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RAS question

How many districts will ERCP benefit?

Correct answer: (B) 13.

The Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project is meant to benefit 13 districts of Eastern Rajasthan.

  1. (A)

    7

  2. (B)

    13

  3. (C)

    10

  4. (D)

    16

Explanation

ERCP is planned for 13 districts of Eastern Rajasthan, not for a smaller sub-region or a wider state-wide set. The CWC project note states that the objective is to provide drinking, irrigation and industrial water to 13 districts of Eastern Rajasthan, along with enroute towns, villages and tanks. The beneficiary districts are Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa, Karauli, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar and Baran. Option B is therefore correct, and the number to remember for RAS is 13.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Seven is too few because the CWC coverage is 13 districts of Eastern Rajasthan.
  • (C) Ten is still short of the 13 beneficiary districts covered by ERCP.
  • (D) Sixteen overstates the coverage; ERCP is planned for 13 beneficiary districts, not 16.

Concept

RAS tests Rajasthan geography through major water-resource and regional development projects. ERCP recurs in RAS because it links eastern Rajasthan's district geography with irrigation, drinking water and industrial-water planning.

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