Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Waterways) | List-II (Stretch in Km) | ||
| (A) | National Waterway 1 | (I) | 1620 |
| (B) | National Waterway 2 | (II) | 205 |
| (C) | National Waterway 3 | (III) | 891 |
| (D) | National Waterway 4 | (IV) | 1078 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
(A) National Waterway 1 — this matches (I) 1620.
(B) National Waterway 2 — this matches (III) 891.
(C) National Waterway 3 — this matches (II) 205.
(D) National Waterway 4 — this matches (IV) 1078.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 31-05-2023 (Slot 1) and 30-05-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Inland Waterways … For the development, maintenance and regulation of national waterways in the country, the Inland Waterways Authority was set up in 1986. In order to create wide waterways network and to promote inland water transport in the country as an economical, environment friendly supplementary mode of transport to rail and road, 111 inland waterways (including 5 national waterways declared earlier, Table 7.3) were declared as National Waterways (NWs) by the National Waterways Act, 2016.…”
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