Indian Rivers and Waterways

The Hooghly basin (part of the Ganges delta) in West Bengal has the highest concentration of jute mills in India and the world. This is due to favorable geographical conditions including proximity to jute-growing areas, abundant water, and historical development during the colonial period. The Ganga valley (Option A), Brahmaputra valley (Option B), and Godavari basin (Option C) do not have significant jute mill concentrations.

The Omkareshwar Multipurpose Project is a major dam and hydroelectric power project located on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh. It includes a 520 MW power station and provides irrigation benefits to the region. The project is part of the Narmada Valley Development Project. Chambal, Tapti, and Godavari are different river systems with their own projects.

Correct answer is (3).  

Narmada Bachao Andolan (‘Save the Narmada’ movement) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO). It was about raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada. Therefore, the correct answer is Sardar Sarovar Dam.

The river Kosi is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' as it flows from Nepal to India and has caused widespread human suffering in the past through flooding and very frequent changes in course. It is river Damodar which is often labelled as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’. Over the last 250 years, the river Kosi has shifted its course over 120 km (75 miles) from East to West. Its unstable nature has been attributed to the heavy silt it carries during the monsoon season which causes flooding in India that has extreme effects. 

The Vedic Civilization flourished along the river Saraswati, in a region that now consists of the modern Indian states of Haryana and Punjab.

The battle took place on the banks of the Parusni (Ravi).

Correct answer is 3. 

With the Cholas in obscurity, the Tamil country was divided between the Pallavas and the Pandyas, with river Kaveri being the frontier between them.

River Rhine flows in a rift valley.

This option is wrong as Gomti is a tributry of river Ganga and ultimately meets the Ganga river, which mixes with the Indian Ocean.

Ganga is the perennial river of India. It never dries up.

The Brahmaputra is called the 'red river' of India.The legend says that the river washed off the blood-stained axe of Parashuram and hence its water acquired a tinge of blood; that is how its name became Lauhitya or Luit in the derived form. Another reason for the red tinge of water especially in the upper reaches is due to the carrying of reddish soil by the river.

Narmada and Tapti rivers do not form Deltas because they have a short mountain stage and flow on a rugged and rocky slope.