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RAS question

How many lift canals are there in the IGNP system?

Correct answer: (B) 7.

The Indira Gandhi Canal Project (IGNP) system has 7 lift canals, built to carry water from the main canal to higher areas.

  1. (A)

    9

  2. (B)

    7

  3. (C)

    5

  4. (D)

    3

Explanation

The Indira Gandhi Canal Project (IGNP), formerly called the Rajasthan Canal Project, has 7 lift canals: Kanwar Sen, Panna Lal, Veer Tejaji, Dr. Karni Singh, Guru Jambheshwar, Jai Narayan Vyas, and Sagarmala. A lift canal carries water to higher areas that ordinary gravity-flow canals cannot reach. Therefore, the answer is 7, not an approximate count of canals in the wider irrigation network.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Nine overcounts the IGNP lift canals; the correct count is 7.
  • (C) Five leaves out 2 of the 7 named lift canals in the IGNP system.
  • (D) Three is too low because the system has 7 lift canals serving areas that gravity-flow canals cannot reach.

Concept

This question tests Rajasthan irrigation geography, especially the structure of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project. It is relevant to RAS because canal systems, lift irrigation, and water management in arid regions are standard Rajasthan Geography themes.

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