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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2026General Studies
Question
Consider the following pairs : 1. National Water Ways of India (NW1) : Kottapuram-Kollam stretch 2. National Water Ways of India (NW2) : Allahabad-Haldia stretch 3. National Water Ways of India (NW3) : Sadia-Dhubri stretch How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Options
- A Only one pair
- B Only two pairs
- C All three pairs
- D None of the pairs
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Correct Answer
D None of the pairs
Model Answer
- The National Waterway No. 1 is the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system between Prayagraj and Haldia, a stretch of 1620 km. Hence, pair 2 as given is actually the description of NW-1 and pair 2 is not correctly matched.
- The National Waterway No. 2 is the Brahmaputra river between Sadiya and Dhubri, a stretch of 891 km. Hence, pair 3 is not correctly matched.
- The National Waterway No. 3 is the West Coast Canal in Kerala from Kottapuram to Kollam along with the Champakara and Udyogmandal canals, a stretch of 205 km. Hence, pair 1 is not correctly matched.
- Therefore, none of the pairs is correctly matched. The Inland Waterways Authority of India, set up in 1986, is the body responsible for the development of national waterways.