WBCS Main Exam Paper Practice Set 1

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1. Which rulers built the Ellora temples?

(a) Chalukya

(b) Sunga

(c) Rashtrakuta

(d) Pallava

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

2. The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from

(a) Upanishads

(b) Sama Veda

(c) Rig Veda

(d) Ramayana

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

3. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at

(a) Ajanta

(b) Badami

(c) Mahabalipuram 

(d) Ellora

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

4. Epigraphy means

(a) The study of coins

(b) The study of inscriptions

(c) The study of epics

(d) The study of geography

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

5. Which among the following ‘MATH’ is related with Buddhism?

(a) Dakhma 

(b) Chaitya 

(c) Khangah 

(d) Angeri

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

6. Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of‌ Buddha been installed ?

(a) Bamiyan

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Kandy

(d) Lhasa

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

7. The ‘Ajivikas’ were a

(a) sect contemporary to the Buddha

(b) breakaway branch of the Buddhists

(c) sect founded by Charvaka

(d) sect founded by Shankaracharya

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

8. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the

(a) Palas

(b) Cholas

(c) Rashtrakutas 

(d) Pallavas

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

9. Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in the Western India?

(a) Cholas

(b) Kakatiyas

(c) Pallavas

(d) Rashtrakutas

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

10. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north-west?

(a) Ravi river

(b) Indus river

(c) Satluj river

(d) Hindukush range

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

11. Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at

(a) Mathura

(b) Prayag

(c) Varanasi

(d) Tamralipt

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

12. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of

(a) religion

(b) ar

(c) literature

(d) architecture

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

13. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?

(a) Kalibangan

(b) Harappa

(c) Mohenjodaro 

(d) Chanhudaro

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

14. Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature?

(a) Dhammapada

(b) Vedas

(c) Meghadutam 

(d) Dighanikaya

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

15. “Charak’ was the famous court physician of

(a) Harslia

(b) Chandra Gupta Maurya

(C) Ashoka

(d) Kanishka

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

16. Most of the chola temples were dedicated to

(a) Ganesh 

(b) Shiva 

(c) Durga 

(d) Vishnu

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

17. “Buddha’ means

(a) The Enlightened one 

(b) The Religious Preacher

(c) The Genius

(d) The Powerful

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

18. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya

(b) Samudra Gupta

(c) Vikramaditya 

(d) Skand Gupta

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

19. Name the capital of the Pallavas

(a) Kanchipuram 

(b) Vatapi

(c) Trichnapalli 

(d) Mahabalipuram

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

20. The word ‘Veda’ means

(a) knowledge

(b) wisdom

(c) skill

(d) power

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

21. Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by

(a) Pratihäras

(b) Rashtrakutas

(c) Palas

(d) Chalukyas

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

22. In Mauryan dynasty Kalinga war took place in the year-

(a) 260 BC

(b) 261 BC

(c) 126 BC

(d) 232 BC

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

23. Name the clan Buddha belonged to

(a) Gnathrika

(b) Maurya

(c) Sakya

(d) Kuru

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

24. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?

