GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Question
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Which is the World’s highest gravity dam?
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Bhakra Dam
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Pong Dam
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Around 226 m high and 518 m long, Bhakra dam is the 2nd highest dam in India after the Tehri dam . It is also the highest straight gravity dam in the world. Bhakra dam is constructed on Satluj river and located in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab border near Nangal city.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bhakra Nangal Dam It is the largest dam in India having a height of 225 metres and also in the second position in the largest dams in all over Asia. It is situated on the river Sutlej.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bhakra Village near Bilaspur in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.
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