River Linking Projects
River Linking Projects
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quiz Questions
Q1
India's first operational river-linking project connects which two specific drainage channels to divert surplus water?
Ganga and Cauvery Link
Ken and Betwa Link
Godavari and Krishna Link
Damodar and Subarnarekha Link
Explanation
The Ken-Betwa link project is India's pioneer project under the National River Linking Project (NRLP). It aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken river in Madhya Pradesh to the Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region.
Q2
What is the primary ecological concern associated with the diversion tracks of the Ken-Betwa river linking project inside Madhya Pradesh?
The complete drying up of the Chilika Lake ecosystem
The substantial submergence of the Panna Tiger Reserve core area
Immediate structural tectonic failure of the Aravalli range
Salinity inversion inside the Sundarbans mangrove swamp
Explanation
The Ken-Betwa link project will lead to the submergence of a significant portion of the Panna Tiger Reserve core area, raising concerns over habitat fragmentation for tigers and vultures.
Q3
The 'National River Linking Project' (NRLP) of India is structurally managed under which apex organizational components framework?
Central Pollution Control Board
National Water Development Agency (NWDA)
Geological Survey of India
Inland Waterways Authority of India
Explanation
The National Water Development Agency (NWDA), functioning under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, is responsible for conducting feasibility studies and coordinating the Interlinking of Rivers program.
Q4
The proposed 'Polavaram Project' serves as an integral part of which major river interlinking component pathway in southern India?
Mahanadi and Godavari Link
Godavari and Krishna Link
Krishna and Pennar Link
Pennar and Cauvery Link
Explanation
The Polavaram multi-purpose project on the Godavari River enables the Godavari-Krishna link, allowing surplus water from the Godavari basin to be transferred southwestward to the water-deficit Krishna basin.
Q5
The grand river diversion project called the 'Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga' (MSTG) link handles surplus water primarily sourced from which macro-regional drainage system?
The Indus River Basin
The Brahmaputra System
The Mahanadi Basin Core
The Godavari Estuary Channels
Explanation
The proposed MSTG link is a major component of the Himalayan rivers development project designed to divert surplus water from the Brahmaputra system tributaries westwards into the Ganga basin.
Q6
The inter-state dispute regarding the allocation of the Krishna river basin water involves which specific group of peninsular states?
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha
Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh
Explanation
The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) manages water allocations among the riparian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
Q7
The architectural layout of the National River Linking Project (NRLP) separates its proposed tracks into which two major overarching geographical categories?
Western Desert Component and Eastern Coastal Fronts
The Himalayan Component and the Peninsular Component
Glacial Drainage Systems and Inland Endorheic Basin Arrays
Extra-peninsular Shield Conduits and Tectonic Graben Zones
Explanation
The Interlinking of Rivers program managed by the NWDA is structurally divided into two major components: the Himalayan Component (14 links) and the Peninsular Component (16 links).
Q8
The controversial 'Damanganga-Pinjal' link project is technically designed to provide potable drinking water to which major macro-metropolitan urban node?
New Delhi Capital Region
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Bengaluru Tech Corridor
Chennai Urban Coastal Node
Explanation
The Damanganga-Pinjal river interlinking project aims to divert surplus water from the Damanganga basin in Gujarat/Maharashtra to the Pinjal basin, permanently boosting Mumbai's domestic municipal water supply infrastructure.
Q9
The 'Godavari-Cauvery' interlinking project proposes to divert water across which secondary intermediate peninsular basin node to complete its long tracking path?
The Periyar Basin
The Pennar Basin
The Tapi Trench
The Sabarmati Axis
Explanation
The overarching Godavari-Cauvery link comprises multiple stages, structurally connecting the Godavari to the Krishna basin, then routing via the Pennar basin before finally emptying into the Cauvery basin.
Q10
The 'Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal' link project aims to transfer surplus water to the drought-prone regions of Malwa and Bundelkhand across which two states?
Gujarat and Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Explanation
The Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal link is an inter-state river interlinking project coordinated between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan targeting the Chambal sub-basin infrastructure.