River Linking Projects
River Linking Projects
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quiz Questions
Q51
Which left-bank tributary of the Ganga system contains the specialized 'Farakka Barrage framework', constructed to divert water into the Hooghly branch to flush out silt at Kolkata Port?
Kosi Conduit
Ganga Mainstream (at Bhagirathi-Hooghly apex)
Mahananda Corridor
Gandak Network
Explanation
The Farakka Barrage is constructed across the Ganga mainstream in West Bengal, right before it enters Bangladesh, to divert water into the Bhagirathi-Hooghly distributary channel.
Q52
The proposed 'Par-Tapi-Narmada' interlinking scheme relies on a series of link canals to move water across basins. Which state's tribal belt in the Western Ghats foothills is a key stakeholders node for this layout?
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Explanation
The Par-Tapi-Narmada link spans the southern Western Ghats margins, requiring coordination across the forest and tribal districts of South Gujarat and North Maharashtra.
Q53
The inter-state institutional council known as the 'Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal' (GWDT) historically resolved water resource friction among which specific groupings?
Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal
Explanation
The GWDT managed sharing agreements regarding the massive Godavari basin among the riparian states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha.
Q54
Which left-bank tributary of the Ganga system contains the specialized 'Teesta Barrage project at Gajoldoba', constructed to regulate canal distributions inside northern West Bengal tracks?
Manas Corridor
Teesta River
Kosi Conduit
Mahananda Matrix
Explanation
The Gajoldoba Barrage is built across the Teesta River in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, redirecting water for massive agricultural canal parameters across the sub-Himalayan plains before the river crosses into Bangladesh.
Q55
The proposed 'Ken-Betwa' link project utilizes a concrete canal alignment pathway to move surplus water. Which specialized environmental monitoring node has been setup to manage its tracking impact inside the local ecosystem?
The Western Ghats Ecology Panel
The Ken-Betwa Landscape Management Authority
The Sundarbans Mangrove Commission
The Chilika Development Council
Explanation
The Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority works in coordination with the Panna Tiger Reserve Landscape Management Plan to execute and monitor landscape mitigation parameters for affected wildlife networks.
Q56
The statutory inter-state tracking framework established to manage allocations under the 'Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal' was historically mandated to address resource sharing primarily between which states?
Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka
Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan
Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala
Explanation
The Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal (Eradi Tribunal) was constituted to resolve resource sharing friction primarily between Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan in the northern agricultural block.
Q57
Which left-bank tributary of the Ganga system features the specialized 'Farraka Barrage feeder canal linkage', charting the dynamic entry of shifted currents into the Bhagirathi-Hooghly deltaic track?
Kosi Delta Path
Ganga mainstream via Farakka Feeder Canal
Mahananda Estuary Loop
Gandak Plain Track
Explanation
The Farakka Barrage Feeder Canal is a 38.3-km long structural channel constructed to divert a controlled discharge of 40,000 cusecs from the Ganga mainstream directly into the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river layout.
Q58
The 'Par-Tapi-Narmada' interlinking master plan proposes to cross multiple minor seasonal basins. What is the fundamental technological solution implemented to ensure gravity-fed canal tracking over these variable channel configurations?
Subterranean pressure tunnel boring matrices
High-level cross-drainage aqueducts and inverted siphons
Induced thermodynamic current acceleration pumping
Continuous mechanical dredging of canal floorways
Explanation
To move surplus water across the undulating coastal foothills of the Western Ghats without high-energy lift installations, the design builds extensive high-level aqueducts and inverted siphons across the intervening river channels.
Q59
The proposed ' Mahanadi-Godavari' link canal system must track along a calculated baseline slope to ensure optimal flow velocities. What is the primary geomorphic hazard managed during its long track alignment over the coastal plain matrix?
Subterranean limestone karst collapse fields
Severe deltaic siltation and flash flood waterlogging from intersecting streams
Hyper-arid shifting sand dune migration blocks
Cryogenic freezing of canal alignment conduits
Explanation
The East Coastal Plain of India is highly prone to severe deltaic sedimentation, waterlogging, and coastal storm surge inundations. The canal layout mapping requires robust structural design parameters to counter siltation and seasonal flash floods from intersecting coastal streams.