Match List-I with List-II.
List-I (Traditional water harvesting system)
(A) Guls or kuls
(B) Khadins
(C) Bamboo drip irrigation
(D) Inundation channels
List-II (Region where it is practised)
(I) Meghalaya
(II) Flood plains of Bengal
(III) Western Himalayas
(IV) Jaisalmer in Rajasthan
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(A) Guls or kuls — this matches (III) Western Himalayas. They are diversion channels that carry stream water to the fields in the hills.
(B) Khadins — this matches (IV) Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. Fields are turned into rain-fed storage structures where the water stands and moistens the soil.
(C) Bamboo drip irrigation — this matches (I) Meghalaya. A 200-year-old system carries stream and spring water down the hills through bamboo pipes.
(D) Inundation channels — this matches (II) Flood plains of Bengal. People led the flood water of the rivers through these channels to irrigate their fields.