Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Canals) | List-II (Rivers) |
A. Upper Bari Doab Canal | 1. Sutlej |
B. Sirhind Canal | 2. Yamuna |
C. Gurgaon Canal | 3. Sutlej, Ravi, Beas |
D. Indira Gandhi Canal | 4. Ravi |
Codes:
A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
A. Upper Bari Doab Canal — 4. Ravi: The Upper Bari Doab Canal is a historic perennial irrigation canal system associated with the Ravi River. Its early development took place during the British period, and it was completed by 1859. Its principal command area lay in the Bari Doab region between the Ravi and Beas rivers.
B. Sirhind Canal — 1. Sutlej: The Sirhind Canal receives water from the Sutlej River at the Ropar Headworks. It is one of the major irrigation systems of Punjab. The project was developed during the nineteenth century and was opened in 1882.
C. Gurgaon Canal — 2. Yamuna: The Gurgaon Canal system is associated with the Yamuna River. It is linked with the Yamuna water system around Okhla and was developed to provide irrigation to parts of Haryana and adjoining relatively dry regions.
D. Indira Gandhi Canal — 3. Sutlej, Ravi, Beas: The Indira Gandhi Canal takes off from the Harike Barrage. At Harike, the Beas meets the Sutlej, while the integrated eastern-river system allows waters of the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej to be utilised through the canal network.
The major objective of the Indira Gandhi Canal has been to provide irrigation and water to the arid areas of Rajasthan, including parts of Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner and Jaisalmer. Its total length is approximately 649–650 km.