7K) Indian Geography – Industries and Other Major Projects (Prelims PYQs)

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2009-1995 Prelims PYQs

1] The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers? [2009]

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

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b) Chenab

2] With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated? [2008]

a) Chambal                            b) Narmada
c) Tapi                                       d) Bhima

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b) Narmada

3] On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located? [2008]

a) Alaknanda                         b) Bhagirathi
c) Dhauliganga                    d) Mandakini

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b) Bhagirathi

4] Which of the  following pairs are correctly  matched? [2008]

Irrigation  Project     State
1.    Damanganga:  Gujarat
2.    Girna:  Maharashtra
3.    Pamba:  Kerala

Select the correct answer  using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2 only                      b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only                      d) 1,2 and 3

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d) 1,2 and 3

5] Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located? [2008]

a) Madhya Pradesh           b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand                    d) Rajasthan

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c) Uttarakhand 

6] Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]

List-I (Aluminium Company)	List-II (Location)
A. BALCO	1. Hirakud
B. HINDALCO	2. Korba
C. Indian Aluminium Company	3.Koraput
D. NALCO	4. Renukoot

     A  B  C  D      
a)  3  1  4  2   
b) 2  4  1  3
c)  3  4  1  2   
d) 2  1  4  3

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b) 2  4  1  3

7] Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers? [2006]

a) Betwa and Chambal
b) Betwa and Ken
c) Chambal and Son
d) Ken and Narmada

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b) Betwa and Ken

8] Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following? [2005]

a) Chambal Project
b) Kosi Project
c) Damador Valley Project
d) Bhakra Nangal Project

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a) Chambal Project

9] Match items in the List I (Power Station) with those in the List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list: [2005]

List I	List II
A. Kothagudem	1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Raichur	2. Gujarat
C. Mettur	3. Karnataka
D. Wanakbori	4. Tamil Nadu

   A B C D
a) 4 2 1 3
b) 1 3 4 2
c) 4 3 1 2
d) 1 2 4 3

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b) 1 3 4 2

10] For which one of the following, is Satara well-known? [2005]

a) Thermal power plant
b) Wind energy plant
c) Hydro electric plant
d) Nuclear power plant

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b) Wind energy plant

11] Which pairs is not correctly matched? Project Company: [2005]

a) Integrated Steel Plant at Jaipur (Orissa) : Steel Authority of India
b) Power Plant at Jamnagar (Gujarat):  Essar Power
c) Nabinagar Power Plant (Bihar): Indian Railways
d) Kayamkulom Power Plant (Kerala): National Thermal Power Corporation

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a) Integrated Steel Plant at Jaipur (Orissa) : Steel Authority of India

12] Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2005]

a) Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union collaboration.
b) Salem Steel Plant is a premier producer of stainless steel in India.
c) Maharashtra Eletrosmelt Ltd is a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India Ltd.
d) Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is a unit of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.

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a) Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union collaboration.

13] Consider the following statements: [2004]

1. Damodar Valley Corporation is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India.
2. Damodar Valley Corporation includes thermal and gas power stations.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
a) 1 only                                   b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2                     d) Neither 1 nor 2

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a) 1 only 

14] The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in: [2003]

a) Bihar                                    
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Jharkhand                       
d) Orissa

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c) Jharkhand   

15] HINDALCO, an aluminium factory located at Renukut owes its site basically to: [2002]

a) Proximity of raw materials
b) Abundant supply of power
c) Efficient transport network
d) Proximity to the market

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b) Abundant supply of power

16] In the given figure, the site of the Tehri dam has been labelled as: [1999]

a) A                            b) B
c) C                            d) D

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c) C   

17] Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: [1999]

List I  (Rivers)	List II (Dams)
I. Cauvery	A) Alamatti
II. Krishna	B) Mettur
III. Narmada	C) Gandhi Sagar
IV. Chambal	D) Sardar Sarovar

Codes:
a) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C
b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
c) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
d) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B

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b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C

18] Commercial production of mineral oil has started recently in which one of the areas of India, labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough map given below: [1998]

a) 1          b) 2
c) 3          d) 4

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a) 1 

19] The rough outline map given shows centres of cement industry labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4. Match these centres with the following sets of names: [1998]

Names:
A) Katni
B) Tirunelveli
C) Sikka
D) Churk

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
a) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
b) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
c) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
d) A-2, B-3. C-1, D-4

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b) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

20] The Alamatti Dam is on the river: [1997]

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

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c) Krishna  

21] The canal- carrying capacity of Farakka is: [1997]

a) 75,000 cusecs
b) 70,000 cusecs
c) 40,000 cusecs
d) 35,000 cusecs

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c) 40,000 cusecs

22] Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [1996]

I. Idukki :  Thermal power station
II. Sabarigiri: Hydro-electric project
III. Ghatprabha: Irrigation project
IV. Ramganga: Multipurpose project

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

Codes:
a) II, III and IV                        b) I, II, III and IV
c) III and IV                              d) I and II

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a) II, III and IV 

23] Local supply of coal is not available to: [1996]

a) TISCO, Jamshedpur                     
b) VSL, Bhadravati
c) HSL, Durgapur
d) HSL, Bhilai

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b) VSL, Bhadravati

24] In the map given below, three out of the four places marked indicate places where a thermal power station is located: [1995]

The place where there is no thermal power station is marked:
a) 1                            b) 2
c) 3                            d) 4

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d) 4