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Geography GK · Q41

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Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 41

Q41

Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in the world?

A.
Panama Canal
B.
Sirhind Canal
C.
Suez Canal
D.
Indira Gandhi Canal
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Indira Gandhi Canal is the longest canal in India and the largest irrigation project in the world. Indira Gandhi Canal is 649 km long and consists of Rajasthan feeder canal and Rajasthan main canal and runs through 167 km in Punjab and Haryana and remaining 492 km in Rajasthan.