The Indira Gandhi Canal of Rajasthan draws its water from which place?
- A.Bhakra dam on the Sutlej
- B.Harike barrage, at the confluence of the Sutlej and the Beas
- C.Hathnikund barrage on the Yamuna
- D.Pong dam on the Beas
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Harike barrage. The Indira Gandhi Canal, first called the Rajasthan Canal, starts at Harike in Punjab, where the Beas joins the Sutlej, and carries that water south-west through a feeder and then a main canal into Hanumangarh, Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer. It is the artery that made cultivation possible in the Thar and it is credited with changing the cropping pattern of the whole north-west of the state.
Option A, the Bhakra dam, is on the Sutlej and feeds the Bhakra canal system of Punjab, Haryana and parts of Rajasthan, but it is not the head of this canal. Option C, Hathnikund on the Yamuna, feeds the Western Yamuna Canal of Haryana and the Eastern Yamuna Canal of Uttar Pradesh. Option D, Pong on the Beas, stores water that eventually reaches Harike, yet the canal itself begins at the barrage. Remember the one line: Indira Gandhi Canal begins at Harike.
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Practice Questions
View allRajasthan is the largest producer in India of which of the following oilseeds?
- A.Groundnut
- B.Rapeseed and mustard
- C.Sunflower
- D.Soybean
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Mustard is the great rabi oilseed of Rajasthan, sown in October and November across Bharatpur, Alwar, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk and the canal districts of the north-west, and the state harvests more of it than any other.
Read the full explanation →Which district of Rajasthan is known as the food basket of the state?
- A.Kota
- B.Udaipur
- C.Sri Ganganagar
- D.Bharatpur
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The district lies in the extreme north-west, where the Gang Canal, opened in the colonial period, and later the Indira Gandhi Canal brought Sutlej and Beas water into country that had been desert.
Read the full explanation →Which breed of sheep, famous for the finest wool produced in India, is called the Merino of India?
- A.Magra
- B.Chokla
- C.Marwari
- D.Malpura
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The Chokla sheep is reared in Churu, Sikar and Jhunjhunu in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan.
Read the full explanation →The Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute is located at which place in Rajasthan?
- A.Bikaner
- B.Jodhpur
- C.Avikanagar in Tonk
- D.Jobner in Jaipur
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The Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, an institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, works at Avikanagar in Tonk district on sheep and rabbit breeding, wool quality and grazing management.
Read the full explanation →The Jakhrana breed of goat, known for its high milk yield, belongs to which district of Rajasthan?
- A.Sirohi
- B.Alwar
- C.Barmer
- D.Jaisalmer
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The Jakhrana goat takes its name from the village of Jakhrana in Alwar district of eastern Rajasthan.
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