Irrigation and Canals

31. The water-carrying capacity of Farakka canal is: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) 75,000 Cusecs
(b) 70,000 Cusecs
(c) 40,000 Cusecs
(d) 35,000 Cusecs

Correct Answer: (c) 40,000 Cusecs

Solution:The Farakka Barrage Project with headquarters at Farakka in Murshidabad, West Bengal was designed to serve the need of preservation and maintenance of Calcutta Port by improving the regime and navigability of the Bhagirathi-Hoogly river systems in 1975. The water-carrying capacity of Farakka canal is 40,000 cuses.

32. Mangalam Irrigation Project is located in: [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 1998]

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal

Correct Answer: (b) Kerala

Solution:In Palakad district of Kerala, 11 irrigation projects on Bharath Puzha river and its tributaries have been completed. The project was commissioned in 1957 and the canal system was completed in 1966. The dam has a capacity of 25,340,000 cubic feet (718,000 m3). The canal system irrigates 3,440 hectares of land. The project also supplies water for the second crop and supplements rainfall.

33. The Saran irrigation canal is drawn from the river [44th B.P.S.C.(Pre) 2000]

(a) Son
(b) Ganga
(c) Kosi
(d) Gandak

Correct Answer: (d) Gandak

Solution:A 740 metre long barrage has been built across the Gandak river in Balmiki Nagar from where few canals have been drawn. Saran Irrigation canal is one of them.

34. Indira Gandhi Canal has its source at: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1999]

(a) Gandhi Sagar Dam
(b) Bhakra Dam
(c) Harike Barrage
(d) Govind Ballabh Sagar Dam

Correct Answer: (c) Harike Barrage

Solution:Indira Gandhi Canal originates at Harike Barrage near the confluence of Satluj and Beas rivers in Firozpur district of Punjab. The total length of the main canal system is 649 km. Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer district of western Rajasthan are mainly irrigated by Indira Gandhi Canal.

35. Harike Barrage (the source of water for Indira Gandhi Canal) is at the confluence of the rivers [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Ravi and Beas
(b) Jhelum and Chenab
(c) Chenab and Satluj
(d) Beas and Satluj

Correct Answer: (d) Beas and Satluj

Solution:Indira Gandhi Canal originates at Harike Barrage near the confluence of Satluj and Beas rivers in Firozpur district of Punjab. The total length of the main canal system is 649 km. Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer district of western Rajasthan are mainly irrigated by Indira Gandhi Canal.

36. Rajasthan (Indira) Canal originates from? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1992]

Correct Answer: (e) Beas & Satluj

Solution:Indira Gandhi Canal originates at Harike Barrage near the confluence of Satluj and Beas rivers in Firozpur district of Punjab. The total length of the main canal system is 649 km. Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer district of western Rajasthan are mainly irrigated by Indira Gandhi Canal.

37. The Construction of the Indira Gandhi Canal started in the year 1958 and its origin is from: [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 2007]

(a) Bhakra Dam on Satluj river
(b) Rihand Valley Project on Rihand river.
(c) Hirakund Project on Mahanadi
(d) Harike Dam on Satluj river.

Correct Answer: (d) Harike Dam on Satluj river.

Solution:Indira Gandhi Canal originates at Harike Barrage near the confluence of Satluj and Beas rivers in Firozpur district of Punjab. The total length of the main canal system is 649 km. Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer district of western Rajasthan are mainly irrigated by Indira Gandhi Canal.

38. Indira Gandhi Canal receives its water supply from [U.P.P.S.C.(GIC) 2010]

1. Beas

2. Chenab

3. Ravi

4. Satluj

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 3 and 4

Solution:Indira Gandhi Canal receives its water supply from Satluj, Beas and Ravi. The canal originates at the Harike Barrage in Punjab. It runs through the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. It ends in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan. It was originally called the Rajasthan Canal. It was renamed in 1984 after the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The canal was conceived by hydraulic engineer Kanwar Sain.

39. Which one of the following river projects utilises the water of the Pong barrage of Beas river? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Indira Gandhi Canal Project
(b) Pochampad Project
(c) Mayurakshi Project
(d) Nagarjuna Sagar Project

Correct Answer: (a) Indira Gandhi Canal Project

Solution:The Beas project is joint project of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan states. Under this project, a dam was built on the Pong river to maintain water flow in Indira Gandhi canal during winter.

Irrigation and Canals

31. The water-carrying capacity of Farakka canal is: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

32. Mangalam Irrigation Project is located in: [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 1998]

33. The Saran irrigation canal is drawn from the river [44th B.P.S.C.(Pre) 2000]

34. Indira Gandhi Canal has its source at: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1999]

35. Harike Barrage (the source of water for Indira Gandhi Canal) is at the confluence of the rivers [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2006]

36. Rajasthan (Indira) Canal originates from? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1992]

37. The Construction of the Indira Gandhi Canal started in the year 1958 and its origin is from: [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 2007]

38. Indira Gandhi Canal receives its water supply from [U.P.P.S.C.(GIC) 2010]

39. Which one of the following river projects utilises the water of the Pong barrage of Beas river? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

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