Consider the following pairs (Dam → State):

Question

Consider the following pairs (Dam → State):

a) Sardar Sarovar Dam

b) Bhavani Sagar Dam

c) Koyna Dam

d) Tehri Dam

1. Uttarakhand

2. Maharashtra

3. Gujarat

4. Tamil Nadu

1. A. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
2. B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
3. C. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 (Correct answer)
4. D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

Correct Answer

Option C — a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1.

Key Points

• Dams matched: Sardar Sarovar–Gujarat(3), Bhavani Sagar–Tamil Nadu(4), Koyna–Maharashtra(2), Tehri–Uttarakhand(1).
• Match: a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1.

Additional Information

• Sardar Sarovar on the Narmada in Gujarat is among India's largest dams and the focus of the Narmada Bachao Andolan.
• Bhavani Sagar in Tamil Nadu is one of the world's largest earthen dams; Koyna in Maharashtra is chiefly a hydroelectric project and is noted for reservoir-induced seismicity.
• Tehri on the Bhagirathi in Uttarakhand is India's tallest dam at about 260 m.
• Others to pair with their rivers: Bhakra Nangal (Sutlej), Hirakud (Mahanadi, the longest), Nagarjuna Sagar (Krishna) and Farakka (Ganga). Nehru called such projects the *temples of modern India*.