The Indira Sagar project of Madhya Pradesh is built on which river?
- A.Chambal
- B.Son
- C.Narmada
- D.Betwa
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, the Narmada. Indira Sagar was built at Punasa in Khandwa district and is the largest reservoir of the state and the main storage of the Narmada valley plan, holding water for irrigation and power through the dry months. Omkareshwar and Maheshwar lie downstream of it and Bargi near Jabalpur upstream, so the four together make the Narmada staircase that papers like to ask in order.
Option A, the Chambal, carries Gandhi Sagar in Mandsaur, the uppermost dam of the joint project with Rajasthan. Option B, the Son, carries Bansagar in Shahdol and Sidhi, a project shared with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Option D, the Betwa, carries Rajghat, built jointly with Uttar Pradesh, and also the Matatila project. Each river with its dam is a separate pair, and the Narmada pairs are the ones asked most often.
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- C.Solar power
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- C.Individual, international and national
- D.Potential, developed stock and reserves
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- A.Panna
- B.Balaghat
- C.Satna
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- D.Umaria
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