Jaipur

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 ◉ Manipur

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 ◉ Sri Lanka

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