What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati?
- (a) Recently discovered uranium deposits
- (b) Tropical rain forests
- (c) Underground cave systems
- (d) Water reservoirs ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• Aliyar (Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu), Isapur (Yavatmal, Maharashtra, on the Penganga) and Kangsabati (Bankura/Purulia, West Bengal) are all dams with reservoirs — option (d).
• Aliyar is part of the Parambikulam–Aliyar project; Isapur is Maharashtra's large earthen dam; Kangsabati was built under the Second Five Year Plan for irrigation in Bengal.
• They are not uranium sites (a), rainforests (b) or cave systems (c).
• Hence option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Recently discovered uranium deposits
- None is a uranium deposit.
- (b) Tropical rain forests
- None is a rainforest.
- (c) Underground cave systems
- None is a cave system.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019, held on 2 June 2019. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.