Which of the following dam/reservoirs lie/lies on the rivers belonging to the Indus river system?
1. Pong Dam
2. Gobind Sagar Reservoir
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Pong dam, a reservoir has been constructed on the river Beas in the wet land of Shivalik hills of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, which has been named as Maharana Pratap Sagar.
This dam was built in 1975 named in honour of Maharana Pratap. This reservoir or lake is a famous wildlife sanctuary and one of the international wetland sites declared by Ramsar Convention.
Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.
Both, the Beas and the Sutlej, belong to the Indus river system.
Climate change is said to affect large sections of poor population in the coastal area of Rayalaseema who will migrate to a relatively rich Vijayawada in search of jobs in construction sector. In this case which of the following is correct?
Geography · Easy
The Dedicated Western Freight Corridor passes through which of the following states? 1. Haryana 2. Rajasthan 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Gujarat 5. Maharashtra Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Geography · Easy
Consider the following statements: 1. The Sind region, having semi-arid region of climate in ancient period, resulted in the flourishing Harappan civilization. 2. Magadha was located in proximity to the iron-ore mines, and sources of stone and timber in the region of Chhotanagpur plateau. 3. The Jatakas mention many riverine routes in ancient India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Geography · Easy
Consider the following statements: 1. Harry Hess proposed the “sea floor spreading” theory. 2. He argued that constant eruptions at the crest of the oceanic ridges cause the rupture of the oceanic crust and the new lava wedges into it, pushing the oceanic crust on either side. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Geography · Easy