Important GK questions related to Dam and Rivers - Recently in news 2023

Expected 2023 GK Questions related to Dam and Rivers, recently in the news.

All About Dams in India

*** Which is the oldest dam in India?

        Answer: Kallanai Dam(Tamil Nadu)
 

1. In which River Hirakud dam (the longest dam in India) is situated?
   Answer: Mahanadi (Odisha)


2. In which River Bhakranangal dam (the largest dam in India) is situated?
    Answer: Sutlej (Himachal Pradesh)


3. In which River Tehri Dam (the highest dam in India) is situated?
Answer: Bhagirathi River (Uttarakhand)


4. In which River Nagarjunasagar Dam is situated?
Answer: Krishna River


5. In which state is the Baglihar Dam situated?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir (in river Chinab)


6. In which state is the Ukai Dam situated?
Answer: Gujarat (in river Tapti)


7. In which state is the Pong Dam situated?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh (in river Beas)


8. In which state is the Koyna Dam situated?
Answer: Maharashtra (in river Koyna)


9. In which state is the Osman Sagar dam situated?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh (in river Musi )


10. The disputed "Babli project " is situated across the river? 
answer: Godavari

*11. Mullaperiyar Dam is located in which state in India?
Answer: Kerala

*12. Sardar Sarovar Dam is located in which state?

Answer: Gujarat(in river Narmada)

*13. Mettur dam is located on which river?

Answer: Kaveri River(in TamilNadu state)

*14. Jamrani Dam is located in which state?

Answer: Uttarakhand

*15. Jamrani Dam is located on which river?

Answer: Gaula river

*16. Nilwande dam is located on which river?

Answer: Pravara River

*16. Nilwande dam is located in which State?

Answer: Maharastra

*17. Mettur Dam is located in which State?

Answer: Tamil Nadu(selam)

*16.  Mettur Dam is located on which river?

Answer: Kaveri

Dams and rivers around the world

1. Three Gorges Dam is situated across the river?
Answer: Yangtze (China)

2. Hoover Dam is situated across the river?
Answer: Colorado River (US)

3. Tarbela Dam is situated across the river?
Answer: Indus (Pakistan)

 

*4. Which is the Tallest Dam in the world?

Answer: Jinping-I Dam (China)

 

*5. Which is the oldest Dam in the world?

Answer: Lake Homs Dam(Syria)

 

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General knowledge questions and answer 2023 : updated

Randomly selected General knowledge questions and answers for Intelligence Bureau and all competitive exams 2023

Highest mountains in seven continents

a. Highest mountain in Asia?
Answer: Mount Everest

b. Highest mountain in Africa?
Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro

c. Highest mountain in north America?
Answer: Denali

d. Highest mountain in south America?
Answer: Aconcagua

e. Highest mountain in Antarctica?
Answer: Vinson Massif

f. Highest mountain in Europe?
Answer: Mount Elbrus

g. Highest mountain in Australia?
Answer: Mount Kosciuszko



1. Who wrote the song "Sare jahan se acha"?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal


2. Who give music to the song "Sare jahan se acha"?
Answer: Pandit Ravi Shankar


3. Which is the world's oldest news agency?
Answer: AFP (Agence France Presse)


4. What is the chemical name of Tear Gas?
Answer: Chloroacetophenone


5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations?
Answer: Ham Radio


6. What is the national flower of Pakistan?
Answer: Jasmine


7. What is the scientific name of Cockroach?
Answer: Periplaneta americana


8. What is the unit of luminous intensity?
Answer: Candela


9. What is the unit of pressure?
Answer: Pascal

10. What is the unit of magnetic field?
Answer: Tesla

10 a. What is the unit of power?
Answer: watt

11. Which famous writer is known as Father of Snow Golf?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling


12. How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution ?
Answer: 12


13. Which planet is known as Red planet?
Answer: Mars


14. Which European countries are separated by Market Reef?
Answer: Finland and Sweden

15. Who is the author of Panchtantra?
Answer: Vishnu Sharma


16. Which is the coldest planet in solar system?
Answer: Neptune


17. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha was built with the collaboration of  _____ ?
Answer: Germany


