Match the List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers | Dams | ||
| (A) | Cauvery | (I) | Alamatti |
| (B) | Krishna | (II) | Mettur |
| (C) | Narmada | (III) | Gandhi Sagar |
| (D) | Chambal | (IV) | Sardar Sarovar |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
Each dam is placed on its river by the state and district where it stands.
(A) Cauvery — this matches (II) Mettur. The Mettur Dam stands across the Cauvery in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu.
(B) Krishna — this matches (I) Alamatti. The Almatti (Lal Bahadur Shastri) Dam is on the Krishna in the Vijayapura (Bijapur) district of Karnataka.
(C) Narmada — this matches (IV) Sardar Sarovar. This large dam on the Narmada stands near Kevadia in Gujarat.
(D) Chambal — this matches (III) Gandhi Sagar. It is the first of the Chambal valley dams, in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.