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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 153 of 200

Q153
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Rivers, Lakes, Dams & Water Resources
Kol dam is constructed on the
  1. a.Gandak river.
  2. b.Beas river.
  3. c.Sutlej river.
  4. d.Bagmati river.

Answer: (C) Sutlej river.

The Koldam hydroelectric project is built on the Sutlej in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, upstream of the Bhakra reservoir. The Beas has the Pandoh and Pong dams, and the Gandak and Bagmati flow through Nepal and Bihar.