Question 1. Kariba dam has been built on the river
(A) Kafue
(B) Zambezi
(C) Chambeshi
(D) Kabompo
Answer : B
Question 2. The Aswan High Dam is located in
(A) Sudan
(B) Egypt
(C) Zaire
(D) Nigeria
Answer : B
Question 3. Itaipu Dam built on the river Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which of the following two countries have it as a joint project?
(A) Brazil and Peru
(B) Paraguay and Ecuador
(C) Brazil and Paraguay
(D) Colombia and Paraguay
Answer : C
Question 4. World’s longest sea bridge has been built on
(A) East China Sea
(B) Gulf of Tonkin
(C) Jiaozhou Bay
(D) South China Sea
Answer : C
Question 5. The place where China has started construction of a dam on Brahmaputra River in Nov. 2010 is
(A) Chingdu
(B) Zangmu
(C) Zhuang
(D) Gyangze
Answer : B
Question 6. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Grand Coulee – Columbia
(B) Hoover – Tennessee
(C) Nurek – Vakhsh
(D) Cahora – Zambezi
Answer : B
Question 7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I
(a) Colorado
(b) Damodar
(c) Nile
(d) Zambezi
List-II
1. Aswan
2. Kariba
3. Panchet
4. Hoover
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 1 2
Answer : D
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