WBCS.LIVE practice question

The 'Midnapore Canal', one of the absolute oldest irrigation systems in West Bengal constructed in 1889, draws its water primarily from which river?

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

Answer options

  1. Damodar
  2. Kangsabati
  3. Subarnarekha
  4. Rupnarayan

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Kangsabati

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Kangsabati šŸ“š Explanation: The Midnapore Canal is a highly significant historical irrigation and navigation project heavily built by the British colonial administration in 1889. It takes off directly from an anicut constructed fiercely across the Kangsabati (Kasai) river near Midnapore town. This extensive canal system played a massive role in transforming the drought-prone lateritic soils of the district into highly productive agricultural land.