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Which river forms the famous Bhakra Nangal Dam?

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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river forms the famous Bhakra Nangal Dam?” The correct answer is Sutlej. The Bhakra-Nangal Dam is built on the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh. The Bhakra Dam at Bhakra (Bilaspur district) and the Nangal Dam downstream together form the Bhakra-Nangal project. It is the highest straight gravity dam in India and second highest in Asia. A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention. Examination questions often confuse a river’s source with its mouth, a left-bank tributary with a right-bank tributary, or a natural lake with a reservoir.

ABeas
BRavi
CSutlej
DJhelum
Correct Answer: SutlejYour Answer: C

Explanation

ravity dam in India and second highest in Asia. Option A (“Beas”) is incorrect because it does not match the river basin, lake type, location, tributary relationship, project or hydrological feature specified in the question. Option B (“Ravi”) is incorrect because it does not match the river basin, lake type, location, tributary relationship, project or hydrological feature specified in the question. Option D (“Jhelum”) is incorrect because it does not match the river basin, lake type, location, tributary relationship, project or hydrological feature specified in the question. Therefore the correct option, index and explanation consistently identify Sutlej. The Bhakra-Nangal Dam is built on the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh. The Bhakra Dam at Bhakra (Bilaspur district) and the Nangal Dam downstream together form the Bhakra-Nangal project. It is the highest straight gravity dam in India and second highest in Asia.

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