Irrigation: Canals and Projects
37 dams, barrages and canals: the projects UPSC names, pinned at their real locations.
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Actual questions from UPSC and state PCS papers that this map answers. The key detail column carries the correct fact behind each question.
| Exam | Question | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| UPPCS | Bhakra-Nangal is a joint project of: Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan | — |
| UPPCS | Not related to the Chambal project: Govind Sagar | — |
| UPPCS | Which project uses Beas water from Pong Dam?: Indira Gandhi Canal | — |
| UPPCS | Origin of the Indira Gandhi Canal: Harike Barrage | — |
| UPSC 2000 | Not true: Ghaggar’s water is used in the Indira Gandhi Canal | — |
| UPSC 1991 | Source of water for the Rajasthan canal: Sutlej | — |
| UPPCS | Rajasthan canal originates from: Sutlej | — |
| UPPCS | Ranjit Sagar dam is on: Ravi | — |
| UPPCS | Tulbul project is on: Jhelum | — |
| UPSC 2008 | Dul Hasti Power Station is on: Chenab | — |
| UPPCS | Baglihar is built on: Chenab | — |
| UPPCS | Tehri dam is at the confluence of: Bhagirathi and Bhilangana | — |
| UPPCS | Tehri Hydropower Complex is on: Bhagirathi | — |
| UPPCS | Kishau Dam agreement (20 June 2015): Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh | — |
| UPPCS | Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir: Uttar Pradesh | — |
| UPPCS | Rajghat project of UP and MP is on: Betwa | — |
| UPPCS | Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is on: Betwa | — |
| UPPCS | Bansagar project is on: Son | — |
| UPPCS | Farakka barrage was built: to keep enough flow in the Hooghly | — |
| UPPCS 2015 | Canal taken out of the Damodar: Eden canal | — |
| UPPCS | Not correctly matched: Tilaiya Dam - Konar | Tilaiya is on the Barakar |
| UPSC 2005 | Gandhi Sagar Dam is part of: Chambal Project | — |
| UPPCS | Benefits more than one state: Chambal Valley Project | — |
| UPPCS | Harsud town is submerged in: Indira Sagar | — |
| UPSC 2008 | Omkareshwar Project is on: Narmada | — |
| UPPCS | States benefiting from Sardar Sarovar: Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP, Rajasthan | — |
| UPPCS | Sardar Sarovar is on: Narmada | — |
| UPPCS | Ukai project is in: Gujarat | — |
| UPPCS | Kalpasar sweet-water project is in: Gujarat | — |
| UPPCS | Nagarjuna Sagar is on: Krishna | — |
| UPPCS | Wrong pair: Nagarjuna Sagar - Godavari | — |
| UPPCS | Pochampadu project is on: Godavari | — |
| UPPCS | Telugu Ganga - inter-state co-operation between: AP and Tamil Nadu | — |
| UPSC 2022 | Vijayanagara ruler who dammed the Tungabhadra with a canal-aqueduct to the capital | — |
| UPPCS | Sharavathi project is located on: Jog fall | — |
| UPPCS | Wrong pair: Shivanasamudra - Kerala | it is Karnataka |
| UPPCS | Main function of the Buckingham canal: boating | — |
| UPPCS | Cheruthoni Dam is on: Periyar | — |
| UPSC 1996 | Idukki-thermal ✗; Sabarigiri-hydro ✓; Ghatprabha-irrigation ✓; Ramganga-multipurpose ✓ | — |
| UPPCS | Malampuzha dam is on: Malampuzha river | — |
| UPPCS | Mangalam irrigation project: Kerala | — |
| UPSC 1979 | Hydro project producing maximum power (then): Koyna | — |
| UPSC 2005 | Damanganga-Gujarat, Girna-Maharashtra, Pamba-Kerala: all correct | — |
| UPPCS | Girna Multi-Purpose Project: Maharashtra | — |
| UPPCS Mains 2006 | Longest canal of UP: Sharda Canal | — |
About this map
The dams, barrages and canals behind Indian irrigation, each on its river with the states it serves. The fact names the river and the sharing states.
Canal questions test source and command area: Indira Gandhi Canal (Sutlej-Beas-Ravi to Rajasthan), the Kurnool-Cuddapah and the Sarda Sahayak. Inter-state sharing (SYL, Cauvery) is the dispute angle.
Pair with the dams map for the storage behind the canals, and with the rivers map for the source rivers. Multipurpose projects serve irrigation plus power: the exam asks which purpose dominates.