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Bhujpur, where villagers built check-dams in 1989, is in which region?
AMalwa in Madhya Pradesh
BKutch in Gujarat
CMarwar in Rajasthan
DKonkan in Maharashtra
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Kutch in Gujarat
1. Its rainfall is very erratic.
2. Bhujpur is in the Kutch area of Gujarat.
3. Groundwater was its only freshwater source.
_Source: NCERT Class 7 Science, Chapter 16, Water: A Precious Resource._
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