Static Awareness Quiz for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains: 04th September 2018 |

Dear Aspirants,

As you all know that the time has come to prepare for the mains exam of IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains and Indian Bank PO. It is time to pace up your preparation of Static Awareness for the mains exam. These questions are related to static Awareness that will also help you in preparing for other upcoming banking recruitment examination.

Q1. Mandira Dam is built across the __________ River near Kansbahal in _______.

Machkund River, Odisha

Kosi River, Bihar

Brahmani River, Jharkhand

Sankha River, Odisha

Jonk River, West Bengal

Solution:

Mandira Dam is built across the Sankha River near Kansbahal in Sundergarh district, located at a distance of about 25 kilometers from Rourkela.

Q2. In which state Durgapur Barrage is situated?

Odisha

Bihar

Jharkhand

Assam

West Bengal

Solution:

Durgapur Barrage is across the Damodar River at Bankura in Bankura district, West Bengal.

Q3. The Kosi embankments were built in the late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India. It is located in-

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Jharkhand

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Solution:

The Kosi embankments were built in the late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India. The Kosi embankments is located in Bihar.

Q4. Tilaiya Dam was the first of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across-

Barakar River

Konar River

Subernarekha River

Ganga River

Damodar River

Solution:

Tilaiya Dam was the first of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Barakar River, at Tilaiya in Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in 1953.

Q5. In which state, Jalaput hydroelectric dam is situated?

Uttarakhand

Rajasthan

Odisha

West Bengal

Uttar Pradesh

Solution:

Jalaput hydroelectric dam is built on the Machkund River in Odisha.

Q6. Farakka Barrage is located in-

Uttarakhand

Rajasthan

Odisha

West Bengal

Uttar Pradesh

Solution:

Farakka Barrage Project with headquarters at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal is a subordinate office under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. The Farakka Barrage Project Authority was set up in 1961.

Q7. Indrapuri Barrage is across the _________ River in Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Son River

Kosi River

Punpun River

Ghaghara River

Burhi Gandak River

Solution:

Indrapuri Barrage is across the Son River in Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Q8. Getalsud Dam is an artificial reservoir situated in-

Himachal Pradesh

Meghalaya

Jharkhand

Kerala

Gujarat

Solution:

Getalsud Dam is an artificial reservoir situated in Ormanjhi, Ranchi, Jharkhand. It was constructed across the Subarnarekha River and was opened in 1971.

Q9. Hirakud Dam is the longest major earthen dam in Asia, built across the ___________ River in Odisha.

Brahmani River

Jonk River

Machkund River

Sankha River

Mahanadi River

Solution:

Hirakud Dam is the longest major earthen dam in Asia, built across the Mahanadi River in Sambalpur district, Odisha.

Q10. The Mukutmanipur Dam is a dam in-

Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal

Assam

Odisha

Tamil Nadu

Solution:

The Mukutmanipur Dam is a dam in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in West Bengal. It is located at the confluence of the Kangsabati and Kumari rivers close to the Jharkhand border.

Q11. Konar dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. In which state, Konar dam is situated?

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Kerala

Gujarat

Jharkhand

Solution:

Konar dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation in Jharkhand. It was constructed across the Konar River.

Q12. ___________ dam is constructed across Brahmani River and power station is situated near the village of Rengali of Talcher in Angul district, Odisha.

Tilaiya Dam

Chandil Dam

Getalsud Dam

Rengali Dam

Patora Dam

Solution:

Rengali dam is constructed across Brahmani River and power station is situated near the village of Rengali of Talcher in Angul district, Odisha.

Q13. Chandil is a census town in Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand. It has been constructed on the river _____________ .

Kangsabati

Barakar

Subarnarekha

Ganga

Konar

Solution:

The Mukutmanipur Dam is a dam in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district. It is located at the confluence of the Kangsabati and Kumari rivers close to the Jharkhand border.

Q14. In which state, Patora dam is constructed across Jonk River?

Karnataka

Odisha

Assam

Uttar Pradesh

Sikkim

Solution:

Patora dam is constructed across Jonk River and one of the famous location in Nuapada district along with nearby places Nrusinghanath Temple, Harishankar Temple and Bull Yogeswar temple of Odisha.