Question

From which river has the Rajasthan canal (Indra Gandhi canal) been taken out?
(A) Ravi
(B) Chambal
(C) Sutlej
(D) Beas

Answer 1

Hint: Canals are channels of waterways or artificial waterways for the conveyance of water or for the service of vehicles for water transport. Canal is an artificial version of a river, and Under atmospheric pressure, canals carry free surface flow. Canal parallels a river and shares part of its waters and drainage basin, a canal is also known as navigation and leverages its resources by building dams and locks to increase and lengthen its stretches of slack water levels while remaining in its valley.

Complete answer:
India's longest canal is the Indira Gandhi Canal. It begins a few miles below the confluence of the two rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and ends in irrigation facilities in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. Sutlej is the longest of the five rivers in northern India and Pakistan that flow through the historic crossroads of the Punjab region. Sutlej River is also called as Satadree. The upstream of the Ropar barrage, downstream of the Bhakra dam, the mean annual flow is 14 million acre feet. The Rajasthan Canal was renamed Indira Gandhi Canal, begins at Harike Barrage, Punjab, and ends in Rajasthan's Thar Desert. One of the tributaries of the Indus River drains its waters from the Sutlej River. The canal has changed the district's barren deserts into rich and lush fields.

So, option C is the correct option.

Note: The Upper Sutlej Valley, known in Tibet as Langqen Zangbo, was once referred by Zhangzhung, the ancient civilization of Western Tibet, as the Garuda Valley. In Indian history, Sutlej River was the main means of transport for the kings. Devdar woods were transported to the district of Bilaspur, the district of Hamirpur, and other places along the banks of the Sutlej.