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Name three means of irrigation that a toposheet may show and state how each is represented.
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
A perennial canal is shown by a straight blue line with the letters PC or a distributary marked. A well is shown by a small blue circle, often with the word well. A tank is shown as a blue patch with a broken or dotted outline, sometimes with an embankment.
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Explanation
The choice of method itself tells you something about rainfall and relief.
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