Jawahar Sagar Hydroelectricity Project is situated on which river?
- (a)Narmada
- (b)Chambal
- (c)Tapti
- (d)Mahi
Correct — B, Chambal. The Jawahar Sagar Dam is the third dam in the Chambal Valley chain — after Gandhi Sagar and Rana Pratap Sagar — built across the Chambal River as a pick-up weir cum hydel station between Rana Pratap Sagar and the Kota Barrage, on the MP–Rajasthan stretch of the river.
- (a)Narmada — The Narmada's major power/irrigation dams are the Sardar Sarovar and Indira Sagar, not Jawahar Sagar.
- (c)Tapti — The Tapti (Tapi) carries projects such as Ukai and Kakrapar (Gujarat), not Jawahar Sagar.
- (d)Mahi — The Mahi's dam is the Mahi Bajaj Sagar (Banswara, Rajasthan); there is no Jawahar Sagar project on it.
The Chambal Valley Project is a run of dams built in sequence down one river: Gandhi Sagar (uppermost, in MP), Rana Pratap Sagar, Jawahar Sagar, and finally the Kota Barrage (Rajasthan) that diverts water into the canals. Jawahar Sagar is the hydroelectric pick-up dam of this chain — so it stands on the Chambal.
The three 'Sagar' dams sound alike, and the exam likes to swap their host rivers. All the Chambal Valley dams sit on the Chambal — resist the urge to scatter them across different rivers.
- Chambal Valley dams (upstream → downstream): Gandhi Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar, Jawahar Sagar, Kota Barrage.
- All four structures are on the Chambal — a joint MP–Rajasthan project.
- Jawahar Sagar = hydel station + pick-up weir between Rana Pratap Sagar and the Kota Barrage.
- The Chambal is a tributary of the Yamuna (Ganga system).
- Mixing up which 'Sagar' dam sits on which river — the Chambal Valley ones are all on the Chambal.
- Assigning Jawahar Sagar to the Narmada because of its many famous dams.
A classic 'project/dam ↔ river' recall, often as match-the-list. Lock the Chambal chain: Gandhi Sagar–Rana Pratap Sagar–Jawahar Sagar–Kota, all on the Chambal.
Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?
- (a) Chambal Project
- (b) Kosi Project
- (c) Damodar Valley Project
- (d) Bhakra Nangal Project
Answer(a) Chambal Project
Same Chambal Valley chain — Gandhi Sagar and Jawahar Sagar are both dams of the Chambal Project.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Rivers) I. Cauvery II. Krishna III. Narmada IV. Chambal List II (Dams) A) Alamatti B) Mettur C) Gandhi Sagar D) Sardar Sarovar
- (a) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C
- (b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
- (c) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
- (d) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
Answer(b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C — Chambal ↔ Gandhi Sagar
Pairs the Chambal with its dam (Gandhi Sagar) — the same river that carries Jawahar Sagar.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which sequence lists the Chambal Valley dams from upstream to downstream?
- (a)Gandhi Sagar → Rana Pratap Sagar → Jawahar Sagar → Kota Barrage
- (b)Kota Barrage → Jawahar Sagar → Rana Pratap Sagar → Gandhi Sagar
- (c)Jawahar Sagar → Gandhi Sagar → Kota Barrage → Rana Pratap Sagar
- (d)Rana Pratap Sagar → Kota Barrage → Gandhi Sagar → Jawahar Sagar
Answer(a) Gandhi Sagar → Rana Pratap Sagar → Jawahar Sagar → Kota Barrage.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Sardar Sarovar and Indira Sagar dams are built on which river?
- (a)Chambal
- (b)Narmada
- (c)Tapti
- (d)Mahi
Answer(b) Narmada.