Q1. [1] § MULTI-PURPOSE RIVER PROJECTS AND INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Arrange the location of the following dams of India from North to South and choose the correct option :
I. Pravara; II. Salal; III. Koyna; IV. Gandhi Sagar
- (A) II, IV, III, I
- (B) II, IV, I, III
- (C) III, II, IV, I
- (D) III, IV, II, I
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Model Answer
(B) II, IV, I, III
Salal (J&K) → Gandhi Sagar (M.P.) → Pravara (Maharashtra) → Koyna (Maharashtra, further south).
Explanation
Students must know the approximate latitudinal positions of major dams:
- Salal — Chenab River, Jammu & Kashmir (northernmost)
- Gandhi Sagar — Chambal River, Madhya Pradesh
- Pravara — Pravara River, northern Maharashtra
- Koyna — Koyna River, southern Maharashtra (southernmost among these four)
The textbook map "India: Major Rivers and Dams" (Ch. 3) shows these locations. Eliminate wrong options by anchoring on the northernmost (Salal) and southernmost (Koyna) dams first.
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