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SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 60

SSC CPO - 23 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q60

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Which of the following barrages/dams is closest to the India-Bangladesh border?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Farakka.

  • The Farakka Barrage Project was designed to serve the need of preservation and maintenance of the Kolkata Port by improving the regime and navigability of the Bhagirathi-Hoogly river system.
  • It is one of the largest barrage of its kind in the country having a Feeder Canal for a flow of 40000 cusec located in Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal at about 300 km North of Kolkata.