Ambala is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems.

Correct Option: C

Ambala is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems.

The sharing of waters of the river Kaveri has been the source of a serious conflict between the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The genesis of this conflict rests in two controversial agreements— one signed in 1892 and another in 1924—between the erstwhile Madras Presidency and Princely State of Mysore. The 802 km Kaveri River has 32,000 sq km basin area in Karnataka and 44,000 sq km basin area in Tamil Nadu.

Correct Option: C

The sharing of waters of the river Kaveri has been the source of a serious conflict between the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The genesis of this conflict rests in two controversial agreements— one signed in 1892 and another in 1924—between the erstwhile Madras Presidency and Princely State of Mysore. The 802 km Kaveri River has 32,000 sq km basin area in Karnataka and 44,000 sq km basin area in Tamil Nadu.

Hirakud Dam is not only India's, but one of the world's largest & longest dams. This dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. Built in 1956, the dam is the world's largest earthen dam.

Correct Option: C

Hirakud Dam is not only India's, but one of the world's largest & longest dams. This dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. Built in 1956, the dam is the world's largest earthen dam.

The correct answer should be: a-4; b-1; c-2; and d3. Hirakud Dam: built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in Odisha; Pong Dam: also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River just upstream of Talwara in the state of Himachal Pradesh; Tehri Dam: a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand; and Thein Dam: part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River.

Correct Option: E

The correct answer should be: a-4; b-1; c-2; and d3. Hirakud Dam: built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in Odisha; Pong Dam: also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River just upstream of Talwara in the state of Himachal Pradesh; Tehri Dam: a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand; and Thein Dam: part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River.

The Manas River is a trans-boundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. It is met by three other major streams before it again debouches into India in western Assam. The total length of the river is 376 kilometres, flows through Bhutan for 272 kilometres and then through Assam for 104 kilometres before it joins the mighty Brahmaputra River at Jogighopa.

Correct Option: C

The Manas River is a trans-boundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. It is met by three other major streams before it again debouches into India in western Assam. The total length of the river is 376 kilometres, flows through Bhutan for 272 kilometres and then through Assam for 104 kilometres before it joins the mighty Brahmaputra River at Jogighopa.