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UPSC 1997 · Q23 · Geography › Indian Rivers & Water Resources · Save

The Alamatti Dam is on the river

(a) Godavari
(b) Cauvery
(c) Krishna
(d) Mahanadi
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Answer: (c) Krishna
UPSC 1997 · Q33 · Geography › Indian Rivers & Water Resources · Save

The canal carrying capacity of Farakka is

(a) 75,000 cusecs
(b) 70,000 cusecs
(c) 40,000 cusecs
(d) 35,000 cusecs
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Answer: (c) 40,000 cusecs
UPSC 1997 · Q76 · Geography › Indian Rivers & Water Resources · Save

In the map shown in the given figure, rivers labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively

(a) Kosi, Gomati, Ghaghara and Gandak
(b) Kosi, Ganga, Gomati and Ghaghara
(c) Gandak, Ganga, Gomati and Ghaghara
(d) Teesta, Gomati, Ghaghara and Kosi
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Answer: (a) Kosi, Gomati, Ghaghara and Gandak
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