Hi Everyone!! This article will share Narmada Questions & Answers.
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Narmada Questions & Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct option:
1. People thought of rivers as
(a) male gods
(b) female gods
(c) animals
(d) birds
2. The Gods looked down from the
(a) sky
(b) roof
(c) mountain
(d) tree top
3. He blessed the sparkling
(a) star
(b) stream
(c) river
(d) leaf
4. In which state is Narmada River located?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Question 2: Write True or False for the following sentences:
1. The Narmada is believed to be older than the Himalayan rivers – True
2. Aman Kantak is the highest peak of the Maikal Mountain in Madhya Pradesh – True
3. Medha Patkar is a well-known environmentalist – True
4. Narmada Valley Project is set up to conserve India’s tiger species – False
Question 3: Fill in the blanks.
1. Narmada is the longest river in peninsular India.
2. The river springs from the top of Amar Kantak.
3. It pours its water into the Gulf of Khambat in Gujarat.
4. I name you Narmada Bringer of hope.
5. Narmada is Reva, means agile or active.
Question 4: What do people believe about Narmada’s birth?
Answer: People believed Narmada to be older than the Himalayan rivers. Scholars say that the rocks it flows over are so old that they were there when dinosaurs walked the Earth.
Question 5: How did the river Narmada get its name in the story?
Answer: Once, there was a severe drought. The Earth became parched and not a tree had leaves. Birds, animals and people died of thirst as they wandered in vain in search of water.
The Gods looked down from the sky and their hearts filled with compassion. They thought of Shiva who had been meditating until then on the peaks of the Amar Kantak and prayed to him to put an end to the months of thirst on earth.
Shiva nodded in answer and went back into meditation. He meditated so long so hard that his body began to heat up. It became so hot that he began to perspire. River of water streamed down his back and down the mountain-side deep into the valley below. Shiva looked down from the mountain-top and saw the stream. He was so delighted at the sight he saw that he blessed the sparkling stream. He named it Narmada, bringer of hope and gave it a blessing that it will be sacred and will flow forever.
Question 6: What is likely to happen to the adivasis if the forests along the banks of the Narmada are destroyed?
Answer: If the forest along the banks of the Narmada are destroyed then, adivasis will lost their shelter and their way of life.
Question 7: What does ‘Project Tiger’ aim to do?
Answer: A scheme known as ‘Project Tiger’ has been set up at Kanha with its aim to conserve India’s tiger species.
So, these were Narmada Questions & Answers.