(a) Banabhatta

(b) Harshavardhana

(c) Baskaravardhana 

(d) Bindusara

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

25. St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of the

(a) Cheras

(b) Parthians

(c) Pandyas

(d) Cholas

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

26. In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?

(a) Bengal

(b) Bihar

(c) Orissa

(d) Uttar Pradesh

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

27. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace

Buddhism was

(a) Vishnu Gupta 

(b) Upagupta

(c) Brahma Gupta 

(d) Brihadratha

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

28. Harshvardhana was defeated by

(a) Prabhakaravardhana

(b) Pulakesin II

(c) Narasimhasvarma Pallava

(d) Sasanka

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

29. Which of the following was NOT composed by Harshavadhana?

(a) Harshacharita

(b) Ratnavali

(c) Priyadarshika 

(d) Nagananda

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

30. The ‘Kannauj assembly organised by Harsha was held in honour of

(a) Fa-Hien

(b) Itsing

(c) Hieun-Tsang 

(d) Megasthenes

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

31. Satvahanas minted their coins predominantly in

(a) Lead 

(b) Silver

(c) Gold

(d) Copper

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

32. The headquarters of the Ghadar Party was at

(a) Karachi

(b) Moscow

(c) Berlin

(d) San Francisco

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

33. Which is the correct chronological order of following Acharyas’?

(a). Shankara – Ramanuja – Madhav – Chaitanya

(b) Chaitanya – Ramanuja – Madhav – Shankara

(c) Ramanjua – Shankara – Chaitanya – Madhav

(d) Madhav – Chaitanya – Ramanuja – Shankara

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

34. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from?

(a) Morocco

(b) Persia

(c) Turkey

(d) Central Asia

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

35. Who built the Khajuraho temples?

(a) Holkars

(b) Scindias

(c) Bundela Rajputs 

(d) Chandela Rajputs

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

36. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th A.D.?

(a) Sun-temple of Konark

(b) Temple of Khajuraho

(c) Ankorvat

(d) Notre Dam, the, Paris

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

37. Where was saint Kabir born?

(a) Delhi

(b) Varanasi

(c) Mathura

(d) Hyderabad

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

38. The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?

(a) Chandragupta Maurya 

(b) Nawab Vajid Ali Sah

(c) Harsha

(d) Akbar

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

39, Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at

(a) Delhi

(b) Jaipur 

(c) Agra 

(d) Amarkot

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

40. Who got constructed ‘Grand Trunk Road’?

(a) Akbar

(b) Ashoka

(c) Shershah Suri 

(d) Samudra Gupta

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

41. What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?

(a) providing rent free land

(b) zamindar’s property

(c) giving officer a right to revenue

(d) giving cash salary to Mansabdar

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

42. The most important Sufi shrine in India is at

(a) Pandua

(c) Ajmer

(b) Bídar

(d) Shahjahanabad

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

43. Which of the following is associated with Sufi sáints?

(a) Tripitaka

(b) Dakhma

(c) Khanqah

(d) Synagogue

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

44. Mughal presence in the Red Fort ceased with the fall of

(a) Aurangzeb

(b) Muhammad Shah

(c) Shah Alam

(d) Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

45. “Khalsa’ was founded by

(a) Guru Gobind Singh 

(b) Guru Ramdas

(c) Guru Nanak

(d) Arjun Dev

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

46. Match the capitals of the ruling dynasties of early Medieval India :

          I                        II

1. Pratiharas      1. Kannauj
2. Chandellas.    2. Khajuraho
3. Parmars.        3. Dhar
4. Chalukyas -.   4. Ahilwara

(a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

(b) A-1, B-3, C-4,’D-2

(c) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 

(d) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

47. The Mughal Emperor who discouraged ‘Sati’ was-

(a) Babur

(b) Humayun-

(c) Akbar

(d) Jehangir

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

48. The greatness of Sher Shah lies in his

(a) victories against Humayun

(b) superior generalship

(c) administrative reforms

(d) religious tolerance

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

49. The court language of the Mughals was-

(a) Urdu

(b) Hindi

(c) Arabic

(d) Persian

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

50. The Sikh Guru who’ wrote “Zafar Namah” in Per – sian was

(a) Guru Har Rai

(b) Guru Har Krishan

(c) Guru Göbind Singh 

(d) Guru Tegbahadur

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

51. Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?

