www.gradeup.

co

1
www.gradeup.co
Geography-2
1.In which of the following states is the A. Kerala
‘Omkareshwar’ dam is located? B. Himachal Pradesh
A. Madhya Pradesh C. Uttarakhand
B. Maharashtra D. Sikkim
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan 9.Kanger Valley National Park is located in which
state?
2.In which of the following states is the Koyna dam A. Kerala
located? B. Himachal Pradesh
A. Madhya Pradesh C. Uttarakhand
B. Karnataka D. Chhattisgarh
C. Tamilnadu
D. Maharashtra 10.In which of the following state is the Blackbuck
National Park located?
3.‘Mahi Bajaj Sagar dam’ is located in which state? A. Gujarat
A. Gujarat B. Rajasthan
B. Madhya Pradesh C. Madhya Pradesh
C. Punjab D. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
11.Salim Ali National Park is located in which
4.‘Srisailam Dam’ is located in which state? state?
A. Andhra Pradesh A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Tamilnadu B. Goa
C. Karnataka C. Andaman and Nicobar
D. Maharashtra D. Gujarat

5.'Tiware dam' is located in which state? 12.Where is the Kudremukh National Park?
A. Madhya Pradesh A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Haryana B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra C. Odisha
D. Gujarat D. Telangana

6.‘Dampa tiger reserve’ is located in which state? 13.Silent Valley National Park is located in which
A. Meghalaya state?
B. Mizoram A. Karnataka
C. Tripura B. Tamilnadu
D. Assam C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Kerala
7.‘Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary’ is located in which
state? 14.Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located in which
A. Rajasthan of the following states?
B. Punjab A. Madhya Pradesh
C. Haryana B. Jharkhand
D. Gujarat C. Chhattisgarh
D. Maharashtra
8.‘Valley of Flowers National Park’ is located in
which state?

2
www.gradeup.co
15.Similipal National Park is located in which A. Uttarakhand
state? B. Uttar Pradesh
A. Maharashtra C. Telangana
B. Odisha D. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh 23.
Hirakud dam is located in which of the following
16.Panchet dam is located in which state? states?
A. Jharkhand A. Jharkhand
B. Chhattisgarh B. Chhattisgarh
C. Uttarakhand C. Odisha
D. Maharashtra D. West Bengal

17.Pong dam is located in which of the following 24.Tilaiya dam is located in which state?
states? A. Chhattisgarh
A. Haryana B. West Bengal
B. Punjab C. Assam
C. Himachal Pradesh D. Jharkhand
D. Jammu and Kashmir
25.In which city is the Sheikh Zayed Stadium,
18.Baglihar dam is located in which of the which is a cricket ground, located?
following states? A. Abu Dhabi, UAE
A. Himachal Pradesh B. Dubai, UAE
B. Punjab C. Karachi, Pakistan
C. Jammu and Kashmir D. Lahore, Pakistan
D. Arunachal Pradesh
26.Zemu glacier is situated in which national park
19.Hemavathy Dam is located in which state? in India?
A. Andhra Pradesh A. Kanchenjunga National Park
B. Telangana B. Galathea National Park
C. Karnataka C. Kaziranga National Park
D. Tamilnadu D. Manas National Park

20.In which of the following states is the 27.Mettur Dam is located in which of the following
Krishnarajasagar Dam located? states?
A. Andhra Pradesh A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh B. Kerala
C. Chhattisgarh C. Tamil Nadu
D. Karnataka D. Karnataka

21.Almatti dam is located in which state? 28.“Ukai” dam is in which state?

A. Kerala A. Maharashtra
B. Tamil Nadu B. Gujarat
C. Karnataka C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh D. Bihar

22.Rihand dam is located in which of the following 29.‘Rangit’ dam is in which state?
states? A. Arunchal Pradesh

3
www.gradeup.co
B. Sikkim B. Chhattisgarh
C. Assam C. Bihar
D. Odisha D. Himachal Pradesh

