Q. Bhakra Dam is built on which river?
Answer:
Sutlej River
Notes: Bhakra Dam, built on the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh, is India’s second highest dam. It forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir and supplies irrigation and hydroelectric power to Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. The dam was dedicated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1963 as the ‘Temple of Resurgent India’.