(a) Sahyadri

(b) Purvanchal

(c) Anamalai

(d) Aravallis

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

52. Kulu Valley ‘ in India is famous for the cultivation of

(a) Grapes

(c) Apples

(b) Potatoes

(d) Strawberry

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

53. An example of ‘horseshoe’ shaped coral islands in the neighbourhood of India is

(a) Andaman and Nicobar islands

(b) Maldives

(c) Lakshadweep

(d) Sri Lanka

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

54. Which place is closest to Tora-Bora?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Aurangabad

(c) Amarnath (Kashmir) 

(d) Jalalabad

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

55. In which of the following States in Jog Falls. located?

(a) Orissa

(b) Kerala

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Karnataka

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

56. The fertile land between two rivers is called

(a) Watershed

(b)Water divide

(c) Doab

(d) Terai

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

57. Match List -I with List -II and select the correct answer using its codes given below the Lists.

      List – I                         List – II

(i) Pulicat Lake              (1) Orissa

(ii) Chilka Lake              (2) Rajsthan

(iii) Wular Lake.             (3) Tamil Nadu

(iv) Sambhar Lake         (4) Kashmir

Ans.   (i) – 3, (ii) – 1, (iii) – 4, (iv) – 2

58. The Kulu Valley is situated between

(a) Ladakh and Pirpanjal

(b) Ranjoti and Nag Tibba

(c) Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik

(d) Dhauladhar and Pirpanjal

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

59. Who prepares the topographical maps of India?

(a) Geological Survey of India

(b) Survey of India

(c) Defence Ministry

(d) Geographical Survey of India

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

60. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory?

(a) Mount Everest

(c) Nanda Devi

(b) Kanchenjunga

(d) Nanga Parbat

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

61. The southernmost point of India is

(a) Kanyakumari

(b) Rameswaram

(c) Dhanushkodi

(d) Indira Point

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

62. Central Highlands of Indian peninsular block are formed of

(a) Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

(b) Igneous and sedimentary rocks

(c) Igneous and metamorphic rocks

(d) Sedimentary rocks

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

63. “Saddle Peak’ the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in

(a) Great Nicobar

(b) Middle Andaman

(c) Little Andaman

(d) North Andaman

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

64. ‘India’s area is about..times larger than Pakistan,

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 9

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

65. A narrow strip of land that connects. two larger land masses is called

(a) Strait

(b) Peninsula

(c) Cape

(d) Isthmus

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

66. Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called

(a) Clamitomonous

(b) Foraminifera

(c) Coral reefs

(d) Diatoms

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

67. The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as

(a) Himadri

(b) Sahyadri

(c) Assam Himalayas

(d) Siwaliks

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

68. The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is

(a) Namcha Barwa.

(b) Annapurna

(c) Kanchenjunga

(d) Mount Everest

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

69. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?

(a) 17

(b) 27

(c) 36

(d) 47

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

70. Which ot the following statements is correct?

(a). Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.

(b) Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.

(c) Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotahagpur Plateau

(d) Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

71. Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district?

(a) Orissa

(b) West Bengal

(c) Punjab

(d) Kerala

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

72. Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thưnderbolt’?

(a) Gangtok

(b) Shillong

(c) Oottacamand

(d) Darjeeling

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

73. To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park:

(a) Andaman Islands

(b) Gulf of Kutch

(c) Lakshadweep Islands 

(d) Gulf of Mannar

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

74. The headquarters of the Survey of India Department is located at:

(a) Jaipur

(b) Dehradun

(c) Hyderabad

(d) New Delhi

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

75. Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India?

(a) Deccan Plateau

(c) Western Ghats

(b) Lakshadweep Islands

(d) Himalayas

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

76. The plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is

(a) Malwa

(b) Chota Nagpur

(c) Ranchi

(d) Hazaribagh

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

77. Tropic of Cancer passes through wvhich of the following Indian states?

(a) Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

(b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram

(c) Gujarat, Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram

(d) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

78. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is

(a) Teak

(b) Shisam

(c) Sandalwood

(d) Sal

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

79. If in the east it is Guhar Moti, in north it is Siachen Glacier, then in south it is:

(a) Kuttanad

(b) Kanyakumari

(c) Rameshwaram

(d) Indira point

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

80. Which of the following rock formations resulted in Eastern Ghats?

(a) Charnockites, bauxite, granite gneiss and quartzite rock

(b) Khondalites, bauxite, granite gneiss, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite rock

(c) Charnockites, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite rock

(d) Charnockites, granite gneiss; quartzite rock, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

81. The outermost range of Himalaya is called

(a) Kali

(b) Shivalik

(c) Dehradun

(d) Kumaon

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

82. Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is

(a) Aravalli

(b) Satpura

(c) Eastern ghats

(d) Western ghats

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

83. The Himalayas is the example of

(b) Block mountains

(a) Fold mountains

(c) Ancient mountains 

(d) Residual mountains

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

84. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to carthquakes?

