RAS question
The 'Jawahar Sagar Dam' and 'Rana Pratap Sagar Dam' are built on which river in Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (D) Chambal.
Jawahar Sagar Dam and Rana Pratap Sagar Dam are built on the Chambal river in Rajasthan.
Explanation
The river is Chambal. Both Jawahar Sagar Dam and Rana Pratap Sagar Dam are built on the Chambal river in Rajasthan and, with Gandhi Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh, form part of the Chambal Valley Development Project for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation. The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation page supports the same geography: while describing Kota, it places the city on the eastern bank of the Chambal river and then refers to the modern Chambal Valley project with its dams, including Gandhi Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar and Jawahar Sagar. That is why the two named Rajasthan dams belong with Chambal, not another river option.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Mahi is wrong because Jawahar Sagar and Rana Pratap Sagar are connected with the Chambal Valley project, while the question's own note says Mahi has different dams.
- (B) Luni is wrong because both named dams are on the Chambal river, and the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation page lists them under the Chambal Valley project rather than a Luni project.
- (C) Banas is wrong because Jawahar Sagar and Rana Pratap Sagar are not linked to the Banas; both are tied to Chambal.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan physical geography through river-dam-project mapping. It recurs in RAS because major dams are asked as location facts linked to irrigation and hydroelectric projects.