TRICKS TO LEARN DAMS IN INDIA

Dams are an important topic in General awareness section in most competitive exams such as SSC, IBPS
SO and IBPS Clerk. Here is a list of important Dams in India, which will help you prepare for the Static Gk
questions that are asked in this section.

1). ANDHRA PRADESH

Sri Krishna ne Balram or Prakash ko Kandmul Khane ko kaha.

Trick Dam River
Sri/ Krishna Srisailam Dam Krishna
Kandmul/ Krishna Kandaleru Dam Krishna
Balram/ Krishna Braham Sagar Dam Krishna
Prakash/ Krishna Prakasham Barrage Krishna

Soumya naam ki Mahila (Myla) ne apna reynolds ke Pen se Tatya bichoo ke Ghost ko maara
Trick Dam River
Saumya/ Pen Somasilam Dam Penna
Mahila (Myla)/ Pen Mylavaram Dam Penna
Tatya/ Ghost Tatipudi Reservoir Gosthani

2). JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Indu apni dost Nimmo se milne Chenab ke kinare bane Sal ke Bag mai mili or ek Dum se use dara diya
Trick Dam River
Sal/ Chenab Salal Dam Chenab
Bag/ Chenab Baglihar Dam Chenab
Dum/ Indu Dumkhar Dam Indus
Nimoo/ Indu Nimoo Bazgo Indus

Kishna Chanda se milne Dur Jhelum ke kinare par khadi Kashti se Ud kar Marupak gaya or chupke se
kaan mai bola Suru mai aa gaya
Trick Dam River
Chupke/ Suru Chutak Dam Suru
Ud/ Jhelum Uri Dam Jhelum

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 Maru/ Pak Pakal Dul Dam Marusadar
Dur Khasti/ Chanda Dul Hasti Dam Chandra
Kishan Kishanganga Dam Kishanganga

3). UTTAR PRADESH

Dhruv Ki Mata ne apne Bete ka Parichay Raja se karwaya

Trick Dam River
Parichay/ Bete Parichha Dam Betwa
Raja/ Bete Rajghat Dam Betwa
Dhruv/ Bete Dhurwara Dam Betwa
Mata/ Bete Matatila Dam Betwa

Rihana’s Son Govind open his bank account in Ghana Dhan Yojana
Trick Dam River
Rihana/ Son Rihand Dam (or Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar) Rihand and Son
Dhana/ Ghana Dhanraul Dam Ghaghar

4). JHARKHAND

Subarana and Chanda participated in Marathon starting from Barrackpore and ends at Jhumri Talaiya
Trick Dam River
Marathon/ Barrackpore Maithon Dam Barakar
Talaiya/ Barrackpore Tilaiya Dam Barakar
Chanda/ Subarna Chandil Dam Subarnarekha

Damodar ne Khan se Sugar Kone ke liye hue jhagde ko le kr Teen Gaon ki Panchayat bulayi
Trick Dam River
Panchayat/ Damodar Panchet Dam Damodar
Kone/ Damodar Konar Dam Damodar
Teen Gaon/ Damodar Tenughat Dam Damodar
Khan/ Damodar Khandoli Dam Damodar

5). MADHYA PRADESH

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 Narm Indira Gandhi ordered Omkar to closed all the Bars in MP
Trick Dam River
Indira/ Narm Indira Sagar Dam Narmada
Narm Narmada Dam Narmada
Bar / Narm Bargi Dam Narmada
Omkar/ Narm Omkareshwar Dam Narmada

Madhav Sindhia ne Raja ki Beti Barna or Son Sagar ko Tawa Tawa song sunaya
Trick Dam River
Raja/ Beti Rajghat Dam Betwa
Barna Barna Dam Barna
Sagar/ Son Bansagar Dam Son
Tawa Tawa Tawa Reservoir Tawa
Madhav/ Sindhia Madhi Kheda Dam Sindh

Gambhir ne Yashwant or Gandhi ko Chamba se Call (Kol) kiya and Bhima or Ganga ka Tika Sang cricket
match ka commentary sunaya
Trick Dam River
Gandhi/ Chamba Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal
Yashwant/ Gambhir Yashwant Sagar Dam Gambhir
Call (Kol) Kolar Dam Kolar
Bhim/ Ganga Bhimgarh Dam (or sanjay sarovar) Wainganga
Tika/ Sang Tighra Dam Sank

6). TELANGANA

Krishna ne Arjun ko Dande se maar kar Hindi Padhna Sikhaya

Trick Dam River
Dande/ Krishna Dindi Reservoir Krishna
Arjun/ Krishna Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna

