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Indira Gandhi Canal was previously known as:

Correct answer: (B) Rajasthan Canal.

The Indira Gandhi Canal Project was previously known as the Rajasthan Canal.

  1. (A)

    Gang Canal

  2. (B)

    Rajasthan Canal

  3. (C)

    Bhakra Canal

  4. (D)

    Sutlej Canal

Explanation

The Indira Gandhi Canal Project, usually abbreviated as IGNP, was earlier called the Rajasthan Canal, and the World Bank report records that its name was changed in 1984. Rajasthan Canal is the precise historical name of the project before the 1984 renaming. The point is not merely a label: the World Bank places IGNP among Rajasthan's three main canal systems, alongside Bhakra and Bikaner/Gang canals, so confusing it with another canal system changes the identity of the project. The renaming was after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which explains why older references may still use the earlier name.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Gang Canal is a separate, older canal system, not the former name of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project.
  • (C) Bhakra Canal belongs to a different canal system listed separately from the Indira Gandhi Canal Project.
  • (D) The earlier name of IGNP was Rajasthan Canal, not Sutlej Canal.

Concept

RAS irrigation geography requires clear distinction between the names and identities of major Rajasthan canal systems. Older and current names of infrastructure projects are frequent factual traps in Rajasthan-specific geography.

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