UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 21
Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: The Godavari–Krishna link through Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme in Andhra Pradesh transferred Godavari water towards the Krishna basin, an important contemporary example in 2015–16.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Cauvery–Tungabhadra was not the recently implemented connection referenced here.
B: Correct - Correct-the Godavari and Krishna rivers were linked via the Pattiseema project.
C: Incorrect - There was no corresponding recently operational Mahanadi–Sone link.
D: Incorrect - Narmada–Tapti was not the recently implemented river transfer mentioned.