Shri Ram ne Das ka Dum dikha kr Godavari ko Gundo se bachaya

Trick Dam River
Ram/ Godavari Ramagundam Dam Godavari
Dum/ Godavari Dummugudem Dam Godavari
Shri Ram/ Godavari Shriram Sagar Dam Godavari

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 Nizam apni wife Manjri ke Sang Himalaya gaya or waha apni Mausi Rajabala ke ghar Tunga gaya
Trick Dam River
Nizam/ Manjri Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira
Sang/ Manjri Singur Dam Manjira
Himalaya/ Mausi Himayat Sagar Dam Musi
Rajabala/ Tunga Rajaolibanda Dam Tungabhadra River

7). KARNATAKA

Krishna Raja and Kaveri went to attend Marriage of Bhadra at All Matti farm house in Banaras
Trick Dam River
All Matti/ Krishna Almatti Dam Krishna
Banaras/ Krishna Basava Sagar Dam (Narayanpur) Krishna
Bhadra/ Krishna Tungabhadra Dam Krishna and Tungabhadra
Krishna Raja/ Kaveri Krishna Raja Sagar Dam Kaveri

Manu Koda and Kadar Khan acted Superb in movie Kali

Trick Dam River
Superb/ Kali Supa Dam Kali
Madhu Koda/ Kali Kodasalli Dam Kali
Kadar Khan/ Kali Kadra Dam Kali

Sharavathi Watch Linga movie with her friends Renuka Mala and Bhadra at Hid Kul Ghat
Trick Dam River
Linga/ Sharavathi Linganamakki Dam Sharavathi
Hid Kul/ Ghat Hidkal Dam Ghataprabha
Renuka/ Mala Renuka Sagar Dam Malaprabha
Bhadra Bhadra Dam Bhadra

Arkam and Annabel enjoyed Hemants’ classical Pan Vilas song describing Vedas using Sarangi and
Chakra
Trick Dam River
Annabelle/ Arkam Manchanabele Dam Arkavathy
Hemant Hemavathy Reservoir Hemavathy
Pan Vilas/ Vedas Vani Vilasa Sagar Dam Vedavathi
Sarangi Harangi Dam Harangi
Chakra Chakra Dam Chakra

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 8). KERALA

Param ne Hina ke Naye Naye Pyar me Dubki Lagayi

Trick Dam River
Naye Neyyar Dam Neyyar
Pyar Mulla Periyar Dam Periyar
Dubki/ Pyar Idukki Dam Periyar
Param Parambikkulam Dam Parambikkulam

Bal Asur Kabini ne Manali ka Picha Puja Wale resort tak kiya
Trick Dam River
Picha/ Manali Peechi Dam Manali
Wala Walayar Dam Walayar
Bal Asur/ Kabini Banasura Sagar Dam Kabini
Puja (Puzha) Malampuzha Dam Malampuzha

9). ODISHA

Indra ko Machli Kund se Nikli Jalpari ne Mahan Hira gift main diya
Trick Dam River
Hira/ Mahan Hirakud Dam Mahanadi
Indra Indravati Dam Indravati
Jalpari/ Machlikund Jalaput Dam Machkund

Mandira ne Sankh baja kar Siliguri ke Bal Mela main Jokes ka Pitara khola or waha Barah (12) Rang
bhar diye
Trick Dam River
Bal Mela/ Siliguri Balimela Reservoir Sileru
Mandira/ Sankh Mandira Dam Sankh
Pitara/ Jokes Patora Dam Jonk
Rang/ 12 (Barah) Rengali Dam Brahmani

10). UTTARAKHAND

Yamuna ne Lakh koshish ki Tehri se Bhagne ki par charo taraf lage Lohe ke Kanto se dar kar wapis aa
jati
Trick Dam River
Tehri/ Bhagne Tehri Dam Bhagirathi

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 Kante/ Bhagne Koteshwar Dam Bhagirathi
Loha/ Bhagne Lohari Nag Dam Bhagirathi
Lakh/ Yamuna Lakhwar Dam Yamuna

Kichak Dholakpur se Tanakpur gaya or Sharda ke sath Ram Ganga mai dubki laga kr papa Dho Liye
Trick Dam River
Ram/ Ganga Ramganga Dam Ramganga
Dho Liye/ Ganga Dhauliganga Dam Dhauliganga
Tanakpur/ Sharda Tanakpur Dam Sharda (or Mahakali)
Dholakpur/ Kichak Dhora Dam Kiccha

