Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the

Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because ________

A

The soil is porous

B

The level of underground water is high

C

The sources of canals are perennial rivers

D

The region is densely populated

The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigation cum-navigation canal is ________ long.

A

137km

B

147km

C

157km

D

167km

Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because

A

Suez Canal has no locks

B

Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America

C

Suez Canal is older

D

Panama Canal has limited capacity

The name of India's biggest irrigation canal is

A

Yamuna Canal

B

Indira Gandhi Canal

C

Sirhind Canal

D

Upper Doab River

The largest irrigation canal in India

A

Yamuna canal

B

Indira Gandhi canal

C

Sirhand canal

D

Upper Bari Doab canal

The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from

A

Punjab to Haryana

B

Mumbai to goa

C

Vijayawada to Villupuram

D

Cochin to Kozhikode

Which of the following canal structures is used to remove surplus water from an irrigation channel into a natural drain ?

A

canal fall

B

canal outlet

C

canal escape

D

canal regulator

Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in the world?

A

Panama Canal

B

Sirhind Canal

C

Suez Canal

D

Indira Gandhi Canal

If water table is comparatively high, the irrigation canal becomes useless, due to

A

Large amount of seepage

B

Water logging of the cultivated areas

C

Uncertain water demand

D

All the above

Village T is in which direction with respect to village R? 1. T is to the North of W which is to the West of S. 2. T is to the North-West of S. 3. W is to the North-West of R.

A

Any two of the three

B

Only 1 and 2

C

Only 2 and 3

D

Only 1 and 3

Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the

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