Question:
Read the following statements related to Indira Gandhi Canal Project carefully and choose the correct option:
(i) Indira Gandhi Canal project was conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1950 and it was launched
in 1961.
(ii) Introduction of canal irrigation has brought perceptible changes in the agricultural
economy of the command area.
(iii) Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and crop intensity.
(iv) Traditional crops of jowar, bajra have been replaced by rice and wheat etc.
Read the following statements related to Indira Gandhi Canal Project carefully and choose the correct option:
(i) Indira Gandhi Canal project was conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1950 and it was launched in 1961.
(ii) Introduction of canal irrigation has brought perceptible changes in the agricultural economy of the command area.
(iii) Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and crop intensity.
(iv) Traditional crops of jowar, bajra have been replaced by rice and wheat etc.
(i) Indira Gandhi Canal project was conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1950 and it was launched in 1961.
(ii) Introduction of canal irrigation has brought perceptible changes in the agricultural economy of the command area.
(iii) Spread of canal irrigation has led to increase in cultivated area and crop intensity.
(iv) Traditional crops of jowar, bajra have been replaced by rice and wheat etc.
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- (i), (ii) and (iv) only are correct.
- (i), (ii) and (iii) only are correct.
- (i), (iii) and (iv) only are correct.
- (ii), (iii) and (iv) only are correct.
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The Indira Gandhi Canal Project was initiated in 1950 and launched in 1961 to provide irrigation to the arid regions of Rajasthan. It has significantly increased the area under irrigation, which has boosted the agricultural economy. The canal irrigation has resulted in a shift in cropping patterns, with rice and wheat replacing traditional crops like jowar and bajra.
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