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India's first National Waterway (NW-1) was declared in which year?

Correct answer: (A) 1986.

National Waterway-1, covering the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system between Haldia and Prayagraj, was declared in 1986.

  1. (A)

    1986

  2. (B)

    1988

  3. (C)

    1982

  4. (D)

    1990

Explanation

National Waterway-1 is the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system between Haldia and Prayagraj, a 1620 km stretch. This stretch was declared National Waterway-1 in 1986 by the Inland Waterways Authority of India. That makes 1986 the correct year for India's first National Waterway. NW-2 is separately placed on the Brahmaputra route from Sadiya to Dhubri and was declared in 1988, so the two dates should not be interchanged. NW-1 should be connected with the Ganga route and its declaration year, 1986.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (B) 1988 belongs to NW-2 on the Brahmaputra from Sadiya to Dhubri, not to NW-1.
  • (C) 1982 is not the declaration year of NW-1; the IWAI gives 1986 for NW-1.
  • (D) 1990 is later than the declaration year of NW-1; the IWAI gives 1986 for NW-1.

Concept

Indian transport geography includes the mapping of National Waterways to their river stretches and declaration years. This topic recurs in RAS because inland waterways connect physical geography with infrastructure and economic geography.

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