18. The Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal was built with the collaboration of  _____ ?
Answer: Britain


19. The Bhilai Steel Plant in Chattisgarh was built with the collaboration of  _____ ?
Answer: Russia


20. Who is the first and only Muslim lady ever to rule the throne of Delhi ?
Answer: Razia Sultana

21. Who composed the national anthem of Bangladesh (Amar sona bangla) ?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

22. Who wrote the book Planned Economy for India?

Answer: M. Visvesvaraya (He is known as father of Indian planning, his birthday September 15 is observed as Engineer's Day in India )

23. Which is the oldest sport in the world?

Answer: Archery  ( It is the national sport of Bhutan)

24. What is the normal duration of a Hockey game?

Answer: 70 Minutes

25. Which Minor Rock Edict of Asoka describes the conquest of Kalinga by Asoka?
Answer: No. XIII (13)

26. Who is the author of Joy of Numbers?
Answer: Shakuntala Devi


27. Who is the creator of the painting The Potato Eaters?
Answer: Vincent van Gogh


28. Folketing is the parliament of which country?
answer: Denmark


29. What s the chemical name of Limestone?
Answer: Calcium Carbonate


 30. Zero degree centigrade equal to _________ degree Fahrenheit?
Answer:  32

31. Zero Kelvin in Kelvin scale is equal to ____________degree Celsius in Celsius scale ?
Answer: -273.5 Degree Celsius

*32. Contact process is used for the production of?
answer: sulphuric acid

*33. What is known as white vitriol?
answer: Zinc sulfate

*34.Total number of latitudes?
Answer:181

*35.Total number of longitude?
answer: 360

36*. Who is known as the father of  Indian Constitution?

Answer: Dr. B R Ambedhkar 

* last  updated July 2023

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2023 Appointments related Questions for Competitive Exams

1 Who is the chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)?
Answer: Ravi Sinha(from June 2023)

2 Who is the chief of CBI?
Answer: praveen sood

3 who is the present Central Vigilance Commissioner(CVC)?
Answer:   Praveen Kumar Srivastava (from May 2023)

4 Who is the president of the World Meteorological Organization?
Answer: Abdulla Al Mandous(from UAE)

5 Who is the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (first female Secretary-General )?

Answer:  Celeste Saulo(from Argentina) 

GK Questions from Grand Slam 2023

Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open are known as Grand Slam Tournaments. Questions from Gand Slam are common in competitive exams. US Open will be held in August.

1 Who won the Australian Open 2023 men's singles?

Answer: Novak Djokovic(Nationality : Serbia)

2 Who won the Australian Open 2023 women's singles?

Answer: Aryna Sabalenka(Nationality : Belarus)

3 Who won the French Open 2023 men's singles?

Answer: Novak Djokovic

4 Who won the French Open 2023 women's singles?

Answer: iga swiatek(Nationality : Polish)

5 Who won the Wimbledon 2023 men's singles?

Answer: Carlos Alcaraz(Nationality : Spain)

6 Who won the Wimbledon  2023 women's singles?

Answer: marketa vondrousova(Nationality : Czech Republic)

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More Current Events Related Questions

1 Recently India handed over INS Kirpan(warship) to which country?

Answer: Vietnam

2 Gyanvapi mosque which was recently in the news situated at which place?

Answer: Varanasi

3 which country will host G20 summit in 2023?

Answer: India (New Delhi)

4 pragati maidan is located in which state?

Answer: New Delhi

 5 International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre(IECC) Known as BharatMandapam is situated at?

Answer: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi 

6 International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre(IECC) Known as BharatMandapam was Recently inaugurated by?

Answer: Prime Minister - Narendra Modi

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last updated: 27/7/2023