Question

The Bhakra Nangal hydel power project has led to the formation of ______________.
A. Gandhi Sagar lake
B. Bhimtal lake
C. Guru Gobind Sagar lake
D. Barapani lake

Answer 1

Hint: It is a reservoir arranged in Una and Bilaspur locale of Himachal Pradesh. The Reservoir is on the River Sutlej and is named to pay tribute to Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh master. Bilaspur is around 91 km away from the Bhakra Dam.

Complete answer:
Gobind Sagar Lake is a Reservoir arranged in Una and Bilaspur areas of Himachal Pradesh. It is framed by the Bhakra Dam. The Reservoir is on the River Sutlej and is named out of appreciation for Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh master. One of the world's most noteworthy gravity dams, the Bhakra dam transcends its least establishments. Under the oversight of the American dam-manufacturer, Harvey Slocum, work started in the time of 1955 and was finished in 1962. To maintain the water level is 1976, the progression of stream Beas was channelized to Gobind Sagar by the Beas-Sutlej connect. The supply lines in the Bilaspur District and Una District. Bilaspur is around 91 km away from the Bhakra Dam. Its name was given by the Former Chairman of PSEB SardarJi Harbans Singh Somal, out of appreciation for the tenth Guru Gobind Singh Ji. In October and November, when the water level of the supply is high, a progression of regattas is likewise coordinated by the Tourism and Civil Aviation office. Water-skiing, cruising, kayaking, and water bike hustling are mainstream water sports exercises during this period. Significant attractions of the lake incorporate ship rides and water sports like speed boating. Fishing is ordinarily drilled here. It has around 51 species and subspecies. Labeo dero, Tor picturata, Mystus seenghala, and Mirror carp are a portion of the regular species discovered here. Bhakra Dam is a solid gravity dam situated on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam frames the Gobind Sagar repository. The dam, situated at a canyon close to the (presently lowered) upstream Bhakra town in Bilaspur area of Himachal Pradesh of tallness 226 m. The length of the dam (estimated from the street above it) is $518.25$ m and the width is $9.1$ m. Its supply is known as "Gobind Sagar'' hides away to $9.34$ billion cubic meters of water. The 90 km long supply made by the Bhakra Dam is spread over a zone of $168.35$ km2. As far as the amount of water, it is the third biggest repository in India, the first being Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh with a limit of $12.22$ billion cu m and the second Nagarjunasagar Dam.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note: Nangal Dam is another dam in Punjab downstream of Bhakra Dam. Both dams together are termed as the Bhakra-Nangal Dam however they are two separate dams.