The Jaisamand lake, also called Dhebar, was built by which ruler?
- A.Maharana Jai Singh
- B.Maharana Raj Singh
- C.Maharana Pratap
- D.Maharana Kumbha
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Maharana Jai Singh of Mewar, who dammed the Gomti river in the late seventeenth century to make the lake in Udaipur district; it is the largest artificial freshwater lake of Rajasthan and is surrounded by the Jaisamand wildlife sanctuary, with marble pavilions and the Hawa Mahal on its banks. Option B, Maharana Raj Singh, built the Rajsamand lake, whose Nauchowki embankment carries the Raj Prashasti, the long Sanskrit inscription. Option C, Maharana Pratap, is remembered for Haldighati and for Chavand, not for a lake. Option D, Maharana Kumbha, built the fort of Kumbhalgarh and the Vijay Stambh at Chittorgarh. Learn the two water works together, since Jaisamand and Rajsamand look and sound alike but belong to different rulers. The lake is also known as Dhebar, the name of the village near its embankment, and it feeds irrigation canals in the Udaipur and Salumbar area.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Luni
- B.Banas
- C.Chambal
- D.Mahi
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Read the full explanation →The Banas river, the largest river flowing entirely within Rajasthan, rises in which hills?
- A.Khamnor hills near Kumbhalgarh
- B.Naga hills near Ajmer
- C.Janapav hill near Mhow
- D.Bodi West hills
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The Banas runs about 480 kilometres north-east across the state and joins the Chambal at Rameshwar Ghat in Sawai Madhopur, gathering the Berach, Kothari, Khari, Dai, Morel and Kalisil on the way, and its name means the hope of the forest.
Read the full explanation →At its source near Ajmer, the Luni river is known by which name?
- A.Sarsuti
- B.Sagarmati
- C.Jojari
- D.Charmanvati
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The Luni begins in the Naga hills near Ajmer and is called the Sagarmati in its first stretch; after the Sarsuti joins it near Govindgarh the combined stream is called the Luni, and it finally spreads into the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
Read the full explanation →Which river of Rajasthan is called the dead river and is identified with the Saraswati of the Vedas?
- A.Kantli
- B.Ghaggar
- C.Sabi
- D.Berach
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It rises in the Shivalik hills near Kalka, enters Rajasthan at Talwara in Hanumangarh district and loses itself in the sands near Suratgarh and Anupgarh, so it never reaches the sea and is called the dead river; its dry bed is known locally as the Nali, and Harappan sites such…
Read the full explanation →The Bisalpur dam, the main drinking water source for Jaipur and Ajmer, is built on which river?
- A.Banas
- B.Chambal
- C.Luni
- D.Kali Sindh
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The Bisalpur dam stands on the Banas in Tonk district and supplies drinking water to Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk and the towns between them, which makes it the most important water project of eastern Rajasthan.
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