UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies
Question 54: Geography
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Irrigation Project — State
- 1.Damanganga : Gujarat
- 2.Girna : Maharashtra
- 3.Pamba : Kerala
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
AnswerThe answer is (d).
All three pairs are correct. The Damanganga irrigation project is in Gujarat, in Valsad district; the Girna project is in Maharashtra, on the Girna river in the Nashik-Jalgaon region; and the Pamba irrigation project is in Kerala, on the Pamba river. Learn each project with its river and State together.
- 1. The Damanganga project is in Gujarat.
- 2. The Girna project is in Maharashtra.
- 3. The Pamba project is in Kerala.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (b) goes: it leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: The Damanganga project is in Gujarat.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (c) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: The Girna project is in Maharashtra.
- Then, if you were sure statement 3 is correct, (a) goes: it leaves 3 out.
What you needed to know: The Pamba project is in Kerala.
Only (d) is left. This one needs every statement.
This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Leaves out the Pamba project in Kerala, which is correct.
- (b) Leaves out the Damanganga project in Gujarat.
- (c) Leaves out the Girna project in Maharashtra.
- (d) All three pairs are correct.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2008, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.