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Attempt these as a timed eight-question set. The answer is shown after the options in the explanation column so this section can be used both as a test and as a revision key.

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Question

Answer

Why this is correct

1

The best source/course association for Tamiraparani is:

Rises in the Agasthyamalai hills and flows through southern Tamil Nadu.

The defining map clue is: It is not a tributary of Vaigai.

2

Which statement is safest about Tamiraparani?

Important perennial river of the far south; irrigation association.

Use the river profile and distinguish the main river from its tributaries.

3

Bhakra–Nangal is associated with which river?

Sutlej

Bhakra–Nangal is located in the Himachal Pradesh–Punjab region context and is remembered for irrigation, hydropower and north-west water management.

4

Tehri is associated with which river?

Bhagirathi

Tehri is located in the Uttarakhand context and is remembered for hydropower and water supply; himalayan dam context.

5

Sardar Sarovar is associated with which river?

Narmada

Sardar Sarovar is located in the Gujarat context and is remembered for multipurpose narmada valley project.

6

Hirakud is associated with which river?

Mahanadi

Hirakud is located in the Odisha context and is remembered for flood moderation, irrigation and hydropower.

7

Nagarjuna Sagar is associated with which river?

Krishna

Nagarjuna Sagar is located in the Telangana–Andhra Pradesh region context and is remembered for irrigation and hydropower.

8

Srisailam is associated with which river?

Krishna

Srisailam is located in the Andhra Pradesh–Telangana region context and is remembered for reservoir and hydropower in nallamala context.

Exam habit

First classify the question: source, course, tributary, state, mouth, project or issue. Then eliminate options that violate the basin logic. Do not guess from a familiar-sounding place name.

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