UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — At an important meeting held in New Delhi under chairmanship of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, consensus reached among concerned states on long-pending Kishau Multipurpose Dam Project

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Tons River: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. 1. It is the largest tributary of the Yamuna river in terms of discharge.
  2. 2. It originates from the Yamunotri glacier in Uttarakhand.
  3. 3. It joins the Yamuna below Kalsi, in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand.
  4. 4. For a part of its course it forms the boundary between Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
  • A. 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q2. From its source to its confluence with the Yamuna, the Tons river flows through how many Indian States/Union Territories?

  • A. One
  • B. Two
  • C. Three
  • D. Four

Q3. With reference to the three storage projects of the Upper Yamuna Basin — Lakhwar, Renukaji and Kishau — which one of the following is the nodal Union Ministry responsible for their implementation?

  • A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • B. Ministry of Power
  • C. Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • D. Ministry of Home Affairs

Q4. With reference to the three storage projects of the Upper Yamuna Basin, consider the following statements: 1. The Lakhwar Multipurpose Project is being constructed on the river Yamuna in Uttarakhand. 2. The Renukaji Multipurpose Project is being constructed on the Giri river in Himachal Pradesh. 3. The Kishau Multipurpose Project is being constructed on the Sharda river in Uttarakhand. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Lakhwar Multipurpose Project is being constructed on the river Yamuna in Uttarakhand.
  2. The Renukaji Multipurpose Project is being constructed on the Giri river in Himachal Pradesh.
  3. The Kishau Multipurpose Project is being constructed on the Sharda river in Uttarakhand.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. With reference to the Upper Yamuna Basin storage projects, namely Lakhwar, Renukaji and Kishau, consider the following statements: 1. Among the three projects, Kishau envisages the tallest dam. 2. Unlike the Lakhwar Project which is on the Yamuna mainstem, the Kishau Project is being built on the Tons, the largest tributary of the Yamuna. 3. Among the three projects, the Renukaji Dam has the highest installed hydropower capacity. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Among the three projects, Kishau envisages the tallest dam.
  2. Unlike the Lakhwar Project which is on the Yamuna mainstem, the Kishau Project is being built on the Tons, the largest tributary of the Yamuna.
  3. Among the three projects, the Renukaji Dam has the highest installed hydropower capacity.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q6. With reference to the Kishau Multipurpose Project, consider the following statements: 1. The dam is proposed on the Yamuna mainstem near Dehradun. 2. Rajasthan is one of the six beneficiary states of the project. 3. The project envisages an installed hydropower capacity of 660 MW with a live storage of 1324 MCM. 4. Punjab is one of the six beneficiary states of the project. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The dam is proposed on the Yamuna mainstem near Dehradun.
  2. Rajasthan is one of the six beneficiary states of the project.
  3. The project envisages an installed hydropower capacity of 660 MW with a live storage of 1324 MCM.
  4. Punjab is one of the six beneficiary states of the project.
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1 and 4
  • D. 3 only

Q7. Under the Scheme of National Projects administered by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, the maximum share of project cost provided by the Central Government as grant for the water component (irrigation and drinking water) of an approved project is:

  • A. 50 per cent
  • B. 75 per cent
  • C. 90 per cent
  • D. 100 per cent

Q8. With reference to the eligibility criteria laid down for inclusion of a water resources project under the Scheme of National Projects, consider the following: 1. International projects where the use of water in India is required by a treaty, or whose early completion is necessary in national interest. 2. Inter-State projects that have been delayed owing to non-resolution of issues relating to sharing of costs, rehabilitation, or power production. 3. Intra-State projects with additional irrigation potential of more than two lakh hectares, with no inter-State water dispute and established hydrology. 4. Projects exclusively designed for hydroelectric power generation in seismically active Himalayan zones. Which of the above are correctly identified as eligibility criteria under the scheme?

  1. International projects where the use of water in India is required by a treaty, or whose early completion is necessary in national interest.
  2. Inter-State projects that have been delayed owing to non-resolution of issues relating to sharing of costs, rehabilitation, or power production.
  3. Intra-State projects with additional irrigation potential of more than two lakh hectares, with no inter-State water dispute and established hydrology.
  4. Projects exclusively designed for hydroelectric power generation in seismically active Himalayan zones.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q9. With reference to the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB), which one of the following best describes its institutional character?

  • A. A statutory tribunal constituted under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 to adjudicate Yamuna water disputes
  • B. A subordinate office under the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, set up by a Government Resolution to implement an inter-state MoU on Yamuna waters
  • C. An autonomous river basin authority established by an Act of Parliament under Entry 56 of the Union List
  • D. A society registered under the Societies Registration Act, jointly funded by co-basin states to operate storage projects on the Yamuna

Q10. How many co-basin States/UTs were the original signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding dated 12 May 1994 on the allocation of utilizable surface flows of the Yamuna up to Okhla Barrage, which led to the constitution of the Upper Yamuna River Board?

  • A. Four
  • B. Five
  • C. Six
  • D. Seven

Q11. Which one of the following is the nodal Union Ministry/Department for the implementation of the Kishau Multipurpose Dam Project, on which six states recently arrived at a consensus to sign a Memorandum of Understanding?

  • A. Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • B. Ministry of Cooperation
  • C. Ministry of Power
  • D. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Q12. Which one of the following is the nodal Union Ministry/Department that primarily administers the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 and the constitution of Water Disputes Tribunals thereunder?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • C. Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • D. Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development

Q13. The Upper Yamuna River Board, constituted in pursuance of the 1994 Memorandum of Understanding on sharing of Yamuna waters, functions as a subordinate office under which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • B. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • C. Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power
  • D. Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs

Q14. With reference to the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 12 May 1994 for sharing of utilizable surface flows of the river Yamuna up to Okhla, consider the following States: 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Uttarakhand 3. Rajasthan 4. Madhya Pradesh Which of the above is/are correctly identified as original signatory States of the 1994 MoU?

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Uttarakhand
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only