IBPS PO General Awareness: Water Resources questions with solutions

Q1. The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter-basin transfer of water, transferring water from surplus basins to water-deficit basins. Which of the following was the first river interlinking project of India?

1. Mahanadi-Godavari Link Project
2. Ken-Betwa Link Project
3. Godavari-Krishna Link
4. Par-Tapi-Narmada

Answer: Godavari-Krishna Link

The first river interlinking project in India was the Godavari-Krishna link. It was among the earliest proposals under the National Perspective Plan for transferring surplus water from one basin to another. The other options are later or different proposed links.