The reservoir of the Rihand dam in Sonbhadra district is known by which name?
- A.Gobind Sagar
- B.Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
- C.Gandhi Sagar
- D.Rana Pratap Sagar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar. The Rihand dam was built on the Rihand, a tributary of the Son, in Sonbhadra district, and its reservoir is the largest artificial lake of India. It supplies water to the thermal stations of the district and is the reason that so much power and heavy industry sits in one corner of Uttar Pradesh.
Option A, Gobind Sagar, is the reservoir of the Bhakra dam on the Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh and is the usual trap here because the two names sound alike. Option C, Gandhi Sagar, is the uppermost dam of the Chambal Valley Project in Madhya Pradesh. Option D, Rana Pratap Sagar, is the next structure on the same Chambal, at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan. Learning the four reservoirs with their rivers and states removes the confusion.
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- A.Khadi Printing
- B.Saree
- C.Chikan Work
- D.Zari Dresses
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- A.Sari
- B.Cement
- C.Glass
- D.Locks
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- B.Sonbhadra
- C.Lalitpur
- D.Banda
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- A.Kanpur
- B.Agra
- C.Varanasi
- D.Meerut
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- A.2014
- B.2016
- C.2018
- D.2020
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