West Seti Hydropower Project

Question 1

It is a proposed ____ Hydropower Project

Answer 1

750-megawatt

Question 2

It is a proposed 750-megawatt Hydropower Project, which is to be built on the ____ river in far-western Nepal

Answer 2

Seti

Question 3

the government has remodeled the project as

Answer 3

West Seti and Seti River (SR-6)

Joint storage project with capacity to generate 1,200 MW of electricity

Question 4

A Treaty has been signed with Nepal in the year ____ concerning Integrated Development of the Mahakali River

Answer 4

1996, Mahakali Treaty

(known as river ‘Sarda’ in India)

including Sarda Barrage, Tanakpur Barrage and Pancheshwar Project

Question 5

Electric Project in Nepal with India

Answer 5

Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project
* investment will be done by state-owned Sutlej Jal Vikas Nigam (SJVN)
* power from the project will be exported from Dhalkebar in Nepal to Muzaffarpur in India
* 900 MW
* is a run-of-river located on Arun River in Eastern Nepal

Question 6

(?) was an agreement between the Gurkha chiefs of Nepal and the British Indian government that ended the Anglo-Nepalese (Gurkha) War

Answer 6

Treaty of Sugauli

Question 7

____ treaty talks about reciprocal treatment of Indian and Nepali citizens in the two countries, in residence, property, business and movement.

Answer 7

Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1950

Question 8

In Tibet, Indus River System is known as

Answer 8

‘Singi Khamban’

known as the Sindhu & is westernmost of the Himalayan rivers in India

Question 9

____ is the largest Peninsular river system

Answer 9

Godavari

“Dakshin Ganga”