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The 'Farakka Barrage' in West Bengal is a massive hydraulic structure built across which river?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Teesta
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Subarnarekha
  4. Ganga

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Ganga

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Ganga šŸ“š Explanation: The Farakka Barrage is built across the main channel of the Ganga river in the Murshidabad district, roughly 16.5 kilometers from the border with Bangladesh. Its primary engineering purpose was to divert water into the Hooghly River to flush out accumulating silt and maintain the navigability of the crucial Kolkata Port.