Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed. List I List II (Dam) (River) A. Ukai 1. Mahanadi B. Rana Pratap Sagar 2. Ravi C. Thein 3. Chambal D. Hiracud 4. Tapti Codes: A B C D

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Tutor III Geography

Q. Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed.
List I 	List II
(Dam) 	(River)
A. Ukai 	1. Mahanadi
B. Rana Pratap Sagar 	2. Ravi
C. Thein 	3. Chambal
D. Hiracud 	4. Tapti
Codes: A B C D

(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1

Correct Answer - Option(D)

Explanation by: Chandan Das

Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the largest reservoir in Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabh Sagar.

 The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 53.8 metres height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan.

    The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab.

    Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built-in 1957, the dam is one of the world’s longest earthen dam.

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