In which of the following irrigation projects do four states have partnership?
- (a)Bansagar Project
- (b)Bhander Project
- (c)Rajghat Project
- (d)Sardar Sarovar Project
Correct — D, Sardar Sarovar Project. The Sardar Sarovar Project, the terminal dam on the Narmada river, is a four-state partnership among Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, with benefits (irrigation, drinking water, hydropower) shared across all four under the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal award. The dam itself is located in Gujarat, but MP and Maharashtra also share the generated hydropower, and Rajasthan draws irrigation/drinking-water benefit.
- (a)Bansagar Project — Bansagar, on the Son river, is a three-state partnership — Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar — not four.
- (b)Bhander Project — An intra-MP irrigation project, not a multi-state partnership of four states.
- (c)Rajghat Project — Rajghat, on the Betwa river, is a two-state (Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh) joint project, not a four-state one.
The Sardar Sarovar Project is the terminal major dam on the Narmada river, built in Gujarat, but structured as a benefit-sharing partnership among four states — Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan — under the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal's award. This four-state structure is what makes it distinct from MP's other inter-state river projects, which typically involve only two or three states.
MPPSC likes to test the exact number/names of partner-states across MP's various inter-state irrigation projects — Sardar Sarovar (4 states) stands out from Bansagar (3 states: MP-UP-Bihar) and Rajghat (2 states: MP-UP).
- Sardar Sarovar Project (on the Narmada) is a 4-state partnership: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
- The dam is physically located in Gujarat; MP and Maharashtra share the hydropower generated, Rajasthan draws water benefit.
- Bansagar Project (on the Son) is a 3-state partnership: MP, UP, and Bihar.
- Rajghat Project (on the Betwa) is a 2-state partnership: MP and UP.
Sardar Sarovar is the only four-state partnership among these — the others involve two or three states.
- Assuming Sardar Sarovar 'belongs' only to Gujarat because the dam is physically sited there — it is a four-state benefit-sharing project
- Mixing up the state-counts of MP's different inter-state projects (Sardar Sarovar=4, Bansagar=3, Rajghat=2)
MPPSC tests exact partner-state counts/names for MP's various inter-state river projects — anchor each project's river and state-count as a set, not in isolation.
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 (Narmada — Sardar Sarovar)
Directly tests the same identity — the Sardar Sarovar dam as the major project on the Narmada river — that underlies this question's four-state partnership fact.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Bansagar irrigation project, built on the Son river, is a partnership among which three states?
- (a)Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
- (b)Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat
- (c)Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
- (d)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat
Answer(a) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is constructed across which river, and terminates in which state?
- (a)Tapi river; Maharashtra
- (b)Narmada river; Gujarat
- (c)Mahi river; Rajasthan
- (d)Chambal river; Madhya Pradesh
Answer(b) Narmada river; the dam is located in Gujarat.