Consider the following information:
No Hydroelectric Plants : River : State
1 Nagarjuna Sagar : Krishna : Andhra-Pradesh
2 Bhakra Nangal : Chenab : Himachal
3 Indira Sagar : Narmada : Madhya Pradesh

In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

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Consider the following information:
No Hydroelectric Plants : River : State
1 Nagarjuna Sagar : Krishna : Andhra-Pradesh
2 Bhakra Nangal : Chenab : Himachal
3 Indira Sagar : Narmada : Madhya Pradesh

In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Row 1 is correctly matched: Nagarjuna Sagar Hydroelectric Plants is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh and is on the Krishna River.
Row 2 is not correctly matched: Bhakra Nangal is on the Sutlej River, not the Chenab River and it is situated in Himachal Pradesh.
Row 3 is correctly matched: Indira Sagar is a large hydroelectric plant on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh.
Other Hydroelectric power plants and the river associated with it:

● Salal Hydroelectric Power Plant&rarr; Chenab River&rarr; Jammu and Kashmir
● Hirakud Hydroelectric Power Plant&rarr; Mahanadi&rarr; Odisha
● Dehar Hydroelectric Power Plant&rarr; Beas&rarr; Himachal Pradesh
● Srisailam Hydroelectric Power Plant&rarr; Krishna &rarr; Andhra Pradesh
● Teesta Hydroelectric Power plant&rarr; Teesta&rarr; Sikkim
● Tehri Hydroelectric Power plant&rarr; Bhagirathi&rarr; Uttarakhand

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Consider the following information: No Hydroelectric Plants : River : State 1 Nagarjuna Sagar : Krishna : Andhra-Pradesh 2 Bhakra Nangal : Chenab : Himachal 3 Indira Sagar : Narmada : Madhya Pradesh In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None