Consider the following pairs of dams and the rivers on which they are located 1. Mullaperiyar Dam – Periyar River 2. Bhakra Nangal Dam – Beas River 3. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam – Godavari River How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following pairs of dams and the rivers on which they are located
1.Mullaperiyar Dam – Periyar River
2.Bhakra Nangal Dam – Beas River
3.Nagarjuna Sagar Dam – Godavari River
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

Pair 1: Correct – Mullaperiyar Dam is built across the Periyar River.
Pair 2: Incorrect – Bhakra Nangal Dam is built across the Sutlej River, not the Beas River.
Pair 3: Incorrect – Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built across the Krishna River, not the Godavari River.

Source- DP