Question

The reservoir of __________ dam is called ‘Govind Sagar’.
(A) Jayakwadi
(B) Damodar
(C) Hirakud
(D) Bhakra-nangal

Answer 1

Hint The Dam may be a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej stream in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in a northern Asian nation. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir. The dam, placed at a gorge which is now submerged and close to the upstream village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh of height 226 m.

Complete step by step answer
The reservoir of Bhakra Nangal dam is called 'Govind Sagar'. This dam is forming a reservoir called Govind sagar and is a type of concrete gravity. Govind sagar lake is located in Una and Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh which was formed by this Bhakra nangal dam. It's a man made reservoir having a depth of 535 ft. The reservoir is built upon the river Sutlej. Nangal Dam is another dam in the geographical region downstream of Bhakra Dam. However, generally each the dams along an area unit known as Bhakra-Nangal Dam although they're 2 separate dams.

Additional information
The reservoir, Govind sagar was named in the honour of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth sikh guru. Some water sports like skiing, sailing, kayaking and water scooter racing are organised by the Tourism and Civil Aviation department in the month of November, when the water level of the reservoir is high.

So, the correct answer is an option (D)

Note The Bhakra-Nangal Dam, a second tallest dam in Asia when Tehri dam with a height of 207.26 meters just about was the sole dam in Asia to possess a capability to provide 1500 MW of power back in 2013. This Gobind sagar reservoir has a capacity to store water upto 9.34 million cubic metres. Bhakra nangal dam can be used for irrigation and storing water by the states like Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh. It is also used to provide electricity.