(a) Deccan Plateau

(b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Valley

(c) Plains of northern India

(d) Western Ghats

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

85. The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is

(a) Zaskar

(b) Kailash

(c) Karakoram

(d) Ladakh

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

86. The mountain range which divides the North and the South India is

(a) Himalayas

(b) Western ghats

(c) Vindhyas

(d) Satpura

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

87. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the:

(a) Yamuna canal

(b) Sirhand canal

(c) Indira Gandhi canal 

(d)Upper Bari Doab canal

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

88. Asia’s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India?

(a) Jammu & Kashmir 

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

89. Girna Project is situated in

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Orissa

(d) Chhattisgarh

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

90. Arrange the following rivers from South to North.

(1) Cauvery

(2) Krishna

(3) Godavari

(4) Mahanadi

(a) (1); (3), (2), (4)

(b) (3), (4), (1), (2)

(c) (2), (4), (3), (1)

(d) (1), (2), (3), (4)

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

91. Match the dams and the rivers àcross which those have been constructed.

Dam                              River

(i) Gandhi Sagar    1. Bhagirathi

(ii) Jayakwadi         2. Krishna

(iii) Nagarjuna.       3. Godavari

(iv) Tehri.                4. Chambal

Ans. (i)-4, (ii) – 3, (iii) – 2, (iv) – 1,

92. Match the dams and the rivers across which these have been constructed: 

      Dam                 River

1. Farakka         1. Krishna
2. Tehri              2. Ravi
3. Thein             3. Ganga
4. Nagarjuna     4. Bhagirathi

Ans. (a) 3, (b) 4, (c)  2, (d) 1

93. River Damodar is called Sorrow of Bengal’ because it

(a) gets flooded often causing havoc

(b) causes maximum soil erosion

(c) forms number of dangerous waterfalls

(d) is not a perennial river

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

94. On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built?

(a) Mahanadi

(b) Godavari

(c) Cauvery

(d) Periyar

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](a)[/su_spoiler]

95. Match the Dams and the States in which they are situated:

      Dam                          State   

(a) Tungabhadra          (1) Kerala                       

(b) Lower Bhawani      (2) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Idukki                      (3) Tamil Nadu

(d) Nagarjuna Sagar    (4) Karnataka

Ans. (a-4) (b-3) (c-1) (d-2)

96. Match the dams and the States in which they are situated:

     Dam                   State

1. Hirakud           1. Chhattisgarh
2. Mettur              2. Orissa
3. Mahanadi        3. Karnataka
4. Almatti             4. Tamil Nadu

Ans. (A-2) (B-4) (C-1) (D-3)

97. Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed.

      Dam                                River

1. Ukaj                            1. Mahanadi
2. Rana Pratap Sagar     2. Ravi
3. Hirakud                       3. Chambal
4. Thein                           4. Tapti

Ans. (A-4) (B-3) (C-2) (D-1)

98. Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal ?

(a) Lower Ganga Canal 

(b) Sarada Canal

(c) Eden Canal

(d) Sirhind Canal

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](c)[/su_spoiler]

99. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh 

(b) Bhutan

(c) Nepal

(d) Himachal Pradesh

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](b)[/su_spoiler]

100. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

(a) Koyana Project Maharashtra

(b) Sharavathy Project Karnataka

(c) Balimela Project – Orissa

(d) Sabarigiri Project – Gujarat

[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy” icon=”caret-square”](d)[/su_spoiler]

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