RAS question
Jakham Dam is on which river in which district?
Correct answer: (C) Jakham, Pratapgarh.
Jakham Dam is built on the Jakham river in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan.
Explanation
Jakham Dam is identified with Pratapgarh, and Rajasthan Tourism’s Pratapgarh page places it near Anuppura village, about 32 km from the district headquarters. The same official page states that the reservoir was completed in 1986 and is constructed on the Jakham river, a tributary of the Mahi. This supports option C because the question asks for the dam’s river-district pair, not merely a nearby basin or another dam in southern Rajasthan. The dam is also described as serving practical local needs: irrigation benefits for tribal people and drinking water for Pratapgarh city, along with its hydroelectric role.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Mahi, Banswara confuses Jakham Dam with the Mahi system and with Mahi Bajaj Sagar in Banswara, while the asked dam is on the Jakham river in Pratapgarh.
- (B) Som, Udaipur points to the Som river and Som-Kamla-Amba Dam, not to Jakham Dam’s documented river-district pair.
- (D) Berach, Bhilwara is a different river-district association and does not match the Jakham river location given for Jakham Dam.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan’s river-valley and irrigation-project mapping, a recurring RAS Geography area because dams are asked through exact river, district and utility pairings. Jakham Dam is a classic southern Rajasthan example where Mahi-basin associations can mislead candidates.