Question 8 - MCQ Questions (1 Mark) - Chapter 3 Class 10 Geography - Water Resources - Geography

________ proudly proclaimed the dams as the ‘temples of modern India’ as it would integrate the development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban economy.

(A) Sardar Patel

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

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(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Dr B.R.Ambedkar

Answer:

So, the correct answer is (b) - Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation

• Multipurpose projects , launched after Independence with their integrated water resources management approach, were thought of as the vehicle that would lead the nation to development and progress , overcoming the handicap of its colonial past . Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the ‘ temples of modern India’ .

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