MCQs on Dams of India | JKSSB Mock Test

🏞️ Major Dams of India

1. Bhakra Nangal Dam – On Sutlej River (Himachal Pradesh & Punjab). One of the highest gravity dams in Asia (226 m).
2. Tehri Dam – On Bhagirathi River (Uttarakhand). Tallest dam in India (260.5 m).
3. Sardar Sarovar Dam – On Narmada River (Gujarat). Key part of Narmada Valley Project.
4. Hirakud Dam – On Mahanadi River (Odisha). Longest earthen dam in the world (25.8 km including dykes).
5. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam – On Krishna River (Telangana & Andhra Pradesh). One of the largest masonry dams.
6. Tungabhadra Dam – On Tungabhadra River (Karnataka). Built for irrigation & hydropower.
7. Koyna Dam – On Koyna River (Maharashtra). Important hydroelectric project.
8. Rihand Dam – On Rihand River (Uttar Pradesh). Also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar.
9. Bhavanisagar Dam – On Bhavani River (Tamil Nadu). One of the largest earthen dams in India.
10. Mettur Dam – On Kaveri River (Tamil Nadu). Built in 1934.
11. Indira Sagar Dam – On Narmada River (Madhya Pradesh). Largest reservoir in India by water storage capacity.
12. Pakal Dul Dam – On Marusudar River (Jammu & Kashmir). Under construction for hydroelectric power.
13. Krishna Raja Sagar Dam (KRS) – On Kaveri River (Karnataka).
14. Srisailam Dam – On Krishna River (Andhra Pradesh & Telangana).
15. Maithon Dam – On Barakar River (Jharkhand). Built by DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation).
16. Idukki Arch Dam – On Periyar River (Kerala). Asia's first arch dam.
17. Salal Dam – On Chenab River (Jammu & Kashmir). Hydroelectric project.

✅ Exam-Oriented Facts:
• India has over 5,700 large dams (as per CWC, 2025).
• DVC – Damodar Valley Corporation was India’s first multipurpose river project.
• Nagarjuna Sagar Dam – World's largest masonry dam.
• Bhakra Nangal Dam – Called the "New Temple of Resurgent India" by Jawaharlal Nehru.
• Idukki Dam – India’s first arch dam.
• Indira Sagar Dam – Largest reservoir in India (by volume).

📊 SSC & JKSSB Previous Year One-Liners

1. SSC CGL 2019: Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on? – Sutlej River
2. SSC CHSL 2020: India’s tallest dam? – Tehri Dam
3. SSC MTS 2021: Longest dam in India? – Hirakud Dam
4. SSC CGL 2022: Dam on Krishna River? – Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
5. JKSSB 2023: Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar is? – Rihand Dam
6. SSC JE 2022: Koyna Dam is located in? – Maharashtra
7. SSC CGL 2018: Dam on Narmada River? – Sardar Sarovar & Indira Sagar
8. SSC CHSL 2023: Idukki Dam is in? – Kerala
9. SSC GD 2022: First multipurpose project of India? – Damodar Valley Project