Question

Bhakra Nangal dam is constructed on which river?
1. Ravi
2. Satluj
3. Kosi
4. Beas

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Satluj

The correct answer is Satluj.

• Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
  • The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.
  • The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh is of height 226 m.

• Sutlej River, Ancient Greek Zaradros, Sanskrit Shutudri or Shatadru, longest of the five tributaries of the Indus River that give Punjab (meaning “Five Rivers”) its name.
  • It rises on the north slope of the Himalayas in Lake La'nga in southwestern Tibet, at an elevation above 15,000 feet (4,600 meters).
  • It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.
  • The Sutlej is sometimes known as the Red River. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River. Its source is Lake Rakshastal in Tibet.
• Ravi River rises in the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows west-northwest past Chamba, turning southwest at the boundary of Jammu and Kashmir state.
  • The river then flows to the Pakistani border and along with it for more than 50 miles (80 km) before entering Pakistan's Punjab province.
• Beas River is one of the five rivers that give Punjab (“Five Rivers”) its name.
  • Beas River is in Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • The Beas rises at an elevation of 14,308 feet (4,361 meters) at Rohtang Pass in the western (Punjab) Himalayas (a section of the vast Himalayas mountain range), in central Himachal Pradesh.