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Economy

Irrigation Projects

Irrigation Projects is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2017, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2
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2 · 2017–2025
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What you need to know first

River basinsMajor dams in India/Maharashtra

Real questions that test this

एका क्षेत्रातील जमीन सुपीक आहे परंतु मागील तीन वर्ष पासून पुरेसा पाऊस पडत नसल्यामुळे शेतकरी त्रस्त झालेला आहे. शेतकऱ्यांनी शेतीसाठी कर्ज घेतलेले आहे आणि कर्ज फेडत न आल्यामुळे काही शेतकऱ्यांनी आत्महत्या केल्या आहेत. अशी परिस्थिती शासनाने कशी हाताळावी ? The land in one area is fertile but the farmers are suffering due to lack of sufficient rainfall from the last three years. Farmers have taken loans for farming and some farmers have committed suicide due to failure of refund loans. How should government handle such a situation ?

1)टँकर द्वारे जवळच्या नदीतून शेतीसाठी पाणी पुरवठा करण्याची शेतकऱ्यांसाठी मोफत सोय उपलब्ध करून द्यावी. / Farmers should be provided with free water supply for agriculture from a nearby river through tankers.
2)शेतकऱ्यांना दुसरीकडे स्थलांतरित व्हायला सांगावे. / Farmers should be asked to migrate elsewhere.
3)शेतकऱ्यांचे कर्ज माफ करून त्यांना दिलासा द्यावा. / Farmers' loans should be waived to give relief.
4)राज्य, केंद्र सरकार आणि संबंधित पर्यावरण प्राधिकरणाच्या मान्यतेच्या अधिन राहून, नदीला त्या भागाशी जोडणारी एक जलवाहिनी तात्काळ बांधली जावी. / Immediate piping should be done to link the river to that area, subject to clearance from the State, Central Government and the concerned environmental authorities.✓ Correct

Sustainable administrative and engineering solutions like river linking with proper regulatory approvals are practical long-term approaches to recurrent droughts, unlike superficial fixes or impractical relocations.

खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर नाही ? / Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

1)टेहरी धरण हे जगातील सर्वात उंच धरण आहे. / Tehri Dam is the highest dam in the world.✓ Correct
2)भाक्रा नांगल हे भारतातील सर्वात मोठे धरण आहे. / Bhakra Nangal is the largest dam in India.
3)हीराकुड हे जगातील सर्वाधिक लांब धरणांपैकी एक धरण आहे. / Hirakud is one of the longest dams in the world.
4)वरीलपैकी एकही नाही / None of the above

This question tests factual correctness regarding drainage systems and irrigation projects, typically requiring identification of a false statement among options regarding dam locations or river basins.

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