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Geography - Rivers in India
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Q151
Which left-bank tributary of the Ganga system contains the specialized 'Kamala-Balan embankment framework', constructed to mitigate severe braiding loops across north Bihar plain sectors?
Gomti Corridor
Kamala River
Ramganga Track
Burhi Gandak Loop
Explanation
The Kamala River originates in Nepal, enters Bihar in Madhubani district, merges with the Balan stream, and exhibits intense seasonal braiding and flood avulsions across the plain tract.
Q152
The unique structural landscape segment called the 'Ken-Son structural trough' describes a prominent tectonic line where rivers flow parallel to which major hill ridge setup?
The Aravalli Crest line
The Kaimur and Vindhyan range formations
The Western Ghats steep wall
The Shivalik Outer gravel ridge
Explanation
The drainage lines of the Ken and Son systems follow structural lineaments running parallel to the Kaimur hills and Vindhyan scarp architectures before joining their respective mainstreams.
Q153
The famous 'Uri Hydroelectric Project', which generates power through an extensive downstream tunnel layout, is engineered across which major mountain river channel?
Chenab
Jhelum
Ravi
Indus Core
Explanation
The Uri Hydroelectric Station is a major run-of-the-river power project constructed across the Jhelum River in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir, near the Line of Control.
Q154
Which of the following east-flowing peninsular rivers features the prominent 'Baitarani River' as its structural twin system, often forming a combined deltaic front near Gara?
Mahanadi
Brahmani
Subarnarekha
Godavari
Explanation
The Brahmani and Baitarani rivers flow parallel to each other across the structural layout of Odisha and share a complex, combined deltaic depositional plane before discharging into the Bay of Bengal.
Q155
The 'Par-Tapi-Narmada' interlinking project involves the construction of seven proposed storage reservoirs. Which of the following dams represents a primary engineering storage structure on this link pathway?
Hirakud Dam Complex
Jheri Dam Structure
Nizamsagar Barrage
Prakasam Intake Gate
Explanation
The Jheri Dam is one of the key storage reservoirs proposed under the Par-Tapi-Narmada link program to hold seasonal surplus discharges before routing them northwards.
Q156
Which of the following left-bank tributaries of the Indus system originates near the famous Vyas Kund and carves the deep, vertical Larji gorge through the Dhauladhar Range?
Ravi
Beas
Chenab
Sutlej
Explanation
The Beas River cuts a spectacular vertical trench known as the Larji gorge through the metamorphic rock formations of the Dhauladhar Range before opening out into the plains.
Q157
The hydro-electric tracking dynamic called 'Krishnarajasagar Dam' (KRS Dam) anchors a vital irrigation reservoir constructed along the upper path of which east-flowing peninsular river?
Krishna
Cauvery
Godavari
Pennar
Explanation
The Krishnarajasagar Dam is constructed across the Cauvery River in Mandya district, Karnataka, functioning as a structural life-line for water resources in the southern plains.
Q158
The statutory inter-state tracking framework established to manage allocations under the 'Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal' (VWDT) handles resource friction between which states?
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka and Goa
Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Explanation
The VWDT addresses water allocation and sharing friction regarding the Vansadhara River between the neighboring eastern states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Q159
Which left-bank tributary of the Ganga system contains the specialized 'Kosi Barrage or Bhimnagar Barrage framework', constructed directly along the volatile international border zone?
Gomti Conduit
Kosi River
Ramganga Track
Gandak Network
Explanation
The Kosi Barrage (Bhimnagar Barrage) was constructed on the India-Nepal border to regulate heavy floods, capture destructive sediment loads, and manage the highly volatile braided avulsion loops of the Kosi River.
Q160
The unique structural landscape component called the 'Son-Ghar Trench align' marks a seismic, deeply fault-controlled valley where the river runs parallel to which major structural barrier format?
The Aravalli fault boundary
The Kaimur Range Escarpment
The Western Ghats coastal block
The Shivalik folded system
Explanation
The Son River flows through a prominent, tectonically controlled strike valley bordered sharply by the steep escarpment of the Kaimur Range to the north and the Gondwana core blocks to the south.