Consider the following pairs :
| Reservoirs | States | |
| 1. | Ghataprabha | – Telangana |
| 2. | Gandhi Sagar | – Madhya Pradesh |
| 3. | Indira Sagar | – Andhra Pradesh |
| 4. | Maithon | – Chhattisgarh |
How many pairs given above are not correctly matched ?
Only one pair
Only two pairs
Only three pairs
All four pairs
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2022
– Pair 2 (Gandhi Sagar – Madhya Pradesh): Correct. The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on the Chambal River, located in Madhya Pradesh.
– Pair 3 (Indira Sagar – Andhra Pradesh): Incorrect. The Indira Sagar Dam is a multi-purpose project built on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh. While there are projects named after Indira Gandhi related to irrigation in the Andhra Pradesh/Telangana region (e.g., Indirasagar Polavaram Project), the large dam typically referred to as ‘Indira Sagar’ is in MP.
– Pair 4 (Maithon – Chhattisgarh): Incorrect. The Maithon Dam is located in Jharkhand, built on the Barakar River, a tributary of the Damodar River. It is part of the Damodar Valley Corporation projects.
Thus, pairs 1, 3, and 4 are incorrectly matched.