The Bansagar dam on the Son river is a joint project of which states?
- A.Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal
- B.Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- C.Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand
- D.Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Bansagar dam was built on the Son in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, and because the river flows on into Uttar Pradesh and then joins the Ganga in Bihar, the three states signed an agreement to share its water and its cost. Bihar gets a share of the flow for the Sone canal system downstream, which is why the project matters to the state.
Option A names the three states of the Damodar Valley Corporation region rather than the Son basin. Option C drops Madhya Pradesh, where the dam actually stands, so it cannot be right. Option D brings in Chhattisgarh, which lies in the headwater region of several rivers but is not a party to this agreement. For the exam, remember the Son as the river that links Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Read the full article: Bihar Irrigation and Power Projects: Canals and Dams
Practice Questions
View allWhich is the oldest and largest canal irrigation system of Bihar?
- A.Kosi canal system
- B.Gandak canal system
- C.Sone canal system
- D.Bagmati canal system
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Work on the Sone began in the colonial period with an anicut across the river at Dehri in Rohtas district, and the system has been extended ever since, the Indrapuri barrage replacing the old anicut in 1968.
Read the full explanation →The Indrapuri barrage, built across the Sone at Dehri, is located in which district of Bihar?
- A.Rohtas
- B.Aurangabad
- C.Bhojpur
- D.Kaimur
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Dehri on Sone lies in Rohtas district, and the Indrapuri barrage was built there in place of the old anicut, being completed in 1968.
Read the full explanation →The barrage of the Gandak project, built jointly with Nepal, stands at which place?
- A.Bhimnagar
- B.Valmiki Nagar
- C.Dehri
- D.Barauni
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The Gandak barrage was built at Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran district, on the border with Nepal, under an agreement between the two countries.
Read the full explanation →The Kosi barrage at Bhimnagar lies in which district of Bihar?
- A.Saharsa
- B.Madhepura
- C.Supaul
- D.Araria
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The Kosi barrage stands at Bhimnagar in Supaul district, where the river enters India from Nepal.
Read the full explanation →Which river of Bihar has traditionally been called the Sorrow of Bihar?
- A.Gandak
- B.Kosi
- C.Sone
- D.Punpun
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The Kosi comes down from Nepal carrying an enormous load of silt, drops it on the flat plain and so keeps raising its own bed.
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