11). CHHATTISGARH

Mahan Nadi Ganga Doodh jaisi white or Sundar hain

Trick Dam River
Ganga/ Mahan Nadi Gangrel Dam Mahanadi
Doodh/ Mahan Nadi Dudhwa Dam Mahanadi
Sundar Sondur Dam Sondur

Sukhi new song Tandav released on Moharram and enjoyed by Silki and Haseena Bano
Trick Dam River
Tandav/ Sukhi Tandula Dam Tandula and Sukha Nala
Haseena Bano Hasdeo Bango Dam Hasdeo
Moharram/ Silki Murrum Silli Dam Sillari

12). GOA

Anju caught Gun Gun with (Sang) Salim playing Zua in Panch Wati
Trick Dam River
Anju/ Gun Gun Anjunam Dam Gunulleni Nala
Salim/ Sang Salaulim Dam Sanguem
Panch Wati/ Zua Panchwai Dam Zuari

13). PUNJAB

Ranjit and Ravi ne Shah Kandi Alam ko Punjab Ka Dum dikhaya or yudh mai hara diya
Trick Dam River
Dum Damsal Dam Damsal

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 Ranjit/ Ravi Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi
Shah Kand Alam/ Ravi Shahpur Kandi Dam Ravi

14). WEST BENGAL

Damodar ne Durga or Ganga ko Farraka Barrack se Mukt Kar Manipur ki Kangra Basti bhej diya
Trick Dam River
Durga/ Damodar Durgapur Barrage Damodar
Farraka/ Ganga Farraka Barrage Ganga
Mukt Manipur/ Kangra Basti Mukutmanipur Dam Kangasbati

15). TAMIL NADU

Matthew ne Kaveri ko Kol kar kasam khayi ki vo uske Amar Pyar main Non Veg Khana chod dega
Trick Dam River
Amar Amravathi Dam Amravathi
Pyar Periyar Dam Periyar
Matthew/ Kaveri Mettur Dam Kaveri
Kol/ Kaveri Kollanai Dam Kaveri
Veg Vaigai Dam Vaigai

Sonapur ki Chalak Kudi Peru ne Parul ke sath Mil kar Krishan ko Thagne ke liye Bhavani ka Nashila Pani
Pilaya
Trick Dam River
Bhavani Bhavani Sagar Reservoir Bhavani
Pilaya/ Bhavani Pillur Dam Bhavani
Peru/ Parul Perunchani Dam Paralayar
Krishna/ Thugne Pani Krishnagiri Dam Thenpennai
Solapur/ Chalak Kudi Solaiyar Reservoir Chalakudy

Ali aur Mani itne Ameer hai ki unke Piche Peru ke Kadak Launde pade hue hain
Trick Dam River
Ali Aliyar Reservoir Aliyar
Mani Manimuthar Dam Manimuthar
Piche Peru/ Kadak Pechiparayi Dam Kodayar

16). MAHARASHTRA

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Jai ne Ganga or Godavari se kaha ki Kal Ki haseen Mulaqat ke liye Koi Na koi chahiye pyar karne wala
Trick Dam River
Jai/ Godavari Jayakwadi Dam Godavari
Ganga/ Godavari Gangapur Dam Godavari
Koi Na Koyna Dam Koyna
Kal Ki/ Koi Na Kolkewadi Dam Koyna

Khadak singh ke Mathe par Munshi ne Muli se chor likh diya

Trick Dam River
Munshi/ Muli Mulshi Dam Mula
Muli Mula Dam Mula
Khadak Singh/ Mathe Khadakwasla Dam Mutha

Tana Shah Giri Raj apni Radha Nagri main Bhog Wilas ka anand le rahe hain
Trick Dam River
Tana Shah Tansa Dam Tansa
Giri Raj Girna Dam Girna
Radha Nagri/ Bhog Wilas Radha Nagri Dam Bhogawati

Ambica apne Tauji ko Pan ke khet dikhane Yel Dari se Poona le gayi
Trick Dam River
Yel Dari/ Poona Yeldari Dam Purna
Pan Ka Khet/ Ambica Panshet Dam (Tanaji Sagar) Ambi

Kanhaiya or Veena Vistara airline se Bhim ke dwara Ujjain mai karaye gaye Bhandare ko Khane Parivar
sahit Bhat Nagar se aaye
Trick Dam River
Bhat Nagar Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa
Vistara Vaitarna Dam (Modaksagar) Vaitarna
Bhandara/ Parivar Bhandardara Dam Pravara
Ujjain/ Bhim Ujjani Dam Bhima
Kanhaiya/ Veena Kanehar Dam Venna

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