Question

The Farakka Barrage has been constructed on the river ________.
A) Hugli
B) Brahmaputra
C) Bhagirathi
D) Padmini

Answer 1

Hint:
> The Farakka Barrage was built on the river that is the arm of the Ganges (Ganga) River.
> This gives entry to Kolkata from the Bay of Bengal.
> Kolkata and Hugli-Chinsurah are situated on the banks of the river.

Complete answer:
The Farakka Barrage was established in 1975 by India to drain water from the Ganges River system. The Ganges Water Treaty specifies the water-sharing agreements between India and Bangladesh, its ability to properly divide river water rights and to promote cooperation is at best minimal. The Farakka Barrage was designed by the Hindustan Construction Company on the Hugli River in West Bengal. It's in the district of Malda and Murshidabad.

The main aim of building it is to avoid sediment accumulation in the port of Kolkata by diverting water from Ganga to Hugli. The Hugli River, originally and locally also known as 'Ganga' or named 'Kati-Ganga,' which is a 260-kilometre-long distribution of the Ganga River.

Therefore, the correct answer is A

Note:
India's construction of the Farakka Barrage has in part, underpinned the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Both India and Bangladesh face increased pressure to meet increasing water requirements.

There is no successful water arrangement to maintain a cooperative bilateral partnership when meeting these demands. Bangladesh is a country that relies heavily on the flow of the Ganges to fulfil its food and water requirements; any change in the flow of the Ganges greatly affects it. The Ganges Water Treaty has a small capacity to meet the existing needs of both India and Bangladesh.