Question

Which of the following statements is true?

• A. A large canal was built from river Yamuna to bring water to the northern part of the Thar desert.
• B. A large dam was built on the Punjab rivers to store water for the northern part of the Thar desert.
• C. A large dam was built on river Yamuna to store water for the northern part of the Thar desert.
• D. A large canal was built from the Punjab rivers to bring water to the northern part of the Thar desert.

Answer 1

The correct option is D A large canal was built from the Punjab rivers to bring water to the northern part of the Thar desert.

Some fifty years ago, a large canal was built from the Punjab rivers to bring water to the northern part of the Thar desert. Along the canal, villages prospered as people from Punjab and Haryana came and settled in this region.