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Questions Related to geography

Mahatma Gandhi hydro-electric power project was established near _____.

  1. Unchalli waterfalls

  2. Jog Falls

  3. Godak waterfalls

  4. Bandje waterfalls


Correct Option: B

Almatti hydro-electric power project is established on _____ river.

  1. Cauvery

  2. Tungabhadra

  3. Sharavathi

  4. Krishna


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • The Almatti Dam is a hydroelectric project on the Krishna river in North Karnataka which was completed in July 2005. 
  • The dam is located on the edge of Bijapur and Bagalkot districts.

Generation of hydro-electricity was started in $1902$ at _______________.

  1. Shivanasamudra

  2. Mysore

  3. Mangalore

  4. Hospet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The hydro-electric power plants at Shivanasamudram were established in 1902. They were among the first in Asia and India has been a dominant player in global hydroelectric power development.

Krishna river flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka and _____.

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Puducherry

  3. Kerala

  4. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: D

The ___________ project was started in 1948 near Jog Falls.

  1. Jog Hydro project

  2. Nehru Hydro elecric

  3. Mahatma Gandhi Hydro-Electric

  4. None


Correct Option: C


In terms of irrigation facilities, ___________ district stands first in the state.

  1. Ghataprabha

  2. Pinakini

  3. Madnya

  4. Belagaum


Correct Option: D

The least irrigated district in Karnataka is ________.

  1. Bidar

  2. Raichur

  3. Koppal

  4. Kodagu


Correct Option: D


___________ district has the largest area under canal irrigation in Karnataka.

  1. Raichur

  2. Yadgir

  3. Gulbarga

  4. Bellary


Correct Option: A

The most important source of irrigation in Karnataka is _______.

  1. Canals

  2. Wells

  3. Tanks

  4. Tubewells


Correct Option: B

The first hydro-electric power generating station of India, Shivanasamudra, was established in _______.

  1. 1890

  2. 1902

  3. 1911

  4. 1924


Correct Option: B