Consider the following pairs: Reservoirs States 1. Ghataprabha - Telangana 2. Gandhi Sagar - Madhya Pradesh 3. Indira Sagar - Andhra Pradesh 4. Maithon - Chhattisgarh How many pairs given above are not correctly matched?
- AOnly one pair
- BOnly two pairs
- COnly three pairsCorrect
- DAll four pairs
Explanation
The question asks for the number of pairs that are not correctly matched.
- Ghataprabha - Telangana: This pair is not correctly matched. The Ghataprabha project, including the Ghataprabha Dam and reservoir, is located in Karnataka, on the Ghataprabha River.
- Gandhi Sagar - Madhya Pradesh: This pair is correctly matched. The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on the Chambal River and is located in Madhya Pradesh.
- Indira Sagar - Andhra Pradesh: This pair is not correctly matched. The Indira Sagar Dam is one of the largest multipurpose projects in India, built on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh.
- Maithon - Chhattisgarh: This pair is not correctly matched. The Maithon Dam is located on the Barakar River in Jharkhand, under the Damodar Valley Corporation. Out of the four pairs, three pairs (Ghataprabha - Telangana, Indira Sagar - Andhra Pradesh, and Maithon - Chhattisgarh) are not correctly matched.
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