Q. What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati?

• Recently discovered uranium deposits
• Tropical rain forests
• Underground cave systems
• Water reservoirs

Answer: (d) Water reservoirs

Notes:

• Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati are the names which have water reservoir common to them.
• The Aliyar reservoir is a reservoir located in Aliyar village near Pollachi town in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The dam is located in the Anaimalai Hills of the Western Ghats.
• The Isapur Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Penganga river in the Hingoli district of Maharashtra.
• The Kangsabati Reservoir Project was started in 1956 as part of the Indian Second Five-year Plan to provide water in the districts of Midnapur, Bankura, and Hooghly. It involves irrigation of land using water from the Kangsabati River, as well as the Shilabati and the Bhoirobbanki rivers.