Question

The Matatila project is located in_____.
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Bihar
d. Rajasthan

Answer 1

Hint:
The Matatila project is located in the most populous Indian state. The capital of this state is Lucknow. It has a total of 75 districts in it. Its official language is Hindi. Urdu is also used in this state.

Complete solution:
The Uttar Pradesh state was created on 24th January 1950. It is ranked 1st in terms of population. It is bordered by Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Nepal, Jharkhand, and Chattisgarh. The governor of the state is Anandiben Patel and CM is Yogi Adityanath. The official animal of the state is Barasingha. The Rajya Sabha seat of this state is 31 seats and the Lok Sabha seat is 80. Ganga and Yamuna are the two most important rivers of this state. The project of Matatila dam was created in 1958. It is located on the Betwa river. The length of the Betwa river is 590 Km. The source of this river is the Vindhya range. It is one of the tributaries of the Yamuna river. The tributary of the betwa river is Bina and Dhasaan. The Matalila dam is located in the Lalitpur district.

Additional Information – Some other important dams located on the Betwa river include Rajghat dam, Parichha dam, and Dhuruwara dam. The Rajghat dam is a joint project of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The Parichha dam is used by parichha thermal power plants for electricity. The Dhuruwara dam is also located in the Lalitpur district.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
The Betwa river is called “ Vitravati” in Sanskrit. Some important festivals celebrated in Uttar Pradesh are Diwali and Ram Navami. The central drug research institute is also located in this state.