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Dams of India MCQs

1. Which is the tallest dam in India?

a) Tehri Dam b) Bhakra Nangal c) Sardar Sarovar d) Hirakud

Answer: a) Tehri Dam
Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand is the tallest dam in India with a height of 260.5 meters.

2. Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which river?

a) Sutlej b) Ganga c) Krishna d) Yamuna

Answer: a) Sutlej
Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh.

3. Hirakud Dam is located in which state?

a) Odisha b) Bihar c) Maharashtra d) Gujarat

Answer: a) Odisha
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River in the state of Odisha.

4. Sardar Sarovar Dam is constructed on?

a) Narmada River b) Krishna c) Mahanadi d) Godavari

Answer: a) Narmada River
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Narmada river in Gujarat.

5. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is on which river?

a) Krishna b) Godavari c) Kaveri d) Mahanadi

Answer: a) Krishna
It is a masonry dam built across the Krishna river at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district in Telangana.

6. Which dam has the largest reservoir in India?

a) Indira Sagar b) Bhakra Nangal c) Tehri d) Hirakud

Answer: a) Indira Sagar
Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh has the largest reservoir in India by water storage capacity.

7. Koyna Dam is located in which state?

a) Maharashtra b) Karnataka c) Kerala d) Gujarat

Answer: a) Maharashtra
Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, located in Satara district.

8. Tungabhadra Dam is built in?

a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh c) Odisha d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: a) Karnataka
The Tungabhadra Dam is located on the Tungabhadra River in Karnataka.

9. Rihand Dam is also known as?

a) Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar b) Sardar Sarovar c) Bhavanisagar d) Idukki

Answer: a) Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
Rihand Dam is located in Uttar Pradesh and its reservoir is named Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar.

10. Which dam is called the 'New Temple of India' by Nehru?

a) Bhakra Nangal b) Tehri c) Hirakud d) Sardar Sarovar

Answer: a) Bhakra Nangal
Jawaharlal Nehru described Bhakra Nangal Dam as the "New Temple of Resurgent India".

11. Which dam is an arch dam?

a) Idukki Dam b) Hirakud c) Bhakra Nangal d) Tehri

Answer: a) Idukki Dam
Idukki Dam in Kerala is a double curvature arch dam.

12. Maithon Dam is built on which river?

a) Barakar b) Damodar c) Ganga d) Kosi

Answer: a) Barakar
Maithon Dam is located on the banks of Barakar River (a tributary of Damodar) in Jharkhand.

13. Pakal Dul Dam is under construction in which UT?

a) Jammu & Kashmir b) Ladakh c) Delhi d) Puducherry

Answer: a) Jammu & Kashmir
The Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project is located in Kishtwar district of J&K.

14. Which river has both Krishna Raja Sagar and Sivasamudram Dams?

a) Kaveri b) Krishna c) Godavari d) Mahanadi

Answer: a) Kaveri
Both these structures utilize the waters of the Kaveri river in Karnataka.

15. Bhavanisagar Dam is in which state?

a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: a) Tamil Nadu
Bhavanisagar Dam is located in Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

16. Which project is called India’s first multipurpose river project?

a) Damodar Valley Project b) Tehri Project c) Sardar Sarovar d) Indira Sagar

Answer: a) Damodar Valley Project
DVC was the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India (1948).

17. Salal Dam is located on which river?

a) Chenab b) Beas c) Sutlej d) Jhelum

Answer: a) Chenab
Salal Dam is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of J&K.

18. Mettur Dam is built across which river?

a) Kaveri b) Godavari c) Krishna d) Ganga

Answer: a) Kaveri
Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu is one of the largest dams in India, built across the Kaveri river.

19. Which dam is famous for flood control in Odisha?

a) Hirakud b) Tehri c) Tungabhadra d) Indira Sagar

Answer: a) Hirakud
Hirakud Dam was built primarily to control floods in the Mahanadi delta.

20. Which dam supplies water to the Delhi Ridge canal?

a) Bhakra Nangal b) Tehri c) Hirakud d) Idukki

Answer: a) Bhakra Nangal
Water from Bhakra Nangal is distributed to Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi.

21. Which of the following is the longest earthen dam?

a) Hirakud b) Sardar Sarovar c) Tehri d) Idukki

Answer: a) Hirakud
Hirakud is widely recognized as the longest earthen dam in the world.

22. On which river is the Idukki Dam built?

a) Periyar b) Pamba c) Kaveri d) Mahanadi

Answer: a) Periyar
Idukki Dam is constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge.

23. Which dam was built by Damodar Valley Corporation?

a) Maithon Dam b) Tehri c) Koyna d) Bhakra Nangal

Answer: a) Maithon Dam
Maithon Dam was one of the first dams constructed by the DVC.

24. Which dam is located near Mysore?

a) Krishna Raja Sagar b) Tehri c) Bhakra d) Idukki

Answer: a) Krishna Raja Sagar
Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam is located near Mysore in Karnataka.

25. Which is the main dam on the Mahanadi river?

a) Hirakud b) Indravati c) Tehri d) Sardar Sarovar

Answer: a) Hirakud
Hirakud is the major multipurpose dam built on the Mahanadi River.

26. Pong Dam is constructed across which river?

a) Beas b) Ravi c) Chenab d) Sutlej

Answer: a) Beas
Pong Dam, also known as Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh.

27. Ranjit Sagar Dam is also known as?

a) Thein Dam b) Pong Dam c) Salal Dam d) Chamera Dam

Answer: a) Thein Dam
Ranjit Sagar Dam, located on the Ravi River, is locally known as the Thein Dam.

28. Bansagar Dam is located in which state?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Bihar d) Chhattisgarh

Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
Bansagar Dam is a multipurpose river Valley Project on Sone River situated in the Ganges Basin in Madhya Pradesh.

29. Ukai Dam is constructed across which river?

a) Tapi b) Narmada c) Mahi d) Sabarmati

Answer: a) Tapi
Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapi River, is the second largest reservoir in Gujarat after Sardar Sarovar.

30. Mulshi Dam is located in which state?

a) Maharashtra b) Goa c) Karnataka d) Gujarat

Answer: a) Maharashtra
Mulshi Dam is located in the Mulshi taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra.

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🏞️ 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