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Godavari River Tributaries

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Question

Consider the following rivers:

1Vamsadhara
2Indravati
3Pranahita
4Pennar

Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?

Options

a

1, 2 and 3

b

2, 3 and 4

c

1, 2 and 4

d

2 and 3 only

Answer

Explanation

The Godavari is one of India's major rivers flowing through central and southern India. Among the given rivers, Indravati and Pranahita are confirmed tributaries of the Godavari. Vamsadhara is a river in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh but it flows independently to the Bay of Bengal and is not a tributary of Godavari. Pennar (or Penna) is a river in southern India but it is a tributary of the Krishna River, not the Godavari. Therefore, only Indravati and Pranahita are tributaries of Godavari. > Indravati + Pranahita = Godavari tributaries. Vamsadhara = independent river. Pennar = Krishna tributary. Answer: d.

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q36

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Indian Rivers and Water Systems

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography, Indian Rivers

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