Question 4 - Past Year Questions - 3 marks - Chapter 3 Class 10 Geography - Water Resources - Geography

Highlight any three hydraulic structures as part of water management programmes initiated in ancient India along with the period when they were built.

Answer:

Points to Remember 

• Sringaverapura near Allahabad
• Chandragupta Maurya , dams, lakes and irrigation systems
• Evidences of sophisticated irrigation works
• Bhopal Lake
• The tank in Hauz Khas , Delhi 

*Write any 3 points

Answer to be written in the exam

1. In the first century B.C, Sringaverapura near Allahabad had a sophisticated water harvesting system channeling the flood water of the river Ganga .
2. Evidences of sophisticated irrigation works have also been found in Kalinga (Odisha), Nagarjunakonda (Andhra Pradesh), Bennur (Karnataka), Kolhapur (Maharashtra), etc,
3. In the 11th Century , Bhopal Lake , one of the largest artificial lakes of its time was built .