30.‘Maithon’ dam is located in which of the

following states?
A. Jharkhand

4
www.gradeup.co
###ANSWERS###
1. Ans. A.
The Omkareshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the
Narmada River just upstream of Mandhata in
Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is
named after the Omkareshwar temple located just
downstream.
2. Ans. D.
The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in
Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam
constructed on Koyna River which rises in
Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges.
3. Ans. D.
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the Mahi
River. It is situated 16 kilometres from Banswara
town in Banswara district Rajasthan, India. The
dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for
the purposes of hydroelectric power generation
and water supply. It is the second largest dam in
Rajasthan. It is named after Jamnalal Bajaj.
4. Ans. A.
The Srisailam Dam is constructed across the
Krishna River in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh
near Srisailam temple town.
5. Ans. C.
'Tiware dam' is located in which Maharashtra's
Ratnagiri district.
In news -
At least 23 nwere killed and several missing after
a dam in Maharashtra's coastal Konkan region
breached following incessant rains, leading to a
flood-like situation in downstream villages.
The Tiware dam in Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri
district has a storage capacity of 20 lakh cubic
metre.
6. Ans. B.
Dampa Tiger Reserve or Dampha Tiger Reserve,
the largest wildlife sanctuary in Mizoram.
7. Ans. D.
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary also known as the Wild
Ass Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann
of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India.
8. Ans. C.
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian
national park, located in North Chamoli, in the
state of Uttarakhand and is known for its
meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the
variety of flora.
5
9. Ans. D.
The Kanger Ghati National Park also known as
Kanger Valley National Park. It was declared a
national park in 1982 by the Indian government.
The Kanger Ghati national park is located in the
Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, is famous for
limestone caves, waterfalls…etc. The Kanger Ghati
national park is about 200 square kilometres ( 77
sq mi ). The name of this national park is derived
from the Kanger River. The Kanger Ghati national
park is regarded as the hotspot of biodiversity of
central India.
10. Ans. A.
The Blackbuck National Park is situated at
Velavadar located in the Bhavnagar District of
Gujarat.
11. Ans. A.
Salim Ali National Park or City Forest National
Park was a national park located in Srinagar,
Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located in Goa.
12. Ans. B.
Kudremukh National Park is in Karnataka.
Karnataka state has 5 National parks and 21
wildlife sanctuaries.
They are Bandipur National Park, Bannerghatta
National Park, Anshi National Park and Nagarhole
National Park.
13. Ans. D.
Silent Valley National Park, is a national park with
a core zone of 236.74 square kilometres. It is
located in the Nilgiri Hills, within the Palakkad
District of Kerala, South India.
14. Ans. D.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), formerly
Borivali National Park, is a large protected area in
the northern part of Mumbai city in Maharashtra
State in India.
Note- Sanjay National Park- Chhattisgarh and
Madhya Pradesh
15. Ans. B.
Simlipal National Park is a national park and a
tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the
Indian state of Odisha.
16. Ans. A.
Panchet Dam was the last of the four multi-
purpose dams included in the first phase of the
www.gradeup.co
Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km (34 mi) long. It is
across the Damodar River at Panchet in Dhanbad one of the first major multipurpose river valley
district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and projects started after India's independence.
opened in 1959. 24. Ans. D.
17. Ans. C. Tilaiya dam located in Jharkhand on Barakar river.
Pong dam is located in Himachal Pradesh on Beas 25. Ans. A.
river. The Sheikh Zayed Stadium is a cricket ground
18. Ans. C. located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Baglihar dam is located in Jammu and Kashmir on 26. Ans. A.
Chenab river. Kanchenjunga National Park also
19. Ans. C. Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is a National
Hemavathy Dam is located in Karnataka on Park and a Biosphere reserve located in Sikkim,
Hemavathy (tributary of kaveri) river. India. It was inscribed to the UNESCO World
20. Ans. D. Heritage Sites list on July 17, 2016, becoming
Krishnarajasagar Dam is located in Karnataka on the first "Mixed Heritage" site of India.
Cauvery river. There are many glaciers in the park including
21. Ans. C. the Zemu glacier. Animals like musk deer, snow
Almatti dam is located in Karnataka on Krishna leopard, Clouded Leopard, and Himalayan tahr all
river. make their home in this park.
Other important dams in Karnataka: 27. Ans. C.
1. Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam Mettur Dam is in Tamil Nadu at Kaveri river.
2. Tungabhadra Dam 28. Ans. B.
3. Vani Vilasa Sagara The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River,
4. Supa Dam is the largest reservoir in Gujarat.
5. Hemavati Dam 29. Ans. B.
6. Kabini Dam Rangit dam is located in Sikkkim at Ranjit river, a
22. Ans. B. tributary of Tista river.
Rihand dam also known as Govind Ballabh Pant 30. Ans. A.
Sagar is located in Uttar Pradesh on Rihand river. The Maithon Dam is located at Maithon, 48 km
23. Ans. C. from Dhanbad, in the state of Jharkhand.
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River
in Sambalpur Odisha. Behind the dam extends a

6
www